Denis Du Mikhaylov

Moscow, Russia

About Denis Du Mikhaylov

Mikhaylov presents visually rich, complex and historically nuanced images drawing on religious themes of famous Old Master and Social Realist works. He reminds us of the complicated nature of belief throughout history as well as in our daily lives and in so doing ponders the ever-evolving status not only of the “New Soviet Man” the hero of Socialist Realist art, and the “New Russian Man” of today, but also Modern Man everywhere. One wonders if Bulgakov and Mikhaylov had Chekhov’s story of The Student in mind where the seminary student’s tale of Peter’s denial of Christ brings to tears two village women. “’The past is linked to the present by an unbroken chain of events flowing one out of the other.’ and it seemed to him [the student] that he had just seen both ends of that chain; that when he touched one end the other quivered.” And Chekhov noted further “truth and beauty that guided human life there in the garden and in the courtyard of the high priest have endured to this very day and evidently have always been the most important thing in human life.” Denis Mikhaylov is an artist whose talent, informed by the past, equals his insight into our complicated and often confusing human condition, a condition where conflicting realities and differing philosophies distill good and evil into an intoxicating potion that can confound the intellect and the soul. By anchoring his art in the past, he illuminates the present and shows us a path to the future.

Exhibitions:

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 – "SOFT SEDUCTION" with Lidia Vitkovskaya in BIVINS Gallery (Dallas TX, USA)
2017 – "Entrance Through Exit" in Peresvetov Pereulok Gallery (Moscow, Russia)
2011 – “Gamble with Classics” in Dmitriy Semenov Gallery (St. Peterburg, Russia)
2009 – “Notes of dead advertiser” – Central House of Artists (Moscow, Russia)
Illustrations for the book by Lidia Vitkovskaya
2008 – "Krushi" in Schusev State Museum of Architecture (Moscow, Russia)
1996 – Performance and exhibition “The New Year’s Chaos” in Central House of Artists (Moscow, Russia)
1995 – “Vesna Mestami Krasna” – Exhibition in Kuntzevo exhibition complex (Moscow, Russia)
1994 – “In the Sansara Circle” – Exhibition in Belyaevo Gallery (Moscow, Russia)
1992 – Exhibition in the gallery of the Grafic Art Union (Moscow, Russia)

BIENNALE
2018 – Best Figurative Artwork Chianciano Biennale
2017 – Venice Biennale Official program, Personal Structures, Palazzo Mora (Venice, Italy)
2015 – X Florence Biennale (Florence, Italy)
2015 – FIRST PRIZE of London Art Biennale 2015 (London, UK)

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
2018 – Chianciano Biennale at Chianciano Art Museum (Chianciano Terme, Italy)
2013 – "Born to Fly.. and Crawl" - exhibition in The State Russian Museum (St. Peterburg, Russia)
2011 – "Personal Transfokator" - Exhibition in The State Hermitage Museum (St. Peterburg, Russia)
2008 – "Krushi" in Schusev State Museum of Architecture (Moscow, Russia)

SPECIAL PROJECTS
2016 – CURATORIAL ZONE "MEETING WITH ART MASTERS" at Art Revolution Taipei (Taipei, Taiwan)
2015 – CURATORIAL ZONE "MEETING WITH ART MASTERS" at Art Revolution Taipei (Taipei, Taiwan)
2013 – "The Controller of Compromises" – Special Project of 5 Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (Moscow, Russia)
2011 – "Stereotypes" – Special Project of 4 Moscow Bienalle of Contemporary Art (Moscow, Russia)
2010 – 3D painting. Exhibition in Art Moscow International Art Fair as a Special Project (Moscow, Russia)

EXHIBITIONS / ART FAIRS
2018 – Psychedelic Robot (Dallas TX, USA)
2018 – Group Show Bivins Gallery (Dallas TX, USA)
2018 – ARTVILNIUS (Vilnius, Lithuania)
2017 – ART RIGA FAIR (Riga, Latvia)
2017 – Group Show Bivins Gallery (Dallas TX, USA)
2017 – SAATCHI Gallery / Start (London, UK)
2017 – Privet Event at Bivins Gallery (Dallas TX, USA)
2016 – ART BASEL / Scope Miami (Miami, USA)
2016 – Group Show Bivins Gallery (Dallas TX, USA)
2016 – ART RIGA FAIR (Riga, Latvia)
2016 – ART BASEL / Scope Basel (Basel, Switzerland)
2015 – ART BASEL / AQUA Art Miami (Miami, USA)
2015 – X Florence Biennale (Florence, Italy)
2015 – ART RIGA FAIR (Riga, Latvia)
2015 – Affordable Art Fair (Seoul, South Korea)
2015 – Affordable Art Fair (Singapore)
2014 – ART BASEL / CONCEPT ART FAIR (Miami, USA)
2014 – ART RIGA FAIR (Riga, Latvia)
2014 – KÖLNER LISTE (Cologne, Germany)
2013 – ART BASEL / AQUA Art Miami (Miami, USA)
2012 – ART BASEL / CONTEXT Art Miami (Miami, USA)
2012 – Art Moscow International Art Fair (Moscow, Russia)
2011 – Art Moscow International Art Fair (Moscow, Russia)

COLLECTIONS
Works are in collection of The State Russian Museum, in collection of Schusev State Museum of Architecture,
also in private collection of Michael P. Mezzatesta and Loreen Arbus and other private collections in USA, Europe and Asia.

From 1996 to 2006 Denis was involved in designer’s career – he made a lot of well-known projects and finally was nominated onto the most famous European prize.