CYLAND Media Art Lab Debuts On My Way at The Venice Biennale

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Exhibition: “ON MY WAY”

A collaboration of: CYLAND Media Art Lab (St Petersburg, Russia) & Centro Studi sulle Arti della Russia (CSAR), Università Ca' Foscari Venezia (Venice, Italy)

Curated by: Silvia Burini, Giuseppe Barbieri, Anna Frants, Elena Gubanova, Natasha Kurchanova

Artwork by: Liudmila Belova, Peter Belyi, Alexandra Dementieva, Anna Frants, Daniil Frants, Ivan Govorkov, Elena Gubanova, Victoria Ilyushkina, Marina Koldobskaya, Vitaly Pushnitsky, Mariateresa Sartori, Alexander Shishkin-Khokusai, Alexander Terebenin; Arefiev Circle members: Alexandr Arefiev, Rodion Gudzenko, Valentin Gromov, Rikhard Vasmi, Sholom Shvartz

Vernissage: May 07 (6pm)
Dates: May 08 - July 5, 2015
Venue: CFZ Ca' Foscari Zattere / Cultural Flow Zone
Address: Zattere, Dorsoduro 1392, 30123 Venezia
General Hours: Monday to Saturday: 11 AM for 8 PM, Sunday: 2 PM to 8 PM
Online: http://onmyway.cyland.org/

The group exhibition, “On My Way”, explores the limitless possibilities of living in the mundane and extraordinary- finding respite from deadening routine of everyday in art and beauty in the business of a continuous struggle for survival.

Showcasing some of the most noted talents hailing from St Petersburg, artworks span mediums to illuminate possibilities for subjective expression throughout lives of every kind, probing meaning in dreaming and reality.

Eleven exhibited works spark new possibilities real and imaginary - extending space of Art into the life of the viewer and drawing the viewer into the life of Art.

About CYLAND Media Lab:

CYLAND Media Lab is one of Russia's most active New Media art nonprofit organizations. CYLAND houses the largest archive of Eastern European video art online, organizes exhibits around the world and is the force behind CYBERFEST (Russia’s largest annual New Media art event.) CYBERFEST has been held across St Petersburg’s top art institutions: The State Hermitage Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress, KURYOKHIN MODERN ART CENTER, Borey Gallery, the Gallery of Experimental Sound and Creative Space Tkachi. The 9th edition of CYBERFEST will take place in New York City, Berlin and St Petersburg in 2015. CYLAND was cofounded by Marina Koldobskaya and Anna Frants.

About Centro Studi sulle Arti della Russia (CSAR) at Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia:

The Center for Studies on the Arts of Russia (CSAR) is promoted by the Ca' Foscari University of Venice and the Direction of International Programs with the support of the Ministries of Culture and Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. It is the first university center in Italy which aims to carry out systematic research and dissemination of the cultural heritage of Russia. Its activities include permanent and temporary workshops, international conferences, film festivals and supporting Performing Arts. Scientific publications, catalogs of art collections and promotion of cultural activities are done primarily to benefit future generations.