Project
Solo Exhibition by Vlad Mukhanov “Observers”
Category
Best Implemented Project of Temporary or Permanent Museum Exposition
About the project (provided by the applicant)
The exhibition “Observers” by sculptor Vlad Mukhanov was held from November 27, 2024, to April 6, 2025. Bright zoomorphic sculptures filled five windows facing Nevsky Prospect.
In his works, the artist elegantly combines the heritage of the academic school, an affinity for pop art, and modern 3D technologies. Joyful colors, forms inspired by consumer goods, and the exhibition’s overall optimistic mood do not conceal pressing questions: can we cope with the growing information boom and the helplessness of the bewildered observer?
Thanks to mirrored elements, reflection becomes part of a constantly changing object, borrowing its content from the surrounding reality. The dynamically shifting image in the mirror corresponds to the pace of modern city life and the endless stream of informational noise.
Location
State Museum of Urban Sculpture “Nevsky, 19”, St. Petersburg, Russia
Project implementation year
2024
Applicant
Vladislav Yaroslavovich Mukhanov
Vladislav Yaroslavovich Mukhanov is a graduate of the Sculpture Faculty of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts named after Ilya Repin. He is a laureate of the M. K. Anikushin Prize and has been awarded the “Academician D. S. Likhachev Star” and the medal of the Russian Academy of Arts.
Author of the project
Vladislav Yaroslavovich Mukhanov
Photo
Vladimir Shumkov, Elik Yafarov
Customer
State Museum of Urban Sculpture “Nevsky, 19”
Status of the project
Implemented
