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Hang This Rebel, Konstantin Shamanov (Chapman). Via Orel Art

Orel Art, a gallery in London that specializes in Russian contemporary art, hosts an exhibition titled “Good News!”  The show presents works that are no longer dictated by the fluctuating ideas on what is considered “good” or “bad” art; ideas that have been defined throughout Russian history by the equally fluctuating reigning political regimes. The gallery attempted also, to showcase works that break free from the habitual presence of national identity in Russian art.  There is, however, a catch. “The break from national identity” may have exceeded the expectations of Orel Art. Shamanov brothers, whose work is at the core of the exhibit, are really the British Chapman brothers. The show ends September 26, 2009.

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Exhibition View “Good News” show in OrelArt, sculptures by Shamanov (Chapman) brothers. Via Orel Art

Related Links:
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Yuri and Konstantin Shamanov bio [Orel Art]
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Jake and Dino Chapman bio [White Cube]
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How to of Britain’s leading artists duped the art world by pretending to be Russian [Daily Mail]
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What a Sham… [Guardian]
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Artistic Gags with Yuri and Konstantin Shamanov [This is London]
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Unmasked, the famous brothers whose disguise duped art world [This is London]
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Jake and Dinos Chapman sham exhibition Good News [Times online]
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Good News, Galérie Orel Art, London [Financial Times]

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Chapman brothers disguised as fictional Yuri and Konstantin Shamanov. Via Artchronika

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