Aleksey Shchigalev (b 1989)
Aleksey Shchigalev was born in the village of Ust-Chernaya in Perm Krai. He graduated from Ural Federal University with a degree in metallurgical machinery and equipment and Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA, Moscow). He started his career as a graffiti artist in 2007. In 2014, together with other street artists, he opened an artist-run space Dom Gruzchika.
He typically employs a variety of techniques and genres, ranging from painting and graphics to photo collage and video art, within site-specific installations. He explores alterations in the landscape and social transformation, often using local history and personal or found archives.
Lately, the artist has purposely isolated himself from the public. He is focusing on collecting data about repressed family members, historical military conflicts, and difficult heritage. As a part of Project 1719 at BKN he plans to continue working on it.
Currently based in Paris.
www.shchigalev.art
Personal exhibitions:
2021 – Technical Documentation, GUM-Red-Line's Art Storeroom, Moscow, Russia
2020 – Great Hammerhead, OSNOVA gallery, Moscow, Russia
2019 – 50:20:0050210, WeArt gallery, Nikolina gora, Russia
2018 – AN-2, Pereletniy kabak gallery, Moscow, Russia
2018 – AN-2, Hintercon, Hamburg, Germany
2017 – Observer's invisible horizon, City culture center, Perm, Russia
2017 – Introduction in a specialty, Cultural Transit Foundation, Ekaterinburg, Russia
2016 – Place of memory, Dom Gruzchika, Perm, Russia
2014 – Space of me, Perm Art Residence, Perm, Russia
Selected group shows:
2023 – Artchive, Atelier des artistes en exile, Paris, France.
2022 – X-Nowness, Basel Art Center, Basel, Switzerland.
2020 – 2nd Garage Triennial of Russian Contemporary Art, Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia
2018 – You Have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9… new messages, CCI Fabrika, Moscow, Russia.
2018 – festival of light art «Undark», Ekaterinburg, Russia
2018 – Stockholm Independent Art Fair «Supermarket 2018, Stockholm, Sweden
