Yevgeniy Fiks' 'Mr. Deviant, Comrade Degenerate' at Zimmerli Art Museum explores Cold War nonconformism
At the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, Yevgeniy Fiks unveiled his inaugural mini-retrospective titled 'Mr. Deviant, Comrade Degenerate: Selected Works by Yevgeniy Fiks,' which will be on display until July 2019. The exhibition, curated by Thomas Sokolowski and Donna Gustafson, showcases pieces created between 2007 and 2019 that delve into themes of political, gender, and artistic dissent within the context of the Cold War. Notable works include 'Communist Guide to New York City' (2007), 'Moscow' (2008), and 'Communist Conspiracy in Art Threatens American Museums' (2009). Fiks explored taboo histories, while Sokolowski announced a new summer project aimed at linking the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection with contemporary artists. Interviews took place on June 29 and July 7, 2019.
Key facts
- Yevgeniy Fiks' exhibition 'Mr. Deviant, Comrade Degenerate' ran until July 2019 at the Zimmerli Art Museum.
- The show featured works from 2007 to 2019 focusing on political, gender, and artistic nonconformism during the Cold War.
- Fiks uses archival research to explore hidden histories, such as American Communism and Soviet gay life.
- Thomas Sokolowski curated the exhibition with Donna Gustafson as part of a new summer program at the museum.
- The Zimmerli Art Museum houses the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union.
- Fiks previously had a solo exhibition at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh.
- Sokolowski aims to connect the Dodge Collection to contemporary artists to enhance accessibility.
- Interviews with Fiks and Sokolowski were conducted on June 29 and July 7, 2019.
Entities
Artists
- Yevgeniy Fiks
- Irina Nakhova
- Jane Sharp
- Julia Tulovsky
- Donna Gustafson
- Gerry Beegan
- Khiang H. Hei
- Angela Davis
- Guy Burgess
- George Dondero
- Nikita Khrushchev
- Joseph McCarthy
- Natasha Kurchanova
- Thomas Sokolowski
- Norton Dodge
- Nancy Dodge
Institutions
- Zimmerli Art Museum
- Rutgers University
- ARTMargins Online
- Andy Warhol Museum
- Mason Gross School of the Arts
- Princeton University Art Museum
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
Locations
- New Brunswick
- New Jersey
- United States
- New York City
- Moscow
- Russia
- Soviet Union
- Washington, D.C.
- Pittsburgh
- Pennsylvania
- Paris
- France
- Minsk
- Belarus
- Tiananmen Square
- China
- Crimea
- Ukraine
- West
Sources
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