Ivan Chuikov Biography
Exhibitions
Bibliography
Selected Works

Ivan Chuikov born in 1935 in Moscow, Russia in the family of the artists S.A. Chuykov (1902-1980) and E.A. Malenina (1903-1984).
1949–1954 - Moscow Art School
1954–1960 - Moscow State Art Institute (Surikov)
1960–1962 - Art Teacher in Art College in Vladivostok
1957 - 1st Show Participation. 7th World Youth Festival in Moscow
Since 1967 - Membership of the Artists Union
Since 1957 - Participation in Exhibitions
Since 1977 - Participation in Exhibitions abroad
Lives and works in Germany and in Russia
 
Solo shows:

2012

  • FRAGMENTS. REGINA Gallery. London, UK

2010

  • Ivan Chuikov LABYRINTHS. Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Moscow, Russia
  • Distant - Near. REGINA Gallery. Moscow, Russia

 
2008                    

  • Void. REGINA Gallery. Moscow, Russia
  • Theory of Reflection. Stella Art Foundation. Moscow, Russia

2006                     

  • Restored Values. Part III. REGINA Gallery. Moscow, Russia

2004                     

  • Postcards. New Works. REGINA Gallery. Moscow, Russia

2003                     

  • One Painting Show. St. Gereon Kirche. Cologne, Germany
  • Ivan Chuikov. Kunstmuseum Alte Post. Muhlheim a.d. Ruhr,Germany
  • Arbeiten der letzten 15 Jahre. Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany

2002                     

  • Labyrinth. National Centre of Contemporary Art (NCCA). Moscow, Russia

2001                                     

  • Fenster und Interiers (with McKenna & Kanovitz). Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany
  • Apparatus for Watching Emptiness & Infinity. REGINA Gallery. Moscow, Russia
  • Zwiswchen Fenster und Bild. Galerie Sandmann. Berlin, Germany

2000                    

  • ...and fantastic view from windows. REGINA Gallery. Moscow, Russia
  • Galerie Zellermayer. Berlin, Germany
  • Fragment. Kultur-Fabrik. Centre culturel. Esch-sur-Alzet, Luxembourg

1999                     

  • Ivan Chuikov. Kulturabteilung AG Bayer. Leverkusen,Germany

1998                     

  • Ivan Chuikov.The State Tretyakov Gallery.Moscow, Russia
  • Windows. Institute of Contemporary Art. Moscow, Russia
  • Windows. Centre of Contemporary Art. Filial N. Novgorod. N. Novgorod, Russia

1997                      

  • Galerie Zellermayer. Берлин, Германия
  • Galerie Karenina. Vienna, Austria

1996                     

  • One Painting Show. Antoniter Kirche. Cologne, Germany
  • Fragmente der Leere. Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany

1995                     

  • Fragments of an Interior. REGINA Gallery. Moscow, Russia
  • Theory of Reflection IV. XL-Gallery. Moscow, Russia

1994                     

  • Deweer Art Gallery (with I. Kabakov & V. Zacharov). Otegem, Belgium
  • Stammbaum der Analyse. Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany
  • Theory of Reflection II (with U.Leiderman). Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany

1993                     

  • Ivan Chuikov. Galeria Paolo Sprovieri. Rome, Italy

1992                     

  • Theory of refection I. REGINA Gallery. Moscow, Russia
  • Fragments. L-Gallery.Moscow, Russia

1991                      

  • Galerie Inge Baecker (with M.Knizak). Cologne,Germany
  • Galerie Eva Poll (with A.Kosolapov & I.Belkin). Berlin, Germany

1990                     

  • Ivan Chuikov. Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany
  • Ivan Chuikov. Galerie Ynguanzo. Madrid, Spain

1989                     

  • Ivan Chuikov. Kunstferein. Munster, Germany
  • Artist in Residence at WPA. Washington, USA
  • Ivan Chuikov. Kunstferein. Bielefeld, Germany

1987                                     

  • New Aquisitions (with I. Kabakov). Museum fur Gegenwartskunst. Basel, Switzerland
  • 7 Fragments. Moscow Association Hermitage. Moscow, Russia

1979                      

  • Three Soviet Photographers. Centre Pompidou. Paris, France

Group shows (selection):

2011

  • Kandinsky Prize Nominees Exhibition. Central House of Artist. Moscow, Russia
  • Hostages of Voids. The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, Russia

2010

  • Predelno/Konkretno. PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art. Perm, Russia

2009                    

  • III Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art. Center for Contemporary Culture «Garage». Moscow, Russia

2008-2009       

  • That Obscure Object of Art. Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vienna, Austria; Ca’Rezzonico. Venice, Italy

2007                     

  • Adventure of the Black Square. Russian Museum. Saint-Petersburg, Russia 

2006                     

  • Works on the Edge - A New Selection of the Ludwig Collection. Ludwig Museum - Museum of Contemporary Art. Budapest, Hungary
  • Depositary of Dreams. White Space Gallery. London, UK

2005                    

  • Russian Pop-Art. The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, Russia
  • Russia. Guggenheim Museum. New York, USA
  • Essence of Life – Essence of Art. The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, Russia

2004                     

  • Einladung zur Hinrichtung. Galerie Schuppenhauer. Cologne, Germany

2003                     

  • Berlin – Moscow. Martin-Gropius Bau. Berlin, Germany
  • Moscow – Berlin. Museum of History. Moscow, Russia

2001                     

  • Fathers and Sons. Moscow. Russia
  • Accrochage. Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany
  • Direction – East. On the way to Himalayas.Kino Gallery. Moscow, Russia

2000                    

  • Festival du Garonne. Toulouse, France
  • Russische Zweite Avantgarde. Galerie Karenina. Vienna, Austria

1999                                     

  • Kunst in Untergrund. Nonkonformist Kunstler aus Sovjet Union.Albertina. Vienna, Austria

1998                     

  • Forbidden Art. The Postwar Russian Avant-Garde. Passadena Art Centre College of Design. Pasadena, USA
  • Russlands Zweite Avantgarde. Museum Moderner Kunst. Passau, Germany

1997                      

  • Photo-relay: from Rodchenko till nowadays. Museum of photo collections. Moscow, Russia
  • Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union. Exhibitionhall Mucharnik. Budapest, Hungary
  • Biography in letters. Russian Cultural Centre. Budapest, Hungary
  • Jahresgaben 1997. Kolnischer Kunstverein. Cologne, Germany

1996                     

  • Die Welt ist wie ein zerbrochener Spiegel.Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany
  • Nonkonformisten. Zweite Russische Avantgarde. 1955-1988. SammlungBar- Gera. State Russian Museum. St. Petersburg, Russia; The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, Russia; Stadelisches Kunstinstitut. Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
  • Archttecture of a Landscape. Limerick City Gallery of Art. Limerick, Ireland 

1995                                     

  • Kunst im Verborgenen. Wihelm – Hack Museum. Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
  • Beyond the Horizon. «Belyaevo» exhibition space. Moscow, Russia
  • Kraftmessen. Parallel program. Munich, Germany
  • At Home. «Belyaevo» exhibition space. Moscow, Russia
  • Multiplication. «Kashirka» exhibition space. Moscow, Russia

1994                    

  • Dear John. Galerie Sophia Ungers. Cologne, Germany
  • A Painting Show. Deweer Art Gallery. Otegem, Belgium
  • Group Show. Moscow Fine Art Gallery. Moscow, Russia
  • Festival of Contemporary Art. Sochi, Russia

1993                     

  • Caisse de Depot. Paris, France
  • Adresse Provisoire. Musee de la Poste. Paris, France
  • National Tradition and Postmodernism.The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, Russia
  • Art Hamburg. Galerie Inge Baecker. Hamburg, Germany

1992                                     

  • Herbarium. Kunsthalle Exnergasse zusammen mit Galerie Wien. Vienna, Austria
  • A Mosca... a Mosca. Villa Compolieto. Ercolano, Italy
  • International Pop-Art II. Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany
  • Gedankenstrich. Heinrich Heine Institut. Dusseldorf, Germany
  • Europe – America. Kolodzei Art Foundation. Seattle, USA

1991                      

  • Staatsportrat/ Kunstler der Galerie. Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany
  • Peace Exhibition. Galerie Schulze. Cologne, Germany
  • Gulliver Travels. Galerie Sophia Ungers. Cologne, Germany
  • Artistas Rusos Contemporaneos. Auditorio De Galicia. Santiago di Compostela, Spain
  • Sowjetische Kunst heute aus der Sammlung Ludwig. Stadtsgalerie Villa Dessanev. Bamberg, Germany
  • Ostkunst – Westkunst. Ludwig Forum. Aachen, Germany
  • Modern Art from Russia – Contemporary Masters.1991 Hongkong Art Festival. Hongkong, China
  • MANI Museum.Clementinerkloster. Frankfurt, Germany
  • Back to Square One. Gallery Berman E.N. New York, USA
  • From Thaw to Perestroika –Contemporary Soviet Art.Setagaya Art Museum. Tokio, Japan
  • Ausstellung Emanuel Hoffmann Stiftung 1980 – 1990. Museum fur Gegenwartskunst. Basel, Switzerland
  • Maestri Sovietici Contemporanei. Casa Giorgio Cini. Ferrara, Italy
  • Arbeit mit Fotografie. Osteuropaisches Kulturzentrum. Cologne, Germany
  • In the Rooms. Dom Kultury. Bratislava, Slovakia

1990                     

  • Green Show. Exit Art. New York, USA
  • Toward the object.«Kashirka» exhibition space. Moscow, USSR
  • L’oro di Milano. Milano Galeria. Porto Cervo, Italy
  • In de USSR en Erbuiten.Stedeljik Museum. Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Adaptation and Negation of Socialist Realism. Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art. Ridgefield, USA
  • Alternative Art. The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, USSR
  • Soviet Contemporary Art. Alpha Cubik Gallery. Tokio, Japan
  • Sovietkonst i dag ur Ludwigs Samlingar.Konsthall. Lund, Sweden

1989                     

  • Precious Art. Youth Palace. Moscow, USSR
  • Wirklichkeit als Konzept. Galerie Inge Baecker. Cologne, Germany
  • Behind the Ironic Curtain. Phyllis Kind Gallery. New York, USA
  • Von der Revolution zur Perestroika: Sowjetische Kunst aus der Sammlun Ludwig.Kunstmuseum Lucerne. Lucerne, Switzerland
  • Art Contemporaine Sovietique. Hotel de Ville. Strassburg, France

1988-1989         

  • FRAC. Cinquieme Ateliers Internationaux des Pays de la Loire. France

1988                     

  • Ich lebe – Ich sehe.Kunstmuseum. Bern, Switzerland.
  • Exhibition of contemporary Soviet Art. Botanic. Brussels, Belgium
  • Group show of Russian Artists. Galerie de France. Paris, France
  • Olympiade des Arts. Seoul, South Corea.

1987                      

  • Object . Gorcom Grafikov. Moscow, USSR
  • Zhilischce. Association Ermitazh. Moscow, USSR
  • Retrospective I, 1960 – 75, Retrospective II, 1975 – 87. Association Ermitazh. Moscow, USSR
  • FIAC. Galerie de France. Paris, France

1986                     

  • 18 artists. Gorcom Grafikov. Moscow, USSR

1984                     

  • Malerei und Fotografie. Staatsmuseum Tartu.Tartu, Estonia
  • Tradition and Contemporary Art. Dusseldorf, Hamburg

1983                     

  • Drawings and Graphic. Gorcom Grafikov. Moscow, USSR
  • City without Walls – Come yesterday and You’ll be the First.Newark, New Jersey, USA 

1981                      

  • Nouvelles tendences de l’art Russe non officiel 1970-1980. Le Centre Culturel de la Villedieu. Paris,France
  • 25 years of Soviet Unofficial Art. New Jersey, USA
  • Possibilities of Photography, Design Centre. Moscow, USSR

1979                      

  • Colour. Form. Space. Gorcom Grafikov. Moscow, USSR
  • Other Child Book. Remont Gallery. Warsaw, Poland

1978                      

  • Group Exhibition. House of Scientists.Moscow, USSR
  • Unofficial Soviet Art (on Biennale material). Lodi, Bellinzona, Torino, Italy

1977                      

  • Venice Biennale. Venice, Italy
  • Conceptual Art, Visual Poetry, Happening etc. Laboratorio Gallery. Milan, Italy

1976                      

  • Unofficial Exhibition. L.Sokovs Studio. Moscow, USSR

1967                      

  • VI Exhibition of Young Moscow Artists. House of Artists. Moscow, USSR

1965                     

  • Group Exhibition of Young Artists. All Union Theatre Society. Moscow, USSR 

1957                      

  • Exhibition of young Soviet artists for the VI International Youth Featival in Moscow. Academy of Arts. Moscow, USSR

Public collections:
Ludwig Forum fur Internationale Kunst. Aachen, Germany
Abramtsevo Museum (Departament of Contemporary Soviet Art ). Abramtsevo, Russia
Museum of Contemporary Art. Basel, Switzerland
Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Berlin, Germany
Ludwig Collection. Budapest, Hungary
DuMont Collection. Cologne, Germany
Habarovsk Art Museum. Habarovsk,Russia
Kunsthalle. Hamburg, Germany
Kunsthalle zu Kiel. Kiel, Germany
Art Museum. Krasnodar, Russia
Museum of Contemporary Art. Louny, Czechia
MANI Museum. Moscow, Russia
Tsaritsyno Museum of Contemporary Art. Moscow, Russia
Tretyakov Art Gallery. Moscow, Russia
Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. Moscow, Russia
Museum of Photography. Moscow, Russia
Museum of Contemporary Art. Moscow, Russia
Zimmerly Art Museum. New Brunswick, USA
Centre Pompidou (Departament of Photo,Cinema, Video). Paris, France
Museum of Contemporary Art. Seoul, South Korea
State Russian Museum. St. Petersburg. Russia
Museum Wurth. Kunzelsau, Germany
Graphische Sammlung Albertina. Vienna, Austria
National Centre of Contemporary Art. Moscow, Russia
Kunstmuseum Alte Post. Muhlheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany
Museum Bar Gera fur verfolgte Kunst und Kunstler. Ashdod,Israel
Art4.ru. Moscow. Russia