Andrei Nakov
Encyclopedia
Andrei Nakov, born in 1941 in Sofia, Bulgaria, is a French
-Bulgarian
art historian engaged principally in research on Russian non-objective art
, Cubo-futurism
, Dada
and Constructivism
, where his work as a precursor in these areas gained him an authoritative reputation.
He has published numerous theoretical studies, monographs and exhibition catalogues on the Russian avant-garde
, Futurism
, Dada
, Constructivism
, contemporary art
and European abstract art
.
Since the publication of his critical edition of the writings of Malewicz (Malevich) by Champ Libre
, Paris 1975, he has engaged in research on the work of this artist and has published the four-volume Kazimir Malewicz le peintre absolu in April 2007 (Thalia Édition, Paris). Part of this work's documentation comprising the catalogue raisonné of the artist's plastic work was published in 2002 (Éditions Adam Biro, Paris) under the title Kazimir Malewicz, Catalogue raisonné.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
-Bulgarian
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
art historian engaged principally in research on Russian non-objective art
Abstract art
Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. Western art had been, from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century, underpinned by the logic of perspective and an...
, Cubo-futurism
Cubo-Futurism
Cubo-Futurism was the main school of painting and sculpture practiced by the Russian Futurists.When Aristarkh Lentulov returned from Paris in 1913 and exhibited his works in Moscow, the Russian Futurist painters adopted the forms of Cubism and combined them with the Italian Futurists'...
, Dada
Dada
Dada or Dadaism is a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland, during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1922. The movement primarily involved visual arts, literature—poetry, art manifestoes, art theory—theatre, and graphic design, and concentrated its anti-war politics through a...
and Constructivism
Constructivism (art)
Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1919, which was a rejection of the idea of autonomous art. The movement was in favour of art as a practice for social purposes. Constructivism had a great effect on modern art movements of the 20th...
, where his work as a precursor in these areas gained him an authoritative reputation.
He has published numerous theoretical studies, monographs and exhibition catalogues on the Russian avant-garde
Russian avant-garde
The Russian avant-garde is an umbrella term used to define the large, influential wave of modern art that flourished in Russia approximately 1890 to 1930 - although some place its beginning as early as 1850 and its end as late as 1960...
, Futurism
Futurism
Futurism was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century.Futurism or futurist may refer to:* Afrofuturism, an African-American and African diaspora subculture* Cubo-Futurism* Ego-Futurism...
, Dada
Dada
Dada or Dadaism is a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland, during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1922. The movement primarily involved visual arts, literature—poetry, art manifestoes, art theory—theatre, and graphic design, and concentrated its anti-war politics through a...
, Constructivism
Constructivism (art)
Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1919, which was a rejection of the idea of autonomous art. The movement was in favour of art as a practice for social purposes. Constructivism had a great effect on modern art movements of the 20th...
, contemporary art
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
and European abstract art
Abstract art
Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. Western art had been, from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century, underpinned by the logic of perspective and an...
.
Since the publication of his critical edition of the writings of Malewicz (Malevich) by Champ Libre
Champ Libre
Champ Libre is a French publisher founded in 1969 by Gérard Lebovici in Paris.In 1984, after the assassination of Gérard Lebovici, Champ Libre changed its name and became Editions Gérard Lebovici as an hommage...
, Paris 1975, he has engaged in research on the work of this artist and has published the four-volume Kazimir Malewicz le peintre absolu in April 2007 (Thalia Édition, Paris). Part of this work's documentation comprising the catalogue raisonné of the artist's plastic work was published in 2002 (Éditions Adam Biro, Paris) under the title Kazimir Malewicz, Catalogue raisonné.
Monographic studies
- Alexandra Exter (Paris, 1972)
- Papazoff : Franc-tireur du surréalisme (Bruxelles, 1973)
- 2 Stenberg 2 (Paris-Londres-Toronto, 1975)
- Nina Kogan (Zürich, 1985)
- Alexandre BogomazovAlexander BogomazovAlexander or Oleksandr Bogomazov was Ukrainian painter, known artist and modern art theoretician of Russian Avant-garde . In 1914 Alexander wrote his treatise The Art of Painting and the Elements...
(Musée d'Art Moderne, Toulouse et Musée d'Art Ukrainien, Kiev, 1991) - Kazimir Malewicz, Catalogue raisonné, Éditions Adam Biro (Paris, 2002)
- Kazimir Malewicz, Aux avant-gardes de l'art moderne (Paris, 2003)
- Kazimir Malewicz, le peintre absolu, Thalia Édition (Paris, 2007)
Critical translations of Russian theoretical texts
- Nikolai Taraboukine, Le Dernier Tableau presented by Andrei B. Nakov, translated by Michel Pétris and André B. Nakov (Champ LibreChamp LibreChamp Libre is a French publisher founded in 1969 by Gérard Lebovici in Paris.In 1984, after the assassination of Gérard Lebovici, Champ Libre changed its name and became Editions Gérard Lebovici as an hommage...
, Paris, 1972 et 1980 ; traduction espagnole, 1977) - Malévitch, Écrits, Champ LibreChamp LibreChamp Libre is a French publisher founded in 1969 by Gérard Lebovici in Paris.In 1984, after the assassination of Gérard Lebovici, Champ Libre changed its name and became Editions Gérard Lebovici as an hommage...
, 1975 et 1986 (Édition italienne, Milan, 1977) - Victor Chklovski, Résurrection du Mot (Champ LibreChamp LibreChamp Libre is a French publisher founded in 1969 by Gérard Lebovici in Paris.In 1984, after the assassination of Gérard Lebovici, Champ Libre changed its name and became Editions Gérard Lebovici as an hommage...
, Paris, 1985) - NemoursAurélie NemoursAurélie Nemours was a Parisian painter.She made abstract geometrical paintings and was highly influenced by cubism....
au Prieuré de Salagon (Paris, 2004)
Thematic works
- Abstrait/Concret : Art non-objectif russe et polonais - Édition française (Paris, 1981, traduit en russe sous le titre Bespredmetnyj mir, éd. Iskusstvo, Moscou, 1997)
- Abstrait/Concret : Art non-objectif russe et polonais - Édition russe
- L'avant-garde russeRussian avant-gardeThe Russian avant-garde is an umbrella term used to define the large, influential wave of modern art that flourished in Russia approximately 1890 to 1930 - although some place its beginning as early as 1850 and its end as late as 1960...
- Édition française (Paris, 1984 - traductions allemande, italienne, anglaise et américaine en 1976 et russe, éd. Iskusstvo, Moscou en 1991) - L'avant-garde russeRussian avant-gardeThe Russian avant-garde is an umbrella term used to define the large, influential wave of modern art that flourished in Russia approximately 1890 to 1930 - although some place its beginning as early as 1850 and its end as late as 1960...
- Édition russe éd. Iskusstvo, Moscou, 1991
Exhibition catalogues
- Tatlin's Dream (Fischer Fine Art, Londres, 1973)
- Russian ConstructivismConstructivism (art)Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1919, which was a rejection of the idea of autonomous art. The movement was in favour of art as a practice for social purposes. Constructivism had a great effect on modern art movements of the 20th...
, the Laboratory Period (Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1975) - Kasimir Malevich (Tate GalleryTate GalleryThe Tate is an institution that houses the United Kingdom's national collection of British Art, and International Modern and Contemporary Art...
, Londres, 1976) - The Suprematist straight line (Londres, 1977)
- Liberated Colour and Form (Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinbourgh et Shefield Art Gallery, The Art Council of Great Britain, 1978)
- The First Russian Show (Londres, 1983)
- DadaDadaDada or Dadaism is a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland, during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1922. The movement primarily involved visual arts, literature—poetry, art manifestoes, art theory—theatre, and graphic design, and concentrated its anti-war politics through a...
-ConstructivismConstructivism (art)Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1919, which was a rejection of the idea of autonomous art. The movement was in favour of art as a practice for social purposes. Constructivism had a great effect on modern art movements of the 20th...
: The Janus Face of the twenties (Londres, 1984) - Mikhail LarionovMikhail LarionovMikhail Fyodorovich Larionov was an avant-garde Russian painter.-Life and work:...
(Francfort-Genève, 1987-1988) - DadaDadaDada or Dadaism is a cultural movement that began in Zurich, Switzerland, during World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1922. The movement primarily involved visual arts, literature—poetry, art manifestoes, art theory—theatre, and graphic design, and concentrated its anti-war politics through a...
and ConstructivismConstructivism (art)Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1919, which was a rejection of the idea of autonomous art. The movement was in favour of art as a practice for social purposes. Constructivism had a great effect on modern art movements of the 20th...
- Édition anglaise (Tokyo, 1988)