Alexandr Adamau, Postcard from Home, 2020

digital print, paper, 70.7 x 50 cm, ed. 1/5 signed, dated and described on the reverse: Адамов/2020/"Открытка с родины"/Adamov/2020/"Postcard from/homeland"

"The photo was taken against the background of a large banner, traditionally placed for the July 3 holiday - Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus. The artist, dressed in light, festive clothing, stands next to a large sign, smiling - all of this is reminiscent of traditional photos with monuments, alluding to visiting tourist sites... However, when the gaze falls to the ground, one can see a leg chain and a heavy metal structure. Thus, the colorful decorations became a backdrop for events filled with contradictory feelings, the energy of change and deep frustration." Alexandr Adamau

BIOGRAM: Adamov Alexander Andreyevich, Adamov Aleksandr In 1996 he was born in the village of Poddubye (Mogilev region, Belarus). In 2017 he graduated from the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts (head of cultural studies). In 2018, he completed a master's degree in art history 2021 and postgraduate studies at the Culture and Arts University (cultural theory and history). Subjects, painting, photography, video, painting. Personal YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ3r1nD_kFznCpJ-pu8hhNg/featured Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adamov_______________/ Exhibitions: 2018: "Look at your home," Minsk, Vcekhovannye University of Culture Gallery, Minsk, OK16 Cultural Center (collective). 2019: "Don't cross the fields," Minsk, OK16 Cultural Center and in the parallel program of the Young Art Biennale in Kharkov (Ukraine). Instagram project: https://www.instagram.com/ne_zastupai_za_polia/
2020: OK Adamov (online exhibition supported by Cultural Hub OK16, Minsk: adamov.by) from 2019 works as a stage designer in theater projects:
Performances: "M.", 2019, Cultural Hub OK16, Minsk (director N. Ilyinchik), "God Rides a Bicycle" 2020, Mogilev Drama Theatre, Mogilev (director P. Dobrovolskaya), "Deja vu", 2020, Mogilev Regional Drama and Comedy Theatre named after V I. Dunin-Martsinkevich, Bobruisk (director E. Davidenko), "Ave, Richard", 2020, Chamber Drama Theater, Minsk (director E. Mashkovich), "Alice", 2021, Other Power, Minsk (director E. Davidenko).
Sketches: Prometheus, 2018 (dir. J. Povilaitis), Svityaz, 2019 (dir. P. Dobrovolskaya), Cain, 2019 (dir. E. Mashkovich), Richard III, 2019 (dir. E. Mashkovich), "Flight to Mars" , 2020 (dir. E. Mashkovich)
Since 2020 he has been describing the visual culture of contemporary Belarus as an art critic (alter ego) under the name Curator of Art Critics, based on the assumption that the art of Belarus in all its diversity is a unique phenomenon and requires deep analysis. The Curator's activities include critical articles (https://www.instagram.com/iskusstvovedov.kurator/), interviews and event reviews on the YouTube channel of the same name (https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UCZ9tFDKg77Gb5krXc5dhrpA). Interview: Sasha Adamov: on the importance of tradition, understanding contemporary art, the five-meter Prometheus and touch - https://chrysalismag.by/project/sasha-adamov-ru "I realized I was a kolkhoz." This guy used to be ashamed to walk around Minsk - now he is one of the most interesting artists in the country - https://citydog.by/post/art-aktiv-adamov/