For the past years, Russian contemporary artists have been facing serious challenges in their practice. One such challenge is the ability to exhibit conceptual works in Russia. By understanding the processes occurring inside the country, one can answer the question of why many artists chose emigration as the only way to continue creating. However, there is also a large number of artists who preferred to stay and continue their activity within Russia. Let us try to understand what is happening to contemporary art. Below is an overview of opinions from gallerists and the artists themselves, taken from open sources on the internet……

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