Vladimir Logutov (b. 1980, Russia) lives and works in London. UK.
Logutov is a multimedia artist known primarily for his paintings, sculptures, and video works. He began his career as a video artist, focusing on the aspects of human attention and techniques for manipulating it. Later, he also turned to traditional materials, using them in a conceptualist way to critique the medium itself, revealing and inverting the structure of its functioning. For example, Logutov explored and implemented the idea of an «exhibition within a painting,» which he has explored in several projects, the most well-known being Next Level. Additionally, he creates metal objects dedicated to the ‘end of the industrial age.’ For instance, a real railway rail can serve as material for a minimalist sculpture. He also works with large-scale paintings, often monochrome. In these works, Logutov creates an image that seems abstract at first glance, but intuitively you can see a represented image or figurative association.
Vladimir Logutov has exhibited internationally, including taking part in The Unseen: The Fourth Guangzhou Triennial, the 4th Moscow International Biennale for Young Art, and Modernikon at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin, Italy, and at the 54th Venice Biennale. At the 55th Venice Biennale he was part of the project Lost in Translation and his work was shown in the exhibition The Way of Enthusiasts at the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale. In 2020 he participated in the 2nd Garage Triennial of Contemporary Art in Moscow.
Logutov was awarded the Innovation Prize 2018 (Artist of the Year) and the Joseph Brodsky Prize 2018 in the visual arts. Fellow of the American Academy in Rome in 2019.
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