On the shores of the Gulf of Finland, the laureates of the Sergey Kuryokhin

Petersburg on December 11 announced the winners of the prize. Sergey Kuryokhin. The award ceremony took place on the shores of the Gulf of Finland on the snow-covered Chudny beach.

The Pop Mechanics Grand Prix was awarded to Alexander Artyomov’s Torn-Heart Dances – the text-centered ballet of borderline states was created at the TRU Theater and claimed the title of Best Experiment in the Golden Mask 2021 nominations.

Denis Prasolov’s NON TESTATUM project was named the best work of visual art – an installation made of artifacts from a warehouse of obsolete military medical equipment.

The prize in the category “Best media object” for “Concert for the public transport orchestra in four parts” was awarded to Maxim Alekhin.

To the jury, he presented a set of algorithms that collect live data on the speeds and coordinates of public transport in Krasnodar and convert them into a sound canvas.

The best text on contemporary art was the book by Alexandra Persheeva “Video Art. Editing the viewer “. The site-specific mural project “Southern Tyumen / Tropical Dreams” from the Tyumen artists’ collective “Fruits Vrukty” received an award in the category “Art in Public Space”.

The awards were also held in the nominations “Best curatorial project”, the best science art project, and the music category “Skif”. The names and works of the rest of the laureates can be viewed at the link: http: //prize.kuryokhin.net/win …

Recall that the international prize in the field of contemporary art named after the Soviet avant-garde musician Sergei Kuryokhin was established in 2009. The goal of the competition is to support promising young artists, curators and musicians. The Prize is based on the principle of “Pop Mechanics” formulated by Sergei Kurekhin: the search for new forms of interaction between the arts.