Victor Alimpiev

1973, Moscow

Victor graduated from the Moscow State Academic Art School named in the Memory of the year 1905, and from the “New Art Strategies” School under the Institute of Contemporary Art.

His works are included in the collections of such Russian and Western museums and foundations as the National Center for Contemporary Arts, the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, M HKA Museum of Modern Art, Antwerp, MART - Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Rovereto, EKATERINA Cultural Foundation, Contemporary City Foundation, the Nicola Trussardi Foundation.

In 2005 TATE Modern acquired Victor Alimpiev’s video “Sweet Nightingale”. In 2007 Centre Pompidou included his video “My Breath” in its collection.

Victor lives and works in Moscow.

Photos of the works are provided by REGINA Gallery.

Selected Exhibitions

2002 — Ode (in collaboration with Marian Zhunin). ТV Gallery. Moscow, Russia

2003 — To Oleg. Guelman Gallery. Moscow, Russia

2004 — The far off fight. Guelman Gallery. Moscow, Russia

2005 — Shining. Contemporary City Foundation. Moscow, Russia

2005 — Sweet Nightingale. Regina Gallery. Moscow, Russia

2006 — Helen's Shoulders (with Anatoly Osmolovsky). Stella Art Gallery. Moscow, Russia

2006 — Wetterleuchten. Badischer Kunstverein. Karlsruhe, Germany

2006 — Victor Alimpiev. O.K. Centrum für Gegenwartskunst. Linz, Austria

2006 — Der Wind weht nicht am Parkett! Galerie Anita Beckers. Frankfurt, Germany

2007 — Victor Alimpiev. S.M.A.K. Stedelijk Museum for Actuele Kunst. Gent, Belgium

2007 — Two Songs Art Laboratory Berlin. Berlin, Germany

2007 — Screening within the cycle 'Prospectif Cinema'. Centre Pompidou. Paris, France

2008 — Encounters: Victor Alimpiev. Modern Art Oxford. The UK

2008 — Whose Is This Exhalation? Ekaterina Cultural Foundation. Moscow, Russia

2008 — My Breath. Studio la Citta. Verona, Italy

2009 — To trample down an arable land. Ikon Gallery. Birmingham, the UK

2009 — To Trample Down an arable land. 3rd Moscow Biennale. Red October exhibition hall. Moscow, Russia

2009 — To trample down an arable land. Studio la Citta. Verona, Italy

2009 — They Met in the Middle. Guelman Projects. Moscow, Russia

2010 — VOT! Citykirche. Monchengladbach, Germany

2010 — My breath. Regensburger Kurzfilmwoche. Regensburg, Germany

2010 — Malerei. MMIII Kunstverein Mönchengladbach. Monchengladbach, Germany

2010 — Motor Empathy. Galerie Sollertis. Toulouse, France

2010 — AD HOC. Regina Gallery. Moscow, Russia

2011 — Magic Rustle. Regina Gallery. Moscow, Russia

2011 — SEVERAL. Regina Gallery. London, the UK

2011 — Traces. Centre d'Art Passerelle. Brest, France

2013 — There's Nothing Behind You. Red pavilion, Winzavod. Moscow, Russia

2014 — Selected Works. High Line Art. New York, the USA

2015 — Radiant. Regina Gallery. Moscow, Russia

2017 — CENTIMETER: A COLOR CUT OF DARKNESS QUANTIFIABLE ALGAE, ALSO KNOWN AS SMOKE. Regina Gallery. Moscow, Russia

2017 — Triennial of Russian Comtemporary Art. Garage. Moscow, Russia