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Alexander Gurevich
Александр Гуревич
Born
Alexander Gurevich

(1944-02-07) February 7, 1944 (age 80)
Alapaevsk, Ural
NationalityIsraeli
Alma materHigh Art College
OccupationPainter
Websitegurevichart.com,http://www.gurevich-art.com/
File:18. The Fiest, 1988, 105x 115.JPG
18. The Fiest, 1988, 105x 115
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Beit avot 08 oil,canvas 100x150 cm
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The Feast of Herod, 2012, 130x170

Alexander Gurevich, (born February 7, 1944) is an Israeli painter and graphic artist.

Biography

He was born in Alapaevsk, Ural (former Soviet Union) where his family stayed during the World War II. Gurevich's parents divorced when he was young; he and his mother returned to her hometown Leningrad when he was 18 months old. He was raised by his grandparents from mother's side. After finishing high school, he attended the then Leningrad Electrotechnical Institute (LETI) (now Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University) during 1961-1967, majoring in electronic engineering. Upon graduation Gurevich worked as an engineer for 5 years. In 1971 Gurevich enlisted into High Art College, named Muhina (now Saint Petersburg Art and Industry Academy), from which he graduated 3.5 years later; after earning a degree in Industrial Design. He worked as a decorator for 15 following years, at the same time pursuing his unofficial creative career as an artist.

Work in the Soviet Union

In the 70s Gurevich took part in various exhibitions of unofficial art, as a member of so-called Fellowship of Experimental Art. In 1975 he became a member of Alef group[1] (a group of Jewish artists, founded by Eugene Abeshaus in Leningrad.) [2] Their landmark exhibition, which included the artists Alexander Manusov, Anatoli Basin and Alexander Okun, was viewd by four thousand people in its first week alone. Membership to the Aleph group was dangerous politically, and by 1977 the group disbanded.[3] In 1989 he participated in the Art Festival "Creativity under Duress" in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Work in Israel

In 1993 Gurevich together with his family emigrated to Israel. He has been living and working in Jerusalem since then. In 1994 he became a member of the Artists House (Beit Amanim) in Jerusalem. In 2008 an album about his life and art was published by Ruvim Braude [4] in San Francisco, California, USA ("Alexander Gurevich"[5]); with articles by B. Bernstein[6] and N. Blagodatov.[7]

Gurevich has had one-man exhibitions in galleries in the United States, Russia, Germany and Israel.[8][9][10]

Works in museums

Personal exhibitions

 * 1995, Jerusalem-Artists House
 * 1995, Gallery Kunstzaum Am Hallhof, Memingen, Germany
 * 1996, Gallery “Serebryany vek”, S. Petersburg, Russia
 * 1998, Gallery “Anna”, S. Petersburg
 * 1999, Gallery “Sara Kishon”, Tel Aviv
 * 1999, Oberhessisches Museum, Gissen, Germany
 * 2000, Gallery “Art Dome”, San Francisco, USA
 * 2002, Gallery “Kunst +” Wetzlar, Germany
 * 2008, Teatron Ierushalaim, Jerusalem [14]
 * 2009, Gallery Karandagi, Tel Aviv [15]
 * 2011, Gallery “Art Dome”, San Francisco, USA
 * 2012, Gallery "Beit Naima", Jerusalem [16]
 * 2015, Gallery “Colorida”, Lisbon, Portugal. [17]

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 1975, Unofficial art in “Nevsky” Palace of Culture, Leningrad
  • 1976, Jewish group “Alef”,[18] Leningrad, Moscow, Magnes Museum, Klutznik Museum, USA
  • 1977– 88, Exhibitions of the Fellowship of the Experimental Art, Leningrad
  • 1988, Central Exhibition Hall (Manege), Leningrad
  • 1992, “Old Voices, New Faces”, Klutznic Museum, Washington D.C., USA
  • 1994, “Art Fosters Art”, Jerusalem Artists House
  • 1996, “Osaka Triennale’96, Japan
  • 1996. “Transition”, Ten Artists in Knesset, Jerusalem
  • 2000, “33#33” Jerusalem Artists House
  • 2001, Portreit in Russia XX vek – Russian State Museum, Russia[11]
  • 2007, “Alte Zachen” – House of Quality, Jerusalem[19]
  • 2007, “ Grafix “ – Biennale of small graphic art, Breslav, Czech Republic
  • 2009, II international independent Art Festival "Sea Level", Central Exhibition Hall,[20] S.Petersburg, Russia
  • 2012, 32 Mini Print, Cadaques, Spain[21]
  • 2012, 7-th international triennial of graphic art Bitola, Macedonia
  • 2015, Leningrad Underground, New Museum, Sn. Petersburg,Russia [22]
  • 2016 Self-Portrait, Russian Museum, S. Petersburg [23]
  • 2016 Miniprint and mixed-media events – ‘Enter into Art’ Germany [24]

Bibliography

  • From Gulag to Glasnost: Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union. The N&N Dodge Collection. Thames and Hudson, New York, 1995
  • 12 from the Soviet Underground. Catalogue, Berkeley, CA, 1976
  • 21 Artists from The Fellowship for Experimental Art, gallery Route One, USA, 1988
  • Creativity Under Duress: From Gulag To Glasnost. Catalogue, Louisville, KY, 1989
  • Soltes, Ori Z. III. Art, Politics, Literature and Religion, Art and the Holocaust. B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Museum, Washington DC. P. 6-8
  • Modern Art Gallery "Anna", catalogue, Leningrad,1990
  • Alexandr Gurevich - biblical series-painting, catalogue, St. Petersburg, 1993
  • Alexander Gurevich - Painting, David Gallery, catalogue, Jerusalem,2000
  • Boris Bernstein, Nikolai Blagodatov, "Alexander Gurevich", San Francisco 2008 (album)
  • Newspaper "Vesti", application "Okna", 18 December 2008
  • "Sea Level", catalogue II international Art Festival, "Pushkinskaya-10" art center, 2009
  • 7th international triennial of graphic art, 2012 - 348 p.: ill.
  • International Contemporary Artists,volume 8, ICA Publishing. 2014
  • Colorida gallery, Lisbon, catalog 2015, http://www.colorida.biz/gurevich.jpg
  • Leningrad Underground, New Museum,2015, Sn. Petersburg,Russia
  • The Art Encyclopedia, Jerusalem, Israel, 2016

References

  1. ^ http://www.gurevich-art.com/www.gurevich-art.com/publications.html
  2. ^ Jews of struggle:the Jewish national movement in the USSR, 1967-1989,Beth Hatfutzot, 2007, pp. 76, 86t
  3. ^ Rose-Carol Washton Long, Matthew Baigell, Milly Heyd and Marek Bartelik, Jewish Dimensions in Modern Visual Culture: Antisemitism, Assimilation, Affirmation Brandeis(2009), ISBN 1584657952, ISBN 978-1584657958, pp. 262-263
  4. ^ http://apraksinblues.narod.ru/AB15_eng/BraudeRapoport.htm
  5. ^ "Alexander Gurevich". Setbook.org. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  6. ^ http://www.borisbernstein.com/art_gurevich.asp
  7. ^ http://www.arterritory.com/en/art_market/collections/1980-this_is_for_love/
  8. ^ "The Jerusalem Artists House – בית האמנים בירושלים". Art.org.il. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  9. ^ "Kishon Gallery aboutus". Kishongallery.com. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  10. ^ "karandagi concept- Design, Culture & Life Style". Karandagi.com. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  11. ^ a b "The Russian Museum". Rusmuseum.ru. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  12. ^ "The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life". Magnes.org. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  13. ^ "Museum of Non-Conformist Art, Pushkinskaya 10, Saint Petersburg, Russia". Saint-petersburg.com. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  14. ^ http://www.jerusalem-theatre.co.il/jerusalem%20theatre/about%20us.aspx
  15. ^ http://www.karandagi.com/
  16. ^ http://www.naima-art.com/#!alexander-gurevich/cnaw
  17. ^ http://www.colorida.biz/
  18. ^ http://www.abeshaus-art.com/detail.html
  19. ^ "Jerusalem House Of Quality". Art-jerusalem.com. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  20. ^ http://www.russianmuseums.info/M149
  21. ^ "Miniprint Internacional de Cadaqués". Miniprint.org. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  22. ^ http://obtaz.com/new_museum_leningrad_underground_02.htm
  23. ^ http://rusmuseum.ru/benois-wing/exhibitions/self-portrait-in-russian-art/
  24. ^ ://http://www.enter-into-art.com/p/artbook.html
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