Alexander Gurevich

Alexander Gurevich
Alexander Gurevich
Александр Гуревич
Born	Alexander Gurevich; February 7, 1944 (age 80); Alapaevsk, Ural
Nationality	Israeli
Alma mater	High Art College
Occupation	Painter
Website	gurevichart.com

Alexander Gurevich (born February 7, 1944) is an Israeli painter and graphic artist. He was born in Alapaevsk, Ural (former Soviet Union) where his family stayed during 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 viewed 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

The Russian Museum^[11]
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life^[12]
Oberhessisches_Museum, Gissen, Germany ^{[citation needed]}
Osaka Contemporary Art Center^{[citation needed]}
Museum-non-conformist-art, St.Petersburg^[13]
Museum of Art Saint Petersburg XX-XXI c.(МИСП), Russia ^[14]
Museum The Museum Of Russian Art, Minneapolis, USA

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 ^[15]
2009, Gallery Karandagi, Tel Aviv ^[16]
2011, Gallery “Art Dome”, San Francisco, USA
2012, Gallery "Beit Naima", Jerusalem ^[17]
2015, Gallery “Colorida”, Lisbon, Portugal.^[18]
2019, Gallery "Art Dome", San Francisco, USA
2019, London Art Biennale, UK,^[19]
2023, TMORA (The Museum Of Russian Art), Minneapolis, USA

References

^ "Album , catalogs and publications".
^ Jews of struggle:the Jewish national movement in the USSR, 1967-1989,Beth Hatfutzot, 2007, pp. 76, 86t
^ 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
^ "Apraksin Blues № 15 - the Beautiful Malady of Collecting. Interview with Ruvim Braude. Irina Rapoport".
^ "Alexander Gurevich". Setbook.org. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
^ "Boris Bernstein. Artists: Alexander Gurevich".
^ "This is for love".
^ "The Jerusalem Artists House – בית האמנים בירושלים". Art.org.il. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
^ "Kishon Gallery aboutus". Kishongallery.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-27. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
^ "karandagi concept- Design, Culture & Life Style". Karandagi.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
^ "The Russian Museum". Rusmuseum.ru. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
^ "The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life". Magnes.org. Archived from the original on 2008-02-09. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
^ "Museum of Non-Conformist Art, Pushkinskaya 10, Saint Petersburg, Russia". Saint-petersburg.com. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
^ http://www.mispxx-xxi.ru/artist/gurevich-aleksandr-mihajlovich/
^ "תיאטרון ירושלים - Jerusalem Theatre - about us". Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
^ "Home". karandagi.com.
^ "Home".
^ "Home". colorida.biz.
^ "London Art Biennale – the Capital for Contemporary Art".