Vladimir Kordiukov at Paper Positions Berlin
May 1–4, 2025 | Booth 14
Tempelhof Airport – Main Hall, Berlin
The legacy of Vladimir Kordiukov (1953–2009), a prominent Soviet interdisciplinary artist, will be presented for the first time at Paper Positions Berlin 2025. The presentation includes key series spanning from the late 1990s to the 2000s, demonstrating Kordiukov’s deep material sensitivity, formal clarity, and poetic visual language. Curated by Anna Galeeva in collaboration with FlashArt Gallery (Tallinn, Estonia), the booth features five thematic groups.
Exhibition Info
Venue: Tempelhof Airport – Main Hall
Address: Platz der Luftbrücke 5, 12101 Berlin
Dates: May 1–4, 2025
Booth: 14
Curated by: Anna Galeeva
In collaboration with: FLASH ART Gallery (Tallinn, Estonia)
Opening Hours
Professional Preview
Thursday, May 1 – 2:00–6:00 pm (VIP only)
Opening Reception
Thursday, May 1 – 6:00–9:00 pm
Friday, May 2
11:00 am – 1:00 pm (VIP only)
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Saturday, May 3
11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday, May 4
11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Vladimir Kordiukov’s Collages at Paper Positions Berlin
In the late 1990s, Kordiukov explored paper as both a visual and material language — hand-toned, torn, layered. The works presented at the fair — The Black Vase, Abstract Form with Red and Blue, Yellow Still Life — merge still life with formal precision and painterly tactility.
These pieces are grounded in the local context of Soviet material formalism while also engaging in a broader dialogue with the global collage tradition — from Kurt Schwitters to Anne Ryan.
Vladimir Kordiukov at Paper Positions Berlin – The Pastel Series, 2004
Another key part of the presentation is Kordiukov’s 2004 pastel series — expansive still lifes where large, saturated planes serve as stages for flowers, bodies, and symbolic forms. Working with wet pastel over hand-toned paper, the artist integrates subtle elements of assemblage, building textured, tactile surfaces that verge on relief.
In Still Life, My Poetry, and Postmodern Sunflowers, Kordiukov explores the themes of table, gesture, and organic structure through powerful strokes and dense chromatic layers — with blue often playing a central spatial role. These works read as pictorial frescoes, with surface treated not as background but as a physical presence.
Rooted in the late-Soviet painterly tradition, the series also enters into a global dialogue — between material painting, expressive abstraction, and the language of sacred objecthood.
The Angel Series (1999)
Executed in pastel on paper, the Angel Series represents Kordiukov’s most iconic and emotionally resonant works. These figurative compositions depict angelic characters in intimate, contemplative scenes. Built on bold chromatic pairings, often grounded in rich blue backgrounds, the works balance spiritual presence with domestic narrative. The series engages both local visual traditions (such as Orthodox iconography) and the broader modernist dialogue of 20th-century figurative abstraction.
Featured works:
Angels Hug in Kandinsky-style, Mysterious Angels, My Angels, Loving Angels
