NewNow Gallery, Kiev Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Kiev, Zenko Foundation, Art Huss, KYLYM, 2016, p. 25 Kharkiv, Yermilov Centre, KYLYM, 27 October – 18 November 2016 Kiev, Museum of Kyiv History, KYLYM, 6 December 2016 – 15 January 2017 Literature
Literature
Ukrainian The Best, cultporstir.ua, 2016, p. 320–321 (online) Igor Abramovych, Art-Dealer, "Roman Minin", 2017, p. 23-24 (illustrated, online)
Catalogue Essay
‘Difficult times breed a lot of myths and expectations, create a flow of promises – the most beautiful things we have in our lives. Social reality is conventional. It is composed of treaties between states, communities, individuals, vows to other people, to ourselves and to God. Minin talks about promise as a driving force, a motivator encouraging action which can turn into a manipulation mechanism, a powerful lever of societal control. Carpet of Promises is the story of communication between people and government, interpersonal relationships and relations between human and God.’ (Interview with Natalia Matsenko, 2017).
signed, titled, numbered and dated 'Minin "Carpet of Promises" 5/5 2016' on the reverse UV print on foam cardboard 140 x 198 cm (55 1/8 x 77 7/8 in.) Executed on 2016, this work is number 5 from an edition of 5.
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £8,125
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