Gennadiy Kozub (Ukrainian: Геннадій Козуб, pronounced [ɦeˈnːɑd(j)ij koˈzub]; born 3 July 1969) is an art production manager, publisher, art collector, gallery owner, and artist. He is a co-founder and organizer of the leading contemporary art residence in Ukraine – Biruchiy contemporary art project (2006).[1] A CEO and co-founder of the Association of Contemporary Art Researchers (2008), the owner of the Art Zebs gallery (2008), editor-in-chief and founder of Biruchiy contemporary art magazine (2014).[2]
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| Born | 3 July 1969 Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine |
| Nationality |  Ukraine |
| Alma mater | Zaporizhzhia National Technical University |
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| Website | biruchiyart |
Co-founder of the All-Ukrainian Bartenders Association (2001) – a national organization of the International Bartenders Association. He is also a juror of all-Ukrainian bartender competitions.[3]
Biography
editGennadiy Kozub finished Zaporizhzhia school No. 53 (1976–1986), served in the army (1988–1990). He graduated from Zaporizhzhia National Technical University (2004, transport technologies faculty). He has been a resident of Kyiv since 2013.
Career
editIn the early 1990s Kozub worked at a representative office of Maruni brand in Ukraine (Zaporizhzhia; the founder). In 1999 he became a co-owner of Billy Bones restaurant in Zaporizhzhia, which lasted eleven years. In 2001 he became the vice-president of the All-Ukrainian Bartenders Association. In 2008 he became vice president of the Association of Contemporary Art Researchers. He became president of the association in 2019. He took ownership of Art Zebs gallery 2008 until 2009 in Zaporizhzhia. From 2014 to 2015 he was the editor-in-chief of Biruchiy contemporary art magazine.
Activity
editArt production management
editIn autumn 2006, Kozub became a co-founder of the Biruchiy contemporary art project on Byriuchyi Island spit in the Sea of Azov. While Kozub was the project commissioner, and Volodymyr Gulich the art director.[4]
Since the project's foundation, Kozub has organized it in the main residence (Byriuchyi Island, since 2006; 14 seasons, 208 artists, 11 art groups, 16 countries); in offsite residences in Ukraine (Irshansk, Zhytomyr Oblast, 2015) and Poland (Klementowice, Lublin Voivodeship, 2016–2017);[5] exchanging participants with art residences in Italy (Biella, 2013–2017) and the United States (New York City, 2017–2018); shooting films by Italian directors on Byriuchyi Island (2015–2016); project exhibitions in Ukraine (Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Koktebel, Kharkiv, Lviv, Melitopol, Khmelnytskyi; since 2006), Canada (Montreal, 2013) and Italy (Turin, 2017).[6]
Owing to Kozub's organizational participation, the ethno-electronic festival Biruchiy Fest (2016), the educational event Biruchiy Art School (Poland, 2017) were held.
Publishing activity
editKozub published 10 catalogs of the project (2006–2019). He organized the publication of Biruchiy contemporary art magazine (2014–2015, 5 issues).[7]
Art collection
editSince the early 1990s, Kozub has been collecting art objects. He is at the 29th place in the rating of collectors of Ukrainian contemporary art according to Forbes Ukraine magazine. His collection contains about 100 works (in 2015): painting, graphic arts, sculpture, and photography.[8]
The artworks were presented at a retrospective exhibition dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the Biruchiy contemporary art project in Kyiv in 2015.
Creative activities
editPainting, graphic arts, art objects, photography are among Kozub's main interests. His works present the author's ironic reflection on current problems of our time.[9]
Participated in the international art project "Joseph Beuys' kids" (Crimea–Kyiv–Lviv–Lublin–Khortytsia, 2004–2005). He also participated in group exhibitions in Kyiv (2014), Odesa (2014), Geneva (2015). His paintings presented in Artvera's Geneva gallery, were reproduced by such periodicals as the Ukrayinska Pravda,[10] the Kyiv Post,[11] Komsomolskaya Pravda in Ukraine.[12]
The works are kept in private collections in Ukraine, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, USA, and Japan.
Articles
edit- Kozub, G. [Word of the editor-in-chief] // Biruchiy contemporary art magazine. 2014. No. 1. P. 2.
- Kozub, G. You need training to understand contemporary art // Biruchiy contemporary art magazine. 2015. No. 1 (3). P. 2.
- Kozub, G., Speranska, O. Real or fabled // Biruchiy contemporary art project 018. Neoshamanism. Ritual power. [Kyiv : Huss, 2018]. P. 24–25.
Interview
edit- Esterkina, I. Gennadiy Kozub: Walking barefoot in the sand ("Who are you?" "Biruchiy 008"). Mig Po Vykhodnym. 29 August 2008. (in Russian)
- Syrchina, M. "It is not only in your country that you are unique. There is no such thing even in Europe". Fakty i Kommentarii. 11 January 2014. (in Russian)
- Rublevska, R. Gennadiy Kozub: "The purpose of Biruchiy remains unchanged: the exchange of creative energy, knowledge and experience". Art Ukraine. 26 July 2016. (in Russian)
- Ference, L., Slavinska, I. Byriuchyi Island: the space of freedom for artists. Hromadske Radio. 13 December 2016. (in Ukrainian)
References
edit- ^ Bogdanovych, E. Liberty island. Korrespondent. 26 September 2013. (in Russian)
- ^ [Editorial office] // Biruchiy contemporary art magazine. 2014. No. 1. P. 102.
- ^ Zverkova, Y. "All-Ukrainian qualifying round of IBA WCC 2018" is completed. PostEat Ukraine. 6 August 2018. (in Russian)
- ^ Platform for curatorial projects (an interview with Gennadiy Kozub). Mitets. August 2014. (in Russian)
- ^ Boczkar, O. W Polsce ukraińscy artyści poszukiwali wspólnych korzeni // Słowo Polskie. Nr 8 (49). Sierpień 2016. S. 18. (in Polish)
- ^ Let's talk RESÒ 7. Artissima (Turin, Italy). 3 November 2017.
- ^ Biruchiy contemporary art project. 2014. No. 0. 68 p.; Biruchiy contemporary art magazine. 2014. No. 1. 104 p.; Biruchiy contemporary art magazine. 2015. No. 1 (3). 76 p.
- ^ Kim, V. Besides Pinchuk: top 30 Ukrainian collectors. Forbes Ukraine. 14 July 2015. (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Gennadiy Kozub. Artvera's (Geneva, Switzerland). 2015.
- ^ Ukrainian artists' works are to be exhibited in Geneva. Ukrayinska Pravda. 5 June 2015. (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Yurkina, V. Anti-war exhibition of Ukrainian, Russian art opens in Geneva. Kyiv Post. 13 June 2015.
- ^ Migrants from Donbas received $45,000 from the sale of works by Ukrainian and Russian artists. Komsomolskaya Pravda in Ukraine. 16 March 2016. (in Russian)
