Paulo Reis Residency

February / 2017

 

Denis Maksimov

Born in Bryansk, Russia, 1987

Lives and works in Brussels, Belgium

 

Denis is an independent curator, a researcher, a political theorist and a co-founder of Avenir Institute.

 

He is an associate curator with Harlan Levey Projects gallery, a curator of Penthouse Art Residency and an art editor of The Brussels Times Magazine.

 

Denis investigates relations between aesthetics and power, post-structuralist thought and geopolitics, critical theory and international political economy, style and epistemology, historical analysis and futures studies. His artistic projects were presented in the exhibitions at Marres House of Contemporary Culture in Maastricht, De Brakke Grond Cultural Centre in Amsterdam and the Nationless Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale. He curated groups exhibition “Do You Speak Synergy?” in Brussels, “Aesthetics of Power” in Berlin, “Bureau for Public Insecurities” (co-curated as ‘danetvozmozhno’ duo with Caroline Carrion) in Sao Paulo and “Be a Guest in my Possible Future” in Moscow.

 

He has been working with political and economic think tanks in Moscow, Brussels and Washington. He co-authored the books “Business and Government in Russia: towards Favourable Entrepreneurial and Investment Climate” (2015), “The Problems in Communication between Government and Business in Modern Russia” (2009), “A State Apparatus and A Society in The Modern World” (2008).

 

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<p>Denis Maksimov</p>

Denis Maksimov

<p>Denis Maksimov</p>

Denis Maksimov

<p>Visit to the Metals Center to choose the work material</p>

Visit to the Metals Center to choose the work material

<p>Denis Maksimov working at Paulo Reis Residency</p>

Denis Maksimov working at Paulo Reis Residency

<p>Lecture at the opening of the exhibition "Against the future"</p>

Lecture at the opening of the exhibition "Against the future"

<p>Lecture at the opening of the exhibition "Against the future"</p>

Lecture at the opening of the exhibition "Against the future"

<p><em>State(?)-after-State: Future Potentiality of Post-Nation</em>, art & theory laboratory by Denis Maksimov, The Nationless Pavilion, Venice (IT), 2015</p> <p>Image courtesy: Caterina Pecchioli and Nation25 </p>

State(?)-after-State: Future Potentiality of Post-Nation, art & theory laboratory by Denis Maksimov, The Nationless Pavilion, Venice (IT), 2015

Image courtesy: Caterina Pecchioli and Nation25 

<p>Denis Maksimov. <em>The world as it's seen by (Russia and the EU)', </em>installation & performance, Amsterdam (NL), 2016</p> <p>image courtesy: de Brakke Grond Culture Centre</p>

Denis Maksimov. The world as it's seen by (Russia and the EU)', installation & performance, Amsterdam (NL), 2016

image courtesy: de Brakke Grond Culture Centre

<p>Denis Maksimov</p>
<p>Denis Maksimov</p>
<p>Visit to the Metals Center to choose the work material</p>
<p>Denis Maksimov working at Paulo Reis Residency</p>
<p>Lecture at the opening of the exhibition "Against the future"</p>
<p>Lecture at the opening of the exhibition "Against the future"</p>
<p><em>State(?)-after-State: Future Potentiality of Post-Nation</em>, art & theory laboratory by Denis Maksimov, The Nationless Pavilion, Venice (IT), 2015</p> <p>Image courtesy: Caterina Pecchioli and Nation25 </p>
<p>Denis Maksimov. <em>The world as it's seen by (Russia and the EU)', </em>installation & performance, Amsterdam (NL), 2016</p> <p>image courtesy: de Brakke Grond Culture Centre</p>