Към нови художествени практики във Варна от средата и края на 80-те години на ХХ век (предпоставки и първите опити)
Towards New Art Practices in Varna Since the Mid- and the End-1980s (Prerequisites and Earliest Experiments)

Summary/Abstract: In 1986, Vladimir Ivanov initiated the forming of the Group of Seven at the studios in the former Vulkan plant in Varna. In this way, the idea of innovation in the field of visual arts was given publicity, which it lacked until that time. The earliest objects, installations and happenings emerged on Varna’s art scene. The works by Varna-based artists Agop Gemidjian, Vasil Vasilev and Angel Angelov of the mid- and the end-1980s are dealt with and interpreted in the article. Angel Angelov was working hard too, but was not part of the group (he joined the Var/t/na Club in 1996). The paper elucidates the prerequisites for the emergence of new art practices and traces out the earliest experiments of these artists towards conceptual art. It was their endeavours that turned Plovdiv into a hub of Bulgaria’s contemporary art.

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