Georgy Ostretsov
Illustration — Gosha Ostretsov Georgy (Gosha) Ostretsov is a Russian artist and performer. Ostretsov represented Russia during the 53rd Venice Biennale in 2009.
Also recorded as Georgij Ostretsov · G. Ostrezov
Georgy Ostretsov

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- Born
- 1967 · Moscow.
- Nationality
- Russia · Soviet Union
- Occupation
- painter · photographer
- Education
- Theater Arts and Technical College
- Languages
- Russian
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Illustration — Gosha Ostretsov Georgy (Gosha) Ostretsov is a Russian artist and performer. Ostretsov represented Russia during the 53rd Venice Biennale in 2009.
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Georgy Ostretsov (born 1967) is a Russian and Soviet painter and photographer. The painter was born in Moscow. Georgy Ostretsov studied at Theater Arts and Technical College.
Languages used include Russian. Works by the painter are held at ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe.
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Born in Moscow in 1967, Ostretsov went to Paris, France, in 1988, where he worked in fashion industry and advertising. and married Liudmila Konstantinova, a Moscow artist, in 2007, with whom they have four children. In 2010, he created an association of contemporary artists called VGLAZ, working with Artika project Company to design public studios to help artists.
Selected solo exhibitions
Selected solo exhibitions
• 2016 I’ve Been Abducted Hundred Times. Triangle Gallery. Moscow • 2009 Personal project during the 53rd Venice Biennale.
Selected group exhibitions
Selected group exhibitions
• 2015 Pink box, Erarta Museum. St-Petersbourg • 2014 Contemporary paint. State Russian Museum. St-Petersbourg • 2014 Reconstruction-2. Cultural found "Ekaterina". Moscow • 2012 Gaiety Is The Most Outstanding Feature of the Soviet Union, Saatchi Gallery. London • 2010 Russian landscape. Marat Gelman gallery. Moscow. • 2009 VROOM! La Maison Rouge. Paris. • 2008 Sots Art / Political Art in Russia from 1972 to today. La Maison Rouge. Paris. • 2007 2nd Moscow Biennial Exhibition of Modern Art, "Sots-Art", Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. • 2005 Participation in a group exhibition within the 1st Moscow Biennial Exhibition of Modern Art, "Soobshchniki" (Partners), Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. • 2005 "George&George" exhibition "In process", paintings, video. State Center of Modern Art, Moscow.
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Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Georgij Ostretsov and G. His recorded language was Russian. He was the child of Elguja Amashukeli.
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Georgy Ostretsov born at Moscow.
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- 1.Victory over the future / Russian Pavilion / 53rdVenice Biennale 2009. Vernissage. 24 July 2009.
- 2.Лекция Гоши Острецова "Стиль жизни — тотальная инсталляция". Garage.
- 3.Erarta. Georgiy Ostretzov.
- 4.Russian Art Archive Network. Ostretsov Georgy.
- 5.Art Panorama. Georgy Viktorovich Ostretsov.
- 6.Sergey Chebatkov. Georgy Ostretsov: I consider myself a part old, but not ancient generation of artists. Art Uzel. October 24, 2021.
- 7.Художник Георгий Острецов: "Меня похищали уже сто раз!" • ARTANDHOUSES. ARTANDHOUSES. 2016-01-28.
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