Valery and Natasha Cherkashin's Conceptual Museum Stages Subway Performances in 1990s Moscow
In 1992, Valery and Natasha Cherkashin founded the Metropolitan Museum of Cherkashin, inspired by the Moscow Metro. Their performances in the Moscow subway spanned from November 1990 to March 1993, beginning with the privatization of 15 sculptures at Revolution Square, which Italy's Super Channel documented. This endeavor led to the museum receiving the Ordinance of the Metro of the II Degree. They also organized a Subbotnik for new owners to maintain their sculptures, which was featured on Russian television. Irina's affection for her sculpture Vasily culminated in their engagement on February 22, 1992, and an underground wedding facilitated by the Moscow Subway director, earning them the Ordinance of the Metro of the First Degree. In March 1993, they collaborated with Stern magazine for the "Beauty Contest Miss '38" at Revolution Square. The museum is situated at 26 Bakinskykh Komissarov, 4/1/10, 117526, Moscow, Russia.
Key facts
- Valery and Natasha Cherkashin founded the Metropolitan Museum of Cherkashin in 1992.
- Performances occurred in the Moscow subway from November 1990 to March 1993.
- The first action privatized 15 sculptures at Revolution Square station.
- A Subbotnik cleaning event was documented by Russian television.
- Model Velena from Rome participated in a night-long performance in the metro.
- Owner Irina became engaged to her sculpture Vasily on February 22, 1992.
- An underground wedding ceremony was officially conducted with media coverage.
- The "Beauty Contest Miss '38" was staged in March 1993 with Stern magazine.
Entities
Artists
- Valery Cherkashin
- Natasha Cherkashin
- Bill Wright
- Steve Yates
- N. Kolodzei
- K. Brilling
- T. Kolodzei
- S. Kooskov
- Velena
- Irina
- Vasily
- K. Gloger
- H.U. Burkard
Institutions
- Metropolitan Museum of Cherkashin
- Super Channel
- Stern
- Center for Contemporary Arts
- The World Bank
- Chevy Chase Art Center
- Citibank
- Dickinson College
- Moscow State University
- American Cultural Center
- Library of Foreign Literature
- University of Maryland
- Kunstverein Rosenheim
- Carnegie Moscow Center
- Goethe Institute
- Ford Foundation
- Russian House Berlin
- Municipal A – 3 Gallery
- Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe
- IBM Office
- Kremlin, Palace of Congresses
- Museum of Architecture
- University of New Hampshire
- Museum of Photographic Collections
- Georgetown University
- Kunsthaus Oerlikon
- The Corcoran Gallery
- Central House of Artists
- Kolodzei Art Foundation
- Malevich Center
- Museum of Paleontology
- Karenina Gallery
- Tretjakow Gallery
- State Museum, Tashkent
- ARTMargins Online
Locations
- Moscow
- Russia
- Rome
- Italy
- Abilene
- Texas
- Washington DC
- USA
- New York
- Chevy Chase
- Dickinson
- Pennsylvania
- University of Maryland
- Rosenheim
- Germany
- Berlin
- Santa Fe
- New Mexico
- Olympia Stadium
- Karlsruhe
- Frankfurt
- Hanover
- Dusseldorf
- Oklahoma City
- Seattle
- Vienna
- Austria
- Cambridge
- Great Britain
- Tashkent
- Zurich
- Switzerland