Recycle Group
Recycle Group consists of Andrey Blokhin (b. 1987) and Georgy Kuznetsov (b. 1985), two contemporary Russian artists who work primarily with industrial mediums such as acrylic, plastic mesh, and polyurethane rubber to examine contemporary culture through a quasi-archaeological lens. As their name suggests, the duo is concerned about the rising level of material waste as a byproduct of widespread consumerism. The wall sculpture Car Skeleton (2014) partially entombs miscellaneous electronic parts and machinery in a way that evokes fossilized remains of ancient civilizations, questioning whether the aspects of today’s throwaway, technology-obsessed society will be worth immortalizing in history later. Their works also draw upon classical Western traditions such as narrative relief carving and Christian iconography to compare contemporary times with other histories – social media with religion, corporate leaders with kings, and online existence with mausoleums.“Whereas before it used to be ‘Do you remember the event?’ now it’s ‘Do you remember the picture I posted on Instagram?’”
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- October 13 - December 23, 2016
Detected Reality
- APRIL 3 – MAY 3, 2015
Heaven Carrier
- March 3 - March 29, 2015
Sinthome
Elsewhere
- June 21 - August 20, 2017
Homo Virtualis
The Pushkin Museum of State Fine Arts - May 13 - November 26, 2017
THEATRUM ORBIS
- June 27, 2016 - May 1, 2017
Sculpture in the City 2016: Falling into Virtual R...
City of London - November 20, 2015 - January 10, 2016
Keep Me Updated Your Holiness
Gazelli Art House - May 9 - November 22, 2015
CONVERSION
Chiesa di Sant’Antonin56th Venice Biennale
Artsy: 16 New York Gallery Shows Where You’ll Find Exciting Young Artists This October
From Chelsea to Bushwick, a strong showing of young artists fill New York’s galleries this fall, spanning fresh figurative paintings, embroidered wall-hangings, and an installation that imagines a robot society. Recycle Group at Richard Taittinger OCT. 13–NOV. 27, 154 LUDLOW…
Neoillusion: Heaven Carrier
O, Glory, take us higher! O, Love, save us from ourselves, cry, cry, the lonesome wolves in the hills above the small town of Krasnodar, Russia. Georgy Kuznetsov and Andrey Blokhin share this same spirit in their artist collective of…
GOOD Magazine: From Russia, With Facebook
With all of Russia’s recent bad press, its nascent modern art scene frequently gets overlooked. One of the most popular forces spearheading the cultural push is the Recycle Group, a Russian arts collective founded by sculptor Andrey Blokhin and his creative partner Georgy…
Avenue: New Kids on the Block
Richard Taittinger’s gallery at Stanton and Ludlow opened in this past spring, and while it may be the newest on the Lower East Side, its owner is already an expert at knowing how to sell better than many dealers who…
Konbini: Is Social Media a Heaven 2.0? Sure, and Both are Dystopias
Imagine an airless, ethereal and infinite realm. A place where the idealized self lives beyond its biological limitations. No, this isn’t heaven but social media — or the utopian ideal of it anyway. Viewed through this lens, perhaps it’s not so provocative…
Russia!: See Recycle Group Show in New York
Russian art lovers and collectors who live in the US have very few chances to see contemporary Russian art, because Russian contemporary art scene follows the rest of the economy in becoming more self-contained. Also, recent depreciation of the ruble made it…
Examiner: Heaven Carrier
Recycle Group, Heaven Carrier Richard Taittinger Gallery, NYC | April 3 – May 3, 2015 This is Russian artist collective, Recycle Group’s first solo exhibition in the United States. ‘They work with repurposed electrical equipment and industrial material to express…
W Magazine Online– Plugged in: Russian art collective Recycle Group lands its first New York Solo Show
When it comes to the Internet Age, you might say that the Russian artists Georgy Kuznetsov and Andrey Blokhin, the duo behind Recycle Group, are skeptics. Their multimedia installations, which often involve a combination of kinetic sculptures and videos, draw…
Art Week: Heaven Carrier Opening Reception at Richard Taittinger Gallery
Richard Taittinger Gallery is pleased to present Heaven Carrier, an exhibition of new work by artist collective, Recycle Group. Comprised of Andrey Blokhin (b. 1987) and Georgy Kuznetsov (b. 1985), Recycle Group works with repurposed electrical equipment and industrial material…
Arshake: Recycle Group Connectivity
Recycle Group is a duo made up of Andrey Blokhin (1987, Krasnodar, Russia) and Georgy Kuznetsov (1985, Stavropol, Russia). They both studied at the Art Academy in Krasnodar and, before that, Georgy studied in Stavropol, also in Southern Russia. Blokhin and…
Calvert Journal: Site unknown- Recycle Art Group unravel the mysteries of the internet
It’s a pretty great honour for any artist to have their work exhibited outside of their home country. It’s an even greater honour when it’s a Russian art collective. Recycle Art Group, then, are in a pretty laudable position given that the collective currently…
Gazelli Art House: Last Space Remaining | Works by Sergio Calderon & Recycle Art Group
Between 27th September and 24th November 2013 Gazelli Art House will show Last Space Remaining. The exhibition of new works by Spanish designer and artist Sergio Calderon and Russian artist collective Recycle Art Group, will examine the notions of fantasy and reality through…
The Collector Tribune: Paradise Network at Multimedia Art Museum Moscow
An exhibition by duo of Russian artists known as ‘Recycle’ Art Group, is heralding Facebook as a new social network religion, RT reports. The winners of 2010 Kandinsky prize and participants of the Venice Biennale, Andrey Blokhin and Georgy Kuznetsov aka Recycle,…