Alexandra Weld Queen
Artist
17.08.1985
Live and work in Moscow
ARTIST STATEMENT
I see the world as a paradoxical coexistence of matter and spirit, and all of my works is primarily about this. Man is a unique essence : omnipotent, developing, capable of creating, and at the same time is a fragile flesh, impermanent, dependent on hedonistic impulses. In this dualism is hidden the impossible and at the same time natural harmony, which is possible to realize and accept only through the game. My creativity PERMITS, removes barriers and says “It is possible!” (to try, to experiment, to seek and not be afraid). The game puts in the position of the observer, helps to see the picture comprehensively, remove contradictions and find a way to move on.
Education
2017-2018 – “Contemporary Artist”. Free Workshops. Moscow Museum of
Modern Art (MMOMA). Moscow.
2010-2012 – Polytechnic college. Welding technology. Moscow.
2009-2010 – The Institute of Contemporary Arts. Moscow.
2007-2008 – Art-welding studio of S.G. Matvienko.
Solo exhibitions:
2019 – “Choice and Polyethylene”. Fine Art Gallery. Moscow.
2018 – “Rocking chairs”. Museum «Zverev Center of Contemporary Art». Moscow.
Selected group exhibitions:
2019 – “Actual Russia. Adult choice”. All-Russia Museum of decorative, applied and folk Art supported by NCCA/Rosizo. Moscow.
2019 – “Star Territory”. Fine Art Gallery. Moscow.
2018 – “Opening”. JART Galllery. Moscow
2018 – “Through the Looking Glass”. Ural Vision Gallery. Yekaterinburg.
2018 – “Close story”. Nagornaya Gallery. Moscow.
2018 – “The neighbors”. Nagornaya Gallery. Moscow.
2018 – “Russian-Chinese seasons 2018”. Pop Up Museum. Moscow.
2018 – “The Society of the Spectacle”. FLACON Design Factory. Moscow.
2018 – “Art mess”. “Zdes na Taganke” gallery. Moscow.
2018 – “Landing site. Space connection”. Radishchev Museum. Saratov.
2018 – “RED by Artis”. WINZAVOD Center of Contemporary Art. Moscow.
2017 – “Over There, Where No One Dreams: from Sacred Geography to Non-
Place”, Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA). Moscow.
2017 – “Spiel Mit Mir”. Museum «Zverev Center of Contemporary Art». Moscow.
2017 – “Vesica piscis”. Museum «Zverev Center of Contemporary Art. Moscow».
2016–2017 – “Space. Love”. Artplay. Moscow.
2016 – “Feet in Water, Head in Clouds”. Curator Andrey Bartenev. “Zdes na Taganke” gallery. Moscow.
2016 – “Portrait of Happy People”. Curator Andrey Bartenev. “Zdes na Taganke”
gallery. Moscow.
2016 – “Time For Art”. FLACON Design Factory. Moscow.
2016 – “ArtWhoArt”. “Hlebozavod №9” space. Moscow.
International art fairs:
2019 – “DA! Moscow Art Show”. Represented by Fine Art Gallery. Moscow.
2019 – “Frieze Art Show”. Represented by BMW Group Culture. New York.
2019 – “Scope Art Show”. Represented by “Ural Vision Gallery”. New York.
2018 – “Scope Art Show”. Represented by “Art Cube Moscow”. Miami.
2018 – Moscow international contemporary art fair “СOSMOSCOW 2018”. Gostiny Dvor. Moscow.
Public Art projects:
2019 – «Airfield for walking in the clouds». Burning Man 2019. Nevada. USA.
2019 – Sculpture “Mother”. Zaryadye park. Moscow (temporary exposure)
2018 – Sculpture “Multupine”. MSU Botanic Garden. Moscow.
2018 – Interactive installation “Fur coat”. Moscow Fashion Week. Moscow (temporary exposure).
2017 – Sculpture “Brothers”.“Kudykina Gora” park. The Lipetsk Region.
2016 – Sculpture “Petunets”. “Kudykina Gora” park. The Lipetsk Region.
Festivals and Residences
2018 – “Rostekh” Internetional Festival of fireworks. Moscow.
2018 – «Synergy Art Forum 2018″. Central Exhibition Hall “Manege”. Moscow.
2018 – “DOCA 2018 / Moscow”. IGUMO. Moscow.
2018 – “Moscow Fashion Week”. The Moscow Gostiny Dvor. Moscow.
2017 – “Forma Festival”. WINZAVOD Center of Contemporary Art. Moscow.
2017 – “Archstoyanie Kids” Family Festival of Contemporary Art. Nikola-Lenivets Art Park. Kaluga Region.
2016 – “Flying Mill”. Slava Polunin’s residence. Crecy-la-Chapelle. France.
2016 – “I am ART“ Festival of Contemporary Art. AGLOMERAT Space. Moscow.
2016 – «Decompression» Festival. BURNING MAN RUSSIA. Moscow.
Education activity
2018 – “Inrustial Christmas Tree”. “Oktava” Cluster. Tula.
2018 – Skills Bazaar. Professional skills fair on the eve of the championship “WorldSkills 2019”. Kazan
2017 – “Forma Festival”. The event planner and presenter of the art-welding
workshops. WINZAVOD Center of Contemporary Art. Moscow.
2016 – “Geek Picknic” Festival. The event planner and presenter of the art-welding
workshops. Kolomenskoye Park. Moscow.
2016 – “VK Fest”. The event planner and presenter of the art-welding workshops.
Park of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg. St. Petersburg.
2016 – “Bright People” Festival. The event planner and presenter of the art-
welding workshop. The Gorky Park. Moscow.
Selected art interventions:
2018 – “Art Basel Miami Beach” Inetrnational art fair. Miami.
2018 – Vienna Contemporary, Austia’s international art fair. Marx Halle. Vienna
2018 – “Flaming Gothic”. Nikola-Lenivets Art Park. Kaluga Region.
2018 – “Vernissage Evening” WINZAVOD Center of Contemporary Art.
Moscow.
2018 – “Ludwig Museum in the Russian Museum”. MAMM. Moscow.
2018 – “Alexander Kosolapov. Lenin Coca-Cola”. MMOMA. Moscow.
2018 – “Actual Russia. Playing Classics”. All-Russian Decorative Art Museum.
Moscow
2017 – “7th Moscow International Biennale of Contemporary Art”. The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow
2017 – “Cosmoscow”. International Contemporary Art Fair. Moscow.
2017 – “Lexus Hybrid Art”. Lexus Dome. Моscow.
2017 – “Archstoyanie Land Art Festival”. Nikola Lenivets Art Park. Kaluga Region.
Selected Publications
http://www.euronews.com/2018/02/28/russian-artist-weld-queen-creates-interactive-sculptures
http://tass.ru/obschestvo/5227961
https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/russias-weld-queen-wows-62065
https://tvkultura.ru/article/show/article_id/263005/
http://ren.tv/novosti/2018-02-15/hudozhnica-svarshchica-otkryla-vystavku-v-moskve
https://sputniknews.com/russia/201805251064819875-kokoshnik-russia-weld-queen-metallic/
http://tass.ru/obschestvo/5227961
http://artuzel.com/content/kachalki-weld-queen/
https://artifex.ru/скульптура/александра-ивлева-aka-weld-queen/
https://artifex.ru/скульптура/weld-queen/
http://cultobzor.ru/2018/02/weld-queen-kachalki/
