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ALES PUSHKIN. BIOGRAPHY, PRESS, CRITICS


An attempt of creative biography

Ales M. Pushkin (Pusha), born August, 6 1965 in the town of Bobr, Krupki region.

Exhibitions

Since 1986 has begun participating in different annual exhibitions in the Palace of Arts, Minsk.
1989 – Leningrad, Union exhibition of students’ works.
1989 – Leipzig, Germany, exhibition of young Belarusan artists.
1990 – Vilnius, 1st organizational meeting of BPF “Adradzhennie”. Exhibition of young artists.
1990 – Leningrad, Union exhibition of diploma works by the graduates of higher educational establishments in the USSR Academy of Arts.
1990 – Moscow, “Skan” exhibition of young Belarusan artists.
1991 – Vitsebsk, personal exhibition “Artifacts, installations and objects”.
1991 – Harodnia, personal exhibition in the historic and archeological museum. Closed because of regional committee’s censorship.
1992 – Minsk, personal exhibition in the House of writers.
1992 – Mahilyow, personal exhibition.
1993 – 2002 – annual exhibitions of “Pahonia” union in the Palace of Arts in Minsk.
1994 – Minsk, Belarusan exhibition of scene-staging and theatre decorators in the Palace of Arts and Opera House in Minsk.
1995 – Polatsk, exhibition “Baroque in Belarus” in history and archeology museum and Sofia Cathedral.
1997 – Vitsebsk, personal exhibition “Biography” in esthetic center “Maladzik”.
1998 – Vorsha, exhibition “Women in the works of Pushkin” in the town exhibition hall.
1998 – Stainfurt, Germany, exhibition of Belarusan artists in TREND gallery.
1999 – Minsk, Belarusan poster exhibition in the Palace of Arts.
1999 – Vorsha, exhibition “Pushkin Still-lives” in the town exhibition hall.
1999 – Minsk, festival of Belarusan religious art in the National history and culture museum.
1999 – 1st international performance festival “Navinki-99”.
2000 – Poznan, Poland, festival of Belarusan art in ARSENAL gallery.
2000 – Minsk, exhibition “Adradzhennie-2000 in the Palace of Arts.
2000 – exhibition in Navalukamal.
2000 – exhibition in Kokhanava.
2000 – Warsaw, Poland, exhibition “New arts of Belarus” in Ujazdowski Castle.
2001 – Minsk, exhibitions “Spring performance”, “Panorama 2001” in the Red Church.
2001 – Minsk, exhibition “Banned by censorship” in ZOLATA gallery.
2002 – exhibition in Braslaw.
2002 – exhibition in Slonim dedicated to the town’s 750-year anniversary.

Theatre

1993 – Vitsebsk, scene-staging and costume design at the 7th international modern choreography festival IFMC-93.
1994 – Vitsebsk, scene-staging, costumes, posters for W. Shakespeare’s “King Lear” in the Belarusan theatre of Y. Kolas.
1997 – Vitsebsk, scene-staging, costumes, posters for A. Strindbergs’s “Miss Julie” in the Belarusan theatre of Y. Kolas.
1999 – Vitsebsk, posters for E. Jonesk’s “Chairs” in the Belarusan theatre of Y. Kolas.
2001 – Vitsebsk, decoration for G.G. Marques’s “Nobody writes the colonel” in the Belarusan theatre of Y. Kolas.

Mural Painting

1983 – Minsk, graffiti on the facade of children’s music school #11.
1987 – Druskininkai, Lithuania, dancing hall decoration in the children’s section of “Belarus” sanatorium.
1990 – Minsk, foyer decoration in the Belarusan college of arts (diploma work).
1992-1996 – Mahilyow, frescos in the Cathedral.
1992-1996 – Bobr, paintings in St. Michael’s church.

Performances

1989 – Minsk, 1st performance of spring celebration.
1990 – Vitsebsk, performance “Out the idol!”
1991 – Vitsebsk, performance “Spring. Freedom. Love”.
1991 – Vitsebsk, performance “Flag over Vitsebsk City Hall”.
1992 – Minsk, performance “Avec, abandon…” in the Writers house.
1995 – Vitsebsk, performance “Following St. Yazafat Kuntsevich”.
1999 – Minsk, performance “Wheel-barrow for the President”.
1999 – Minsk, performance “Jachar Dudaev’s July morning” in the Palace of Arts.
2000 – Poznan, Poland, performance “New Belarusan partisan” in ARSENAL gallery.
2001 – Pietrikow-Trzybunalski, Poland, performance “Niamiha-99” on INTERAKCJA-2001 exhibition.
2002 – Minsk, performance “Soldier of Fortune” on the Independence square.
2002 – Talachyn, performance “Harrow on the furrow” in the history museum.
2002 – Strochytsy village, performance “God save Belarus!” during the festival “Navinki-2002”.

Book graphics

1990 – Bialystok, Miraslava Luksha’s book of poems “Is”.
1996 – Vitsebsk, Ludmila Simanyonak’s book of poems “In the Mirror”.
1999 – Andrei Melnikaw’s book “Meaner Survives” (not published yet).
Slavamir Adamovich’s book “Plavilshchyki Rasy”

Nominee of the Second National Premium of “Charter-97” in the sphere of human rights defence “For braveness in works”, 1999.

The works can be found in the Belarusan National Art Museum, town galleries in Vorsha and Polatsk, collections of Belarusan Knight Club, private collections in Belarus, Russia, Latvia, Germany, USA, Finland, Lithuania and Poland.


biography, press, critics:
Biography
An attempt of creative biography
"Aliaksandr Pushkin" by
M. Barazna
"Lion’s Heart" by
Y. Barysievich
"The Leader of New Art" by
Y. Shunejka
Interview on Radio Liberty by M. Skobla


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