Victoria Lomasko, dissident Russian artist, opens solo show at Brescia's Museo di Santa Giulia
The 'Arte Contemporanea | Diritti Umani' exhibition series at the Museo di Santa Giulia in Brescia continues with 'Victoria Lomasko. The Last Sovietic Artist,' under the curation of Elettra Stamboulis. This event represents the inaugural showcase of Lomasko's artwork in Italy. Born in 1978 in Serpukhov, she completed her Graphic Arts degree at Moscow University in 2003 and has encountered censorship as an 'artivist.' After the onset of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, she was compelled to seek exile. The exhibition includes pieces created between 2011 and 2022, drawing attention to the often-ignored plight of the Russian populace, concluding with 'Five Steps,' a series of five panels made during her residency in Brescia. Mayor Emilio Del Bono highlighted the city's commitment to fostering politically relevant art. Brescia was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture 2023.
Key facts
- Victoria Lomasko's solo exhibition 'The Last Sovietic Artist' at Museo di Santa Giulia, Brescia, is part of the 'Arte Contemporanea | Diritti Umani' cycle.
- The exhibition is curated by Elettra Stamboulis and divided into five thematic sections.
- Lomasko was born in 1978 in Serpukhov, Russia, and graduated in Graphic Arts from Moscow University in 2003.
- She was forced to leave Russia after the Russian-Ukrainian conflict due to political pressure.
- Her works have been exhibited at Museo Reina Sofía (Madrid), Basel, London, and Documenta 15 (Kassel).
- The exhibition includes works from 2011 to 2022, such as 'Forbidden Art' (2011) and 'Five Steps' (2022).
- Lomasko donated the 'Five Steps' series to the museum, created during a residency in Brescia.
- Brescia and Bergamo were jointly Italian Capital of Culture 2023.
Entities
Artists
- Victoria Lomasko
- Zehra Doğan
- Badiucao
- Vincenzo Trione
- Emilio Del Bono
Institutions
- Museo di Santa Giulia
- Fondazione Brescia Musei
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Documenta 15
- Università di Mosca
- Artribune
Locations
- Brescia
- Italy
- Serpukhov
- Russia
- Moscow
- Madrid
- Spain
- Basel
- Switzerland
- London
- United Kingdom
- Kassel
- Germany
- Bergamo