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Maria Nasimov

    • Biography

Maria Nasimov is an art advisor, curator, and creative entrepreneur, known for her innovative approach to curation and dedication to making art accessible to broader audiences. Born in 1989 in South Russia Maria has made significant contributions to the art world through her work in various prestigious institutions and projects.

    • Education and Early Career

Maria Nasimov graduated from the Russian State University for Humanities in 2009 with a degree in Entrepreneurship. She later earned a Master's in Contemporary Art Theory from Goldsmiths, University of London. Her education gave her a strong foundation in both the theoretical and practical aspects of art management and curation. Before becoming a prominent figure in the art world, Maria worked at leading Russian art institutions, including the Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art and the Institute of Contemporary Art Moscow under the leadership of Joseph Backstein. During this period, Maria implemented special programs for the III, V, and VI Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art and was a founding manager for the first educational program "Art Management and The Gallery Business." Maria also curated public art projects, and organized exhibitions, academic conferences, and lectures.

    • Chief Curator of the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center

The Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow opened its doors in November 2012. The institution is dedicated to Jewish history and the advancement of social tolerance. This museum is an interactive and independent venue that is open for discussions, workshops, lectures, round-tables, and more. The museum promotes the culture of social interaction and the prevention of xenophobia..[1].

Since 2013, at the age of 24, Maria Nasimov has been appointed as the chief curator at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center. In this role, through numerous significant exhibitions, she has reinvented the ways of showcasing historical narratives and found new approaches to attracting diverse audiences to the Museum[2]

Some of the most notable projects under her curation include:

Le Corbusier – an architect of the book, 2013

Andy Warhol: Ten Famous Jews of the Twentieth Century, 2014

Anish Kapoor “My red Homeland”, 2015

The exhibition of Gerhard Richter: Abstraction and Appearance, 2016

Time Effect: the Influence of the Russian Avant-Garde on Modern Fashion, 2016

El Lissitzky, 2017

Anne Frank. Holocaust Diaries, 2019

(Not) a Good Time for Love, 2020

    • Recent Work and Initiatives

In recent years, Maria has been involved in projects that aim to rejuvenate and re-contextualize classical art forms. She has worked extensively on the festival of contemporary culture, which included performances in dance, theater, opera, music, film, and art shows. The festival was to engage younger audiences who might not typically attend traditional art events[3]

Opera “Kundry”

As a part of the International Arts Festival “Regarding…” in 2021 Maria Nasimov produced the original opera “Kundry” that premiered at the Israeli Opera House in Tel Aviv on 21-23 of October 2021. Though named after the wild woman who appears in composer Richard Wagner’s final music drama “Parsifal”, “Kundry” was not based on music composed by Wagner, who was known as a bigot, an antisemite, and a misogynist. The plot of “Kundry” moves within the personal life of a contemporary opera singer and Wagner’s Parsifal character, a role that has itself been interpreted by divas throughout operatic history as the most complex, contradictory, and fascinating female character. Maria's decision was to distance her production from Wagner's music while exploring the depth of his characters, showcases her innovative approach and commitment to addressing historical biases in opera.

Composed by Avner Dorman Libretto by Yael Ronen Conductor: Steven Sloane Director: Lotte de Beer with Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and Jessica Muirhead as Jessica / Kundry Duration: approx.70 minutes

Miri Nissi Art Advisory

Since 2021, Maria launched an art advisory project ‘Miri Nissi’ and has been acting as an art advisor and collection consultant for major private collectors, in Israel and abroad.

TAAD Fair

Launching in March 2025, TAAD is an annual international design fair - a platform for contemporary and vintage collectible design, bringing together objects from established and emerging galleries, independent studios, designers, artists, and collectors. The fair aspires to be a region-leading authority, collaborating with influential players worldwide. Through groundbreaking commissions and projects, TAAD aims to shape the future of design in Israel.

TAADFair - https://taadfair.com/ - 2025

    • Impact and Legacy

Maria’s innovative curatorial practices and dedication to public art have inspired many in the field. As she continues to push the boundaries of how art is presented and experienced, Maria Nasimov remains a pivotal figure in contemporary art curation and management.

    • Exhibitions

2013

Performance Now

Emmanuil Evzerikhin: «Never Existed photos»

Foreigners everywhere

Le Corbusier – an architect of the book

2014

An Estranged Paradise. Contemporary Chinese art from the DSL Collection

The jews of Russia and The World War I

Avant-Garde and Aviation

Moisei Solomonovich Nappelbaum — atelier

Andy Warhol: Ten Famous Jews of the Twentieth Century

2015

Chain of tradition

Last Folio

Anish Kapoor. My Red Homeland

Jews During the Great Patriotic War

Between Two Worlds. Memory of a Human and Immortality of the Soul in the Jewish Culture

Three Million Process. Alexander Dobrovinsky's Collection of Posters

Passover Haggadot Exhibition at the Schneerson Library

Contemporaries of the Future. Jewish Artists in The Russian Avant-Garde, 1910s-1980s

Alfred Eisenstaedt. The Father of Photojournalism

The jews of Russia and The World War I

2016

The exhibition of Gerhard Richter: Abstraction and Appearance

Sholem Aleichem. The writer and his characters in art, theater and movies

Time Effect: the Influence of the Russian Avant-Garde on Modern Fashion

Start It All Over! Porcelain of Galina Dulkina

Heart Service. Hasidism: tzaddiks, relics, books

Upon request. Russian Avant-Garde Collections from Regional Museums

New York's PHOTO LEAGUE

Prayer books of the Schneerson collection

2017

El Lissitzky

Freedom for All? The History of One People in the Years of Revolution

Alexey Begak’s personal exhibition ‘Blowup’

The exhibition of Philippe Halsman: Jump

2018

Longing for world culture. A poet’s bookcase

Isaac Levitan and Cinematography

Osip Mandelstam. “Keep my words forever”

Socialist Surrealism. Exhibition by Sasha Gentsis

"Hallways. Seven Worlds of Vysotsky"

"Trapped in the Boundaries. Diplomatic history, 1938 – 1943"

"One Place after Another"

"Impossible is inevitable. Ideas that change the world"

“Modernist Documentary: Leon Levinstein Photography”

“With a View of Life”

“Sobibor: Victorious over Death”

"Processions of Orpheus" by Wolfe von Lenkiewicz

Freedom for All? The History of One People in the Years of Revolution

2019

Library of No-Babel

Union of Youth. Russian Avant-Garde 1909 - 1914

He Who Saves a Single Life, Saves an Entire Universe. Righteous Among the Nations and Their Stories.

“Playing with Masterpieces: from Henri Matisse to Marina Abramovic”

Anne Frank. Holocaust Diaries

2020

Where Cars and Buses feel at Home. Bakhmetevsky and other Garages

Berlin Unknown. May 1945

(Not) a Good Time for Love

    • Chosen Publications

On exhibitions

- Anish Kapoor “My red Homeland”, 2015

Youtube

Theartnewspaper

Vedomosti

Kommersant

- "Gerhard Richter: Abstraction and Image"

style.rbc.ru

vedomosti

kommersant

- "Andy Warhol: Ten Famous Jews of the 20th Century"

colta.ru

fineartway

moskvichmag

Lecture

Podcast

- "Contemporaries of the Future: Jewish Artists in the Russian Avant-Garde, 1910-1980"

kommersant

svoboda

- "Upon Request: Collections of Russian Avant-Garde from Regional Museums".

formbureau

vedomosti

vedomosti

kommersant

On Kundry Opera

timesofisrael

Russian Review/ KUNDRY

Podcast

israelculture

Miri Nissi https://www.instagram.com/miri_nissi/ That's Jaw Dropping Substack

Taad Fair https://www.instagram.com/taadfair/ https://taadfair.com/