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Vladimir Potapov Day 10. Chronicles of isolation. @emmanuelbornstein It is my indoor. Sun or everything that I have on the ceiling) Emmanuel Bornstein @potapov_vladimir_ Last night when I went to bed, I received a notification on my mobile phone: Jörn Kubicki has just passed away He was ill and recently infected with coronavirus. He was the partner of Klaus Wowereit, former mayor of Berlin. RIP Jörn Kubick

Chronicles of Isolation

The works will be shown in chronological order, which will make it possible not only conceptually to preserve the dialogue of artists, but also allow the viewer to pay attention to the regional features of overcoming the problem that engulfed the whole world in 2020 and has not been resolved until now. The artists illustrated by painting everything that every person faced when suddenly being locked up: the growing tension due to isolation from social life, anxiety, procrastination, the search for new hobbies. The exhibition will also showcase the post-isolation works of Vladimir Potapov, completed in 2021, which deonstrate the artist’s reflection on the topic of isolation and the changes that have taken place this year. A continuation of the project will be an exhibition of Vladimir Potapov and Emmanuel Bornstein at the Berlin Crone Gallery in 2022.

Vladimir Potapov Day 33. Chronicles of isolation. @emmanuelbornstein i gathered my intellectual ammunition. The pop/off/art gallery presents a new international project of the gallery artist Vladimir Potapov and the Franco-German artist Emmanuel Bornstein «Chronicles of Isolation». The exposition is based on a series of works created by artists during the first wave of the pandemic in Moscow and Berlin. Every day, starting from March 20, 2020, Potapov and Bornstein recorded on paper and canvas the objects around them, rare forays into the grocery store, scenes from everyday life, burdened with a constant stay at home. In conditions of isolation, the artists engaged in a dialogue on the network - they posted pictures of their paintings on Facebook and Instagram, adding comments and reactions to each other’s posts. “Our new way of life is dictated by certain circumstances. It has never been and will never be the same. It is important for us to live this time, to feel all his fears, despair and hopes. We will document our every day, we will do it in the way that we do best - painting. The online diary is a chronicle of isolation, immersed in domestic life, in inner experiences and comprehension of what is happening outside” – Vladimir Potapov. During the isolation period, Vladimir Potapov created 95 works – that is how many days the self-isolation regime lasted in Moscow. Emmanuel Bornstein ended his participation in the project earlier, as soon as the quarantine in Berlin and France ended. During this time, he wrote 52 works. All works of artists, made in isolation, will be presented in the exhibition.

Emmanuel Bornstein Day 33. Cronicles of isolation. @potapov_vladimir_ I read in today’s newspaper that the coronavirus pandemic is likely to double the number of people facing acute hunger this year. This tragedy is far from over...

Vladimir Potapov was born in 1980, in Volgograd. He received his first art education at the Institute of Arts, n. a. P. A. Serebryakov (Volgograd). He is a graduate of the Institute of Contemporary Art in Moscow (ICA Moscow) and the School of Contemporary Art Free Workshops (Moscow). In addition to frequent exhibitions and working as a curator, Potapov is a participant, nominee and laureate of almost all the major art competitions and prizes. Since 2017, InArt placed him in its list of the top 100 recognised artists. In the same year Russian Investment Art Rating included him in the top 49 outstanding contemporary artists whose artwork has a high investment potential. His solo show «Only history lies ahead» took place at Kunsthalle, Rostock, Germany in 2018. The artist’s works are in the collections of such institutions as the Museum of Contemporary Art (Krakow), the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, the Perm Museum of Contemporary Art (PERMM), the Sergey Kuryokhin Modern Art Centre (St. Petersburg), the V. Smirnov and K. Sorokin Foundation. Potapov lives and works in Moscow.

Emmanuel Bornstein was born in Toulouse, France in 1986. Lives in Berlin since 2009. He studied painting at the National School of Fine Arts in Paris, and then at the University. Bornstein took part in 30 group projects around the world, became a laureate of the «Franco Allemand pour la Jeunesse» (2009, Paris, France) in 2018, took part in the international residence «Elizabeth Krief and Jacques Manardo Residency» (New York, USA). Currently, there are two personal exhibitions of the artist - «Three letters» at the Museum of Resistance and Deportation in Toulouse (France) and «Claims» at the Crone Wien gallery (Austria). Emmanuel Bornstein’s works are in numerous private and institutional collections in New York, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Madrid and Istanbul.

Vladimir Potapov Day 15. Chronicles of isolation. @emmanuelbornstein Yesterday went outside. Walked down the street for three patrol boys who were discussing kite fighting between prisoners and guards from the Gulag archipelago. It was amazing! Emmanuel Bornstein Hi @potapov_vladimir_ The images of city personnel disinfecting the streets always confuse me... I feel like I’m seeing images from a science fiction movie...

Vladimir Potapov Day 41. Chronicles of isolation. @emmanuelbornstein readings of water meters were sent late( Emmanuel Bornstein Day 41. Cronicles of isolation. @potapov_vladimir_ Face masks become mandatory in all shops and on public transport in Germany. Emilie has sent me this selfie with her new mask today and bought one for me too! The exhibition was realized in collaboration with the Austrian-Berlin gallery Crone.

pop/off/art gallery was founded by the art historian and curator Sergey Popov in 2004 and for more than a decade now has held a leading position in the art world in the sphere of Russian and international Contemporary Art. Along with its commercial activities, the main priority for the Gallery is its active exhibition policy. Gallery regularly organises exhibitions of its artists in major Russian museums: the State Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum, the Moscow Museum of Modern Art and others.