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Timur Novikov

Timur Novikov
Born Timur Petrovich Novikov
1958 (1958)
Leningrad, Russia
Died 2002 (2002)
St. Petersburg, Russia
Nationality Russia Russian
Education Art Club, House of Pioneers, Leningrad; Young Art Historians Club, Leningrad; Institut des Arts Plastiques de Paris, France
Known for Painting, Graphic Art, Design, Film, Art Theory, Philosophy, Textiles
Movement Nonconformist Art
Awards Nika Award (Design), 1987

Timur Petrovich Novikov (September 24, 1958, Leningrad – May 23, 2002, St. Petersburg) was a Russian philosopher, graphic artist, designer, painter, art theorist and curator. He is considered one of the most influential proponents of Nonconformist Art before and after the fall of the Iron Curtain in Russia.

As he grew up in the Soviet Union, Novikov experienced its cultural and political constraints. His artistic education began at the age of seven at the House of Pioneers in Leningrad, and later at the Young Art Historians Club at the Russian Museum in the same city.

In 1977 he became a member of the Letopis (Chronicles) art group; and in 1982 he founded the Novye khudozhniki (New Artists) movement. During the 1980s Novikov worked at the Russian Museum and enjoyed access to its collection and archive, as well as close working relationships with its curators. This connection lasted to when he started work as an artist. In 1990 and 1991 he studied as an intern at the Institut des Arts Plastiques (Institute of Plastic Arts) in Paris, France.

During the 1980s and 1990s Novikov was a regular participant in the Pop Mekhanika show of experimental composer Sergey Kuryokhin and worked on its stage design. Several pop groups from the show worked with him to explore a new visual and stage design. In 1983 Novikov founded and led an experimental rock-group Novye Kompozitory (New Composers) and invented new musical instruments for it. He was also involved in a number of film projects as an actor and artist, and made a name as an innovative film designer. In 1987 Novikov shared the Nika Award for his contribution to the popular Russian film Assa, directed by Sergei Solovyov.


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