Kitup Ilya Vladimirovich
Ilya Vladimirovich Kitup (born March 11, 1964, Vilnius, USSR) is a Russian artist, poet, publisher, and musician. He graduated from the Faculty of Philology at Moscow State University in 1986. Between 1981 and 1986, he was the songwriter and vocalist for Moscow's first ska band, 'Kabinet'. In the early 1990s, he worked in workshops in Trekhprudny Lane. Since 1992, he has been a member of the Union of Artists of Russia. He publishes illustrated poetry books, magazines, and albums in his own publishing house 'Propeller'. Kitup is one of the pioneers of comics in Russia, publishing 'Kitup’s Own PROPELLER Comics' (mainly in English), the only regular comics magazine in the post-Soviet space, with 22 issues released since 1993. He lives and works in Berlin and is a proponent of the theory of galactic futurism.
Works in collections
His works are held in the following collections:
- State Tretyakov Gallery
- Museum of Contemporary Art ART4.RU
- MARS Museum (Moscow)
- Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve Contemporary Art Collection, Moscow
- M'ARS Gallery, Moscow
- 'Rinako' company, Moscow
- V. Ovcharenko, Moscow
- 'Exchange' Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Exhibitions and auctions
== Solo Exhibitions ==
- 2017 – 110 Amazing Buildings, Books, and Scrolls. Zverev Center, Moscow.
- 2015 – Palazzo Gallo. Castello Tesino, Italy.
- 2014 – LINOL-KITUP. Nimmersatt Kinderbuchladen, Berlin.
- 2013 – Kitup Exhibition. Zverev Center, Moscow.
- 2010 – "GAF Presents" (with Ivars Gravlejs, Alexander Tokarev). Paperworks Gallery, Moscow.
- 2008 – Just Super. Paperworks Gallery, Moscow.
- 2008 – Die Röhren. Forum Soldiner Kiez, Berlin.
- 2007 – 40 Tiny Ones. Cherry Orchard Gallery, Moscow.
- 2007 – EPOS-2 or in Three Letters. Forward! Gallery, Berlin and ARTStrelka-projects Gallery, Moscow.
- 2006 – EPOS. Forward! Gallery, Berlin and ARTStrelka-projects Gallery, Moscow.
- 2004 – World Champion Horst Ebbauer (with A. Ter-Oganyan). Forward! Gallery, Berlin.
- 2003 – Mars vs. Earth. Paula Boettcher Gallery, Berlin.
- 2003 – Armed and Dangerous. France Gallery, Moscow.
- 2000 – PROPELLER-2000. OGI Gallery, Moscow.
- 1999 – From Around the World or The Pulse of the Planet. Spider&Mouse Gallery, Moscow.
- 1997 – Communication and Control. Velta Gallery, Moscow.
- 1996 – Drawings. Mike Hensler Gallery, Potsdam.
- 1993 – New Drawings. CIRC-Wilhelmina, Amsterdam.
- 1993 – Spider. Gallery in Trekhprudny Lane, Moscow.
- 1992 – Cabin (with V. Kruglikov). Gallery in Trekhprudny Lane, Moscow.
- 1992 – Dwarfs (with A. Ter-Oganyan). Gallery in Trekhprudny Lane, Moscow.
- 1992 – Joke-Humor-2. Gallery in Trekhprudny Lane, Moscow.
- 1992 – Faces of Creativity. Institute of Contemporary Art, Moscow.
- 1991 – Holiday Inn Gallery, Passau, Germany.
- 1991 – Salustowicz Gallery, Bielefeld, Germany.
- 1991 – Journalism. Moscow Independent Public Library.
- 1991 – Guys from Our Yard. Gallery in Trekhprudny Lane, Moscow.
- 1991 – Joke-Humor. Gallery in Trekhprudny Lane, Moscow.
- 1990 – Muu r. y. Helsinki, Finland (with B. Lindström).
Author about himself
I try to work in a clear and understandable manner, both for myself and for the viewer. I believe that art should be interesting for both the author and those around—engaging and entertaining for adults, children, youth, and the elderly. Sometimes, I manage to meet these criteria. I will strive to continue doing so.
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