On July 17, Manege was hosted a meeting with the artists of Recycle Group in connection with the opening of their solo exhibitionNew Nature. Andrey Blokhin and Georgy Kuznetsov discussed their new project, created especially for Manege, in which they experiment with the dematerialization of sculptural forms and their translation into augmented reality, analysed the transformation of personality under the influence of modern technology, address interaction between humans and machines, and speculate on the confrontation between humanity and artificial intelligence and on eternal life in the network.

The artists of Recycle Group, formed in 2008, are regular participants in contemporary art exhibitions in Russia and abroad. They have often exhibited in France, Italy, the UK, the USA, and Belgium. In 2017 Andrey Blokhin and Georgy Kuznetsov represented Russia at the 57th Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art. Works by Recycle Group are held in state and private collections, including the Glasstress Collection in Venice, the National Museum of Scotland, the Multimedia Art Museum in Moscow, and others.

The talk was moderated by Semyon Mikhailovsky, rector of the Repin St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, Russian Federation Honoured Professional in the Arts, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts, and member of the Council of the President of the Russian Federation on Culture and Art.

You can watch this public talk on our YouTube-channel.

General partner for the exhibition — SIBUR.
Manege’s educational programme partner — The Mikhail Bazhenov Foundation.