Slava Mogutin
| Slava Mogutin | |
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| Born |
Ярослав Могутин (Yaroslav Mogutin) April 12, 1974 Kemerovo, Siberia, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Known for | Photography, multimedia, visual arts, literature |
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Slava Mogutin (full name Yaroslav Yurievich Mogutin, b. April 12, 1974, Kemerovo) is a New York-based Russian artist and author, who works across different media, including photography, video, text, installation, sculpture, and painting.
Born in Siberia, in the industrial city of Kemerovo, to the family of a little known Soviet poet, Mogutin moved to Moscow as a teenager to separate himself from the elders. He soon began working as a journalist for the first independent Russian publishers, newspapers and radio stations. By the age of 21, he had gained both critical acclaim and official condemnation for his outspoken queer writings and activism. Accused of "open and deliberate contempt for generally accepted moral norms"; "malicious hooliganism with exceptional cynicism and extreme insolence"; "inflaming social, national, and religious division"; "propaganda of brutal violence, psychic pathology, and sexual perversions" – he became the target of two highly publicized criminal cases, carrying a potential prison sentence of up to 7 years. The criminal cases were initiated after his publications in Novy Vzglyad – scandalous political independent newspaper, headed at the time by Yevgeny Dodolev. In Novy Vzglyad, Mogutin met Eduard Limonov, who eventually became his spiritual mentor.
Forced to leave Russia, Mogutin was granted political asylum in the US with the support of Amnesty International and PEN American Center. Upon his arrival in New York City, he shifted his focus to visual art and became an active member of the downtown art scene. Since 1999, his photography has been exhibited internationally and featured in a wide range of publications including The New York Times, The Village Voice, i-D, Visionaire, L'Uomo Vogue, Secret Behavior, and BUTT.
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