Gor Chahal

CV Chahal Gor

* 1961 in Moscow

1972-1976
Study in a drawing in studio Tatiana Kiparisova

1983
First poetic experiences

1985
Finished with distinction Moscow physical-engineering institute on a speciality “The Applied mathematican”

1985-1987
Organised group “Parallel actions”, acquainting Moscow rock – stage with poetic performance (with poet Arcady Semenov)

1987-1988
With a composer Camil Chalaev and group “The underground” created creative association “Theatre-post”, carrying out the whole number actions and performances, among which are the most known: “The Earth and Factory”, “Afonasiy”, “AIDS in the time of Plague”

1988
Realized a number of the joint projects with group “Champion of the world”

1988-1989
Made a series “hermetic” actions

1989
Transit from actions to virtual performance

1993
Expended art practice to a level postinstallation

1994
Start working with virtual sculpture

1995-1996
Grant of Berlin’s Academy of Arts

2000
Begin to developing a theory and practice of active imagery



One-man shows

2003
“Maria”. Gallery M. Guelman, Moscow
“Gor Chahal”

2002
“Fallen”. State Contemporary Art Centre, Moscow
“Mein Gold” (Zolotie Moi). Gallery M. Guelman, Moscow; NoName gallery, Rotterdam, Holland
“Chorus”. Art Moscow Workshop, Central House of Artist, Moscow

2001
“Bitter”. Art Moscow Workshop, Central House of Artist, Moscow

2000
“Joy”. Fine Art, Moscow

1999
“Protest Song”. Fine Art, Moscow
“Love”. Sandmann + Haak, Hannover, Germany
“Love”. www.guelman.ru/love

1998
“Gor Chahal 1989-1991” (retrospective show).
Photobyennale 1998, Manezh Gallery,
Central Exhibition Hall, Moscow

1997
“Love”. Guelman Gallery, Moscow
“MAN”. Contemporary Art Centre, Moscow

1996
“309,6 K”. Exhibition hall “Fenix”, Moscow
“Human-faced-art”. L-gallery, Moscow

1995
“Eye arming”. Scola Gallery, Moscow

1993
“The Fields”. Central House of Artist, Moscow

1992
“I’m striding on the water”. Galeria Sprovieri, Rome

1991
“On the bottom”. First gallery, Moscow
“Black light”. Gallery on Trekhprudny Lane, Moscow

1990
“Gor Chahal”. First Gallery, Moscow

Literature
Flash Art (International), N 154, October 1990, p. 168, Miziano Victor «Gor Chahal».
Flash Art (International), N 158, May-June 1991, p. 110-113, Miziano Victor «Old-Fashioned Passion».
Khudozhestvenniy Dnevnik (Moskovskiy povodir), March 1997, p. 30-31, Salnikov Vladimir «Gor Chahal. MAN».
Khudozhestvenniy Zhurnal (Art Magazine), N 17, p.84, Oksana Sarkisian, «Gor Chahal. MAN».
Catalog of exhibition «Gor Chahal. LOVE», Evgeny Barabanov «Erotica of technological body».
Catalog of exhibition «Gor Chahal. LOVE», Alecsandra Obuchova, «Untitled».
Catalog of exhibition «Gor Chahal. LOVE», Frgments of discussion about project MAN in «cultural environments».
Khudozhestvenniy Dnevnik (Moskovskiy povodir), October 1997, p. 30-31, Salnikov Vladimir «Gor Chahal. LOVE».
Artnews, December 1997, p.176, Aleksandra Shatskikh, «Gor Chakhal».
Catalog of exhibition «Gor Chahal. PROTEST SONG», Vladimir Levashov, «Art of selfalienation. New couplet».
Khudozhestvenniy Zhurnal (Art Magazine), N 30/31, p.108, Aleksandr Evangely, «Gor Chahal. PROTEST SONG».
Khudozhestvenniy Zhurnal (Art Magazine), N 37/38, p.93, Irina Kulik, «Gor Chahal. JOY».
Catalog of exhibition «Gor Chahal. MARIA», Eugenia Kikodze, «Life in golden light».
Publications

Gor Chahal, «Verses», IMApress, Moscow, 1992, 62 p.
Russian Literature, Gor Chahal, «Poetry», Akademie Der Kunste, Drukhaus Berlin-Mitte, 1995, pp. 54-60
Russian Literature II, Gor Chahal, «Flow in Berlin», Akademie Der Kunste, Drukhaus Berlin-Mitte, 1996, pp. 18-30
Khudozhestvenniy Zhurnal (Art Magazine), N 8, p.10, Gor Chahal «Eye Arming»
Khudozhestvenniy Zhurnal (Art Magazine), N 10, p. 63, Gor Chahal «State of Our Actual Criticism»
Khudozhestvenniy Zhurnal (Art Magazine), N 13, Ò. 75, Gor Chahal «Subject of Art»
«29» N1, Gor Chahal, «Love», pp. 60-65
Komod N10, pp. 52-53, Gor Chahal, «Main Gold»
Khudozhestvenniy Zhurnal (Art Magazine), N 40, pp. 6-8, Gor Chahal, «Joy (Resurrection of Image in Art)».
Gor Chahal, «Poet and Pistolet», OGI, Moscow, 2002, 132 p.
Khudozhestvenniy Zhurnal (Art Magazine), N 43/44, p. 69, Gor Chahal, «Why I don't deal with painting».
«New Countdown». Digital Russia together with SONY. Catalog of the exhibition, pp. 105-107, Gor Chahal, «Analogocentrizm in Art».

Dokumentation