ALEXANDR ROITBURD
Born in Odesa in 1961. Graduated from Odesa Pedagogical University, department of Fine Arts in 1983. Was one of the founders of the "New Art" Association in 1993, Odesa. Since 1993 had been working as art-director in this association, from 1999 to 2001 worked as its director. Worked as a director of M. Gelman gallery in Kyiv. Is a member of National Artist's Union of Ukraine since 1989. Painting. Author's works are presented in MoMA, New York, Tretyakov state gallery, Moscow, Kyiv National Russian Art Museum, St Petersburg, PinchukArtCentre, Kyiv, The Odesa Fine Arts museum. Lives and works in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Selected exhibitions and art-projects:
- curatorial:
2002 | Xenophilia, in cooperation with A.Soloviev, gallery of M.Gelman, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
Julia did not go anywhere, the Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Odesa, Ukraine. | |
Flashback, gallery "Tirs", Odesa, Ukraine. | |
1998 | Looking eye, gallery "Tirs", Odesa, Ukraine. |
Off-graphics, Art Museum, Odesa, Ukraine. | |
Academy of the Cold, Art Museum, Odesa, Ukraine. | |
1996 | Phantom - Opera, in collaboration with M.Rashkovetsky and E.Mikhailovskaya, Small stage of the Opera and Ballet Theater, Odesa, Ukraine. |
1995 | Exhibition triptych: Kandinsky Syndrome, Historical and Local History Museum, Odesa, Ukraine. |
Cabinet of Dr. Frankenstein, House of Scientists, Odesa, Ukraine. | |
1994 | Free Zone, Art Museum, Odesa, Ukraine. |
Lux ex tenebris, Center for Contemporary Art "Tirs", Odesa, Ukraine. | |
1991 | New Figures, Literary Museum, Odesa, Ukraine. |
- solo:
2018 | Metaphysics of the World, Invogue art gallery, Odesa, Ukraine. |
2017 | Тhe gallant era of the Enlightenment, Art Ukraine Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
2016 | Roitburd in museum, Kyiv National Russian Art Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
2015 | Alive Nature, "Dukat" art gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
Roitburd - variations (within the framework of the I International Music Festival "Odessa Classics"), Odessa’s Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Odesa, Ukraine. | |
2014 | Gets a mantra away!, Shcherbenko Art Center, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
2013 | Imaginarium, Dymchuk Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
2012 | Arthouse, Alexander Korobchinsky art-center, Odesa, Ukraine. |
2011 | 14.14.14 (Le Roi Soliel), Hudpromo gallery, Odesa, Ukraine. |
Scrabble, M&J Guelman gallery, Moscow, Russia. | |
2010 | Roitburd VS Caravaggio, Collection Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
2009 | Museum Size 2Х3, Kyiv National Russian Art Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
2008 | A Ball at the Folies-Bergere, NT-Art gallery, Оdesa, Ukraine. |
2007 | The Amalgam Project, Collection Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
2006 | The Meat, Tseh Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
Man/Woman origin, L-ART gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine. | |
2005 | The Tango, Karas Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
2001 | Crucified Buddha, Kyiv Historical museum, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
1993 | Portrait, Ladies. In White, 1.0. gallery, M. Gelman gallry, School gallery, Moscow, Russia. |
1991 | Classics and Contemporaries, Contemporary art centre, Moscow, Russia. |
- group:
2018 | Permanent revolution, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary. |
2016 | Odesa Contemporary Art, YermilovCenter, Kharkiv, Ukraine. |
Ukrainian art of XX-XXI centuries, Chocolate House, Kyiv, Ukraine. | |
2015 | On a verge. Ukrainian Art 1985-2004, PinchukArtCentre, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
Paper. World. Art (within the framework of the V International Festival "Book’s Arsenal"), Art Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine. | |
2014 | The Show within the Show, Art Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
Fire of Love. Dedicated to Maidan square, Contemporary art center M17, Kyiv, Ukraine. | |
Blinded by the Beauty, Modern Art Research Institute, Kyiv, Ukraine. | |
2013 | Modern Ukrainian artists, Saatchi Gallery, London, Great Britain. |
Odesa Biennale of Contemporary Art, Odesa, Ukraine. | |
August Agenda, Dymchuk Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine. | |
All-Ukrainian art exhibition Great and Grand, Art Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine. | |
According to Forbes, Museum of Spiritual Treasures of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. | |
A race against time: The Art of the 1960s – early 2000s, National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. | |
Odesa school. Traditions and actuality, Art Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine. | |
2012 | Yellow giants, The Odesa Fine Arts museum, Odesa, Ukraine. |
Ordinary miracle, Odessa Jews artists, The Odesa Fine Arts museum, Odesa, Ukraine. | |
Double game, ARSENALE 2012 Special Project, Art Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine. | |
Myth Ukrainian baroque, The National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. | |
2011 | 20 years of presence, Modern art research institute, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
Independant, Art Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine. | |
2010 | If. Ukrainian art in transition, Museum of contemporary art, Perm, Russia. |
Top 10 Odessa's artists, Hudpromo gallery, Odesa, Ukraine. | |
2009 | RESTART, Marine Art – Terminal, Odesa, Ukraine. |
2008 | Bloomsday Contemporary Art Festival, Collection Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
2007 | Bloomsday Contemporary Art Festival, Collection Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
Ukrainian Contemporary Art, White Box gallery, New-York, USA. | |
Gogolfest, Art Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine. | |
2005 | The Reality Check, Ukrainian House, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
2004 | A Farewell to Arms, Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
2003 | The First Collection, Central House of Artists, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
2001 | The Plateau of Mankind, The 49th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy. |
2000 | Open Ends, МоМА, New York, USA. |
+, Moderna Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia. | |
1999 | The Future is Now, Museum for Contemporary Art, Zagreb, Croatia. |
1998 | The Academy of Cold, Art Museum, Odesa, Ukraine. |
1996 | The Phantom Opera, Small Scene of Opera and Ballet House, Odesa, Ukraine. |
1995 | The Frankenstein Cabinet, House of Academicians, Odesa, Ukraine. |
The Kandinsky Syndrome, Museum of local lore and history, Odesa, Ukraine. | |
Configura 2, Ehrfurt, Germany. | |
1994 | The Free Zone, Art Museum, Odesa, Ukraine. |
1993 | Angels under Ukraine, Apostolic Church. Edinburg, Great Britain. |
Steppe of Europe, Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland. | |
1991 | The New Figurations, Museum of Literature, Odesa, Ukraine. |