ILYA AND EMILIA KABAKOV
ILYA KABAKOV
Born in Dnepropetrovsk, USSR, 1933
Between 1945 and 1951 he studied at the Art School in Moscow. From 1951 to 1957 he studied
Graphic Design and Book Illustration at the VA Surikov Art Academy in Moscow, where he graduated
in 1957. He worked in different children’s book publishing houses and never exhibited his work in the
Soviet Union. In 1987 he received a grant in Austria and since then he lives and works in the West.
EMILIA KABAKOV
Born in Dnepropetrovsk, USSR, 1945
Between 1952 and 1959 she studied at the Moscow School of Music. From 1962 to 1966 she
studied at the Dnepropetrovsk Music Conservatory, where she graduated in 1966. Between 1969
and 1972 she studied Spanish Language and Literature at Moscow University. In 1973 she migrated
to Israel and from 1975 she works as curator and art adviser in New York. She works with Ilya since
1989.
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov live and work in New York.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2011
Hermitage Museum Foundation Award, New York, USA
Innovation Prize, Moscow, Russia
2010
Cartier Award, St. Moritz, Switzerland
2008
The Praemium Imperiale, Japan
The Order Of Friendship of the Russian Federation
Honorary Academics of the Russian Academy of the Arts, Moscow, Russia
2002
Oscar Kokoschka Preis, Vienna, Austria
1995
Chevalier de L’Odre des Arts et des Lettres, France
1993
Biennale di Venezia, Italy
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013
El Lisstski-Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
PACE Gallery, New York, USA
El Lissitski-Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, Multimedia Museum, Moscow, Russia
The Ship of Tolerance, Gorky Park, Moscow
2012
Lia Rumma Gallery, Milan, Italy
Ilya Kabakov. Return to Painting, Hannover, Germany (travelling exhibition)
Henie-Onstad Art Center, Oslo, Norway
The Red October Factory, Moscow, Russia
The Monument to the Lost Civilization, Moscow, Russia
Ilya & Emilia Kabakov-El Lissitzky, Vanabbemuseum, Einhoven, The Netherlands
2011
The Man Who Never Threw Anything Away, Bergen Kunstmuseum, Norway
The Ship of Tolerance, Sharjah Biennale, United Arab Emirates
The Red Wagon, The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Cupola for the opera Saint François D’Assise, by Olivier Messiaen and interpreted at the Teatro Real in
Madrid, Spain
2010
Stage design for Die Tragödie des Teufels (The Tragedy of the Devil), Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich,
Germany
Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery, Paris, France
Kunsthouse, Zug, Switzerland
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
2009
Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain, Strasbourg, France.
2008
The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama, Japan
The Setagaya Art Museum, Japan
Hiroshima City Contemporary Art Museum, Japan
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, Moscow; The Pushkin Museum, Moscow
and Winzavod Contemporary Art Space, Moscow, Russia.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012
The Ship of Tolerance, Havana Biennale, Havana, Cuba
Agency of Unrealized Projects, DAAD, Berlin, Germany
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Medals of Dishonor, British Museum, London, United Kingdom
The Desire For Freedom. Art in Europe since 1945, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Breaking The Ice: Moscow Art. 1960-80s, Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2011
MNAC, Muzeul National De Arta Contemporana, Bucharest, Romania
MACBA, Museu D’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Spain
Fondazione Torino Musei, Torino, Italy
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2010
MACRO Museum, Rome, Italy
MAXXI Museum, Rome, Italy
Barbican Art Centre, London, England
The 29th São Paolo Biennale, São Paulo, Brazil
2009
Schaulager, Basel, Switzerland
Musee d’Art Moderne Et Contemporain de Strasbourg, France
Irish Museum Of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland
The British Museum, London, United Kingdom
2008
Muhka Museum, Antwerp, Belgium
The Natural Museum, UNEP, New Zealand
Singapore Biennale
MAGRO, Museo D’Arte Contemporanea, Rome, Italy
PERMANENT PUBLIC PROJECTS
2010
The Memorial To Life, Marl, Germany
2009
How To Meet An Angel, JellinekMentrum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Monument To The City Of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
2004
The Shining Circus and its Spectators, Munich, Germany
2003
The Drinking Fountain, Zug, Switzerland
Pianist and Muse, Alcobendas, Spain
2001
The Palace Of Projects, Kokerei Zollverein, Essen, Germany
The Egg, Gimpo, South Korea
2000
The Golden Apples, Singen, Germany
The Rice Fields, Echigo-Tsumari, Japan
Wordless, Laar, Germany and Gramswegen, The Netherlands
1999
They Are Looking Down, Nagoya, Japan
1997
The Fallen Chandelier, Hochhaus zur Palme, Zurich, Switzerland
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