Valentin Rayevsky
1956 - 2010
Author’s and Curator’s projects:
2009 “Crimea and ordeals” 3 Moscow biennale of contemporary art,
Moscow (Russia);
2008 “Shelter for god”, 11th International Architecture Exhibition
“Biennale di Venezia”, Venice (Italy);
2002 “Ukraine XXI” 8th International Architecture Exhibition
“Biennale di Venezia”, Venice (Italy);
2001 “The First Ukrainian Project», 49th International Exhibition
of contemporary art, “Biennale di Venezia” Venice (Italy);
2000 “Intervals”, National Art Museum, Kyiv (Ukraine),
Henie Onstad Museum, Oslo (Norway); “Open-2000”
(Ukrainian section), in the context of architectural Biennale, Venice (Italy);
1999 “Preventive Measures”, Passage de Retz Gallery, Paris (France);
1997 “Peer Gynt”, National Art Gallery, Tronheim (Norway);
1997-1998 “European Flanks”, Ukraine-Norway;
1996 “Granite”, “Ukraine” Governmental Palace, Kyiv (Ukraine);
1994 “East - East - West”, State Art Museum, Odense (Denmark);
1991 “New Circle”, Washington, Denver (USA);
“7 + 7” (II Project), State Art Museum, Odense (Denmark)
1990-2001 “Great Crosroads”, Denmark-Norway-Caucasus-Transcaucasus-Middle Asia.
Solo exhibitions and projects:
1999-2000 “Blyatopter”, NCA, Kyiv (Ukraine), Passage de Retz Gallery,
Paris (France), Henie Onstad Museum, Oslo (Norway);
1997 “Nordisher Geist” (photo project), National Art Gallery, Tronheim (Norway);
1996-2000 “New Geography” (video, photos from cycles "Monumental propaganda",
“Chernobyl”, “Zheltye vody”, 1978-1996),
“Two days and two nights”, Odessa (Ukraine), House of photography,
Malaia Tretiakovka, Moscow (Russia), Henie Onstad Museum, Oslo (Norway);
1995 “Pergola”, Alvar Aalto Museum (Finland);
“Pink Cenotaph”, “Ukrainian House” State Art center, Kyiv (Ukraine);
1993-1994 “Shelter for God” Project:
1st part - “Three Elephants”, Kyiv (Ukraine);
2nd part- “Initiation”, Ukrainian House State Art center, Kyiv (Ukraine);
3rd part - “Cathedral”, S.O.F.A., “Kaleidoscope”, (Denmark);
1991 “Ch-l” (Photos of 1986 - 88, Chernobyl, Kyiv), Union-F Gallery,
Moscow (Russia);
Group exhibitions:
1997 “Acute Relapse of Decadence”, At the Jesuits Gallery, Poznan (Poland);
“Peer Gynt”, National Art Gallery, Tronheim (Norway);
1996 “The 1st International Photo Biennale”, Blacksmiths Bridge State
Exhibition Hall, Moscow (Russia);
1995 “Kyiv Art Meetings”, Ukrainian House State Art Center, Kyiv (Ukraine);
“Juvaskula Kessa”, Alvar Aalto University Complex , (Finland);
1994 “East - East - West”, State Art Museum, Odense (Denmark);
1993 “The Steppes of Europe”, “Ujazdowsky Castle” Center for Contemporary Art,
Warsaw (Poland);
1992 “New Ukrainian Art”, State Art Museum, Odense (Denmark);
“Art Fair”, Basel (Switzerland);
1991 “New Circle”, Washington, Denver (USA);
“7 + 7” (II Project), State Art Museum, Odense (Denmark);
1990-1991 “Soviet Art about 90s”, Kunsthalle Dusseldorf State Art Museum,
Dusseldorf (Germany), State Art Museum, Jerusalem (Israel),
Central House of Artists, Moscow (Russia);
“7 + 7” ( Project I), “Sharlottenborg” State Art Museum, Copenhagen,
State Art Museum, Odense (Denmark);
“Art-Myth”, Hermitage Gallery, Moscow (Russia);
1989 “New Collection of the Ukrainian Artists”, Mars Gallery, Moscow (Russia);
“Transvanguard and Neo-classicism”, Moscow (Russia);
“Republican Exhibition of Young Artists”, Union of Artists Exhibition hall, Kyiv (Ukraine);
1988 “Youth of the Country” - All-Union Exhibition, Manege, Moscow (Russia);
“International Exhibition of Young Artists”, Manege, Moscow (Russia);
1987 “Republican Exhibition of Young Artists”, Union of Artists Exhibition hall, Kyiv (Ukraine);
The works are in the state collections and museums of Ukraine, Denmark,
Finland (Alvar Aalto Museum) and Norway (Henie Onstad Museum) and in the private collections
of Ukraine, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Germany, USA, France, Switzerland and Russia.