Pavel Pepperstein (né Pivovarov; born in 1966, Moscow, Russia) is a
Russian artist and writer.Pepperstein was born to Irina Pivovarova, an
author of children’s books, and Viktor Pivovarov, a well-known
painter. From 1985 to 1987, he studied at The Academy of Fine Arts in
Prague. In 1987 he co-founded the experimental group of artists called
Inspection Medical Hermeneutics (P.Pepperstein, S. Anufriev,
Y.Liederman, V. Fedorov). The ideology of Medical Hermeneutics was the
fusion of incompatible descriptive language, from contemporary western
philosophy and Orthodox theology, Daoism and Buddhism to the language
of psychiatry and pharmacology, which created a completely unique
manner of expression.Since 1989 Pepperstein has been an independent
artist, writer, critic, art theorist and rap musician. His work is a
continuation of the tradition started by the Moscow Conceptual School.
During 1994 he was Visiting Professor at the Städelschule in
Frankfurt, Germany.His exhibitions include the 53rd Venice Biennial in
2009, in the Russian Pavilion, where his installation Landscapes of
the Future was widely acclaimed and received numerous positive reviews
from critics. Writing about the Venice Biennale in Süddeutsche
Zeitung, Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk said he found consolation in the
work of Pepperstein, which reminds him of William Blake. In June 2014,
Pepperstein was personally invited by the distinguished German curator
Kasper König to appear at Manifesta 10, the European Biennial of
Contemporary Art. In October 2014 Pepperstein was invited to take part
in a group exhibition Manifest Intention. Drawing in all its forms at
Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea. The exhibition,
curated by Beatrice Merz, was entirely dedicated to the leading
practitioners of the art of drawing from the last 100 years.
Pepperstein’s work also features prominently in a book on
contemporary figurative drawing written by Roger Malbert, a senior
curator at Hayward Gallery in London. The book, entitled 'Drawing
People' and published by Thames and Hudson in April 2015, focuses on
contemporary artists for whom drawing is a primary means of expression
and who focus on the human subject.
Russian artist and writer.Pepperstein was born to Irina Pivovarova, an
author of children’s books, and Viktor Pivovarov, a well-known
painter. From 1985 to 1987, he studied at The Academy of Fine Arts in
Prague. In 1987 he co-founded the experimental group of artists called
Inspection Medical Hermeneutics (P.Pepperstein, S. Anufriev,
Y.Liederman, V. Fedorov). The ideology of Medical Hermeneutics was the
fusion of incompatible descriptive language, from contemporary western
philosophy and Orthodox theology, Daoism and Buddhism to the language
of psychiatry and pharmacology, which created a completely unique
manner of expression.Since 1989 Pepperstein has been an independent
artist, writer, critic, art theorist and rap musician. His work is a
continuation of the tradition started by the Moscow Conceptual School.
During 1994 he was Visiting Professor at the Städelschule in
Frankfurt, Germany.His exhibitions include the 53rd Venice Biennial in
2009, in the Russian Pavilion, where his installation Landscapes of
the Future was widely acclaimed and received numerous positive reviews
from critics. Writing about the Venice Biennale in Süddeutsche
Zeitung, Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk said he found consolation in the
work of Pepperstein, which reminds him of William Blake. In June 2014,
Pepperstein was personally invited by the distinguished German curator
Kasper König to appear at Manifesta 10, the European Biennial of
Contemporary Art. In October 2014 Pepperstein was invited to take part
in a group exhibition Manifest Intention. Drawing in all its forms at
Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea. The exhibition,
curated by Beatrice Merz, was entirely dedicated to the leading
practitioners of the art of drawing from the last 100 years.
Pepperstein’s work also features prominently in a book on
contemporary figurative drawing written by Roger Malbert, a senior
curator at Hayward Gallery in London. The book, entitled 'Drawing
People' and published by Thames and Hudson in April 2015, focuses on
contemporary artists for whom drawing is a primary means of expression
and who focus on the human subject.
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