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Ilya Kabakov
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Soviet and American conceptual artist (1933–2023)
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Ilya Kabakov (1933–2023) was a Soviet and American sculptor, painter, artist, and printmaker. Born in Dnipro, he worked in Moscow, Graz, Berlin, and the United States. His artistic practice focused on abstract art and conceptual art, including installation artwork. He participated in Documenta IX and was a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Kabakov received the Praemium Imperiale and the Order of Friendship. His works are held in the collections of the Belvedere, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Finnish National Gallery, and Museum of Modern Art. He was married to Emilia Kabakov and collaborated with Jan Fabre. Kabakov spoke Russian and English.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 41
Top works
- Martha Rosler Passionate Signals
- Ilya and Emilia Kabakov : Prints : Catalogue Raisonné
- Il'ia / Emiliia Kabakovy
- Walking artist
- An alternative history of art
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Film & TV
Known for
- Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: Enter Here — Himself2013
- Flys and Angels — Himself2009
- Dina Vierny — Self1995
- Black Square — Self1989
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Dnipro
- Place of death
- Long Island
- Spouse
- Emilia Kabakov
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Praemium Imperiale
- Participant in
- Documenta IX
- Field of work
- conceptual art
- Genre
- conceptual art
- Movement
- abstract art
- Official website
- www.ilya-emilia-kabakov.com
- Image
- Ilya Kabakov, Russian painter, Ron Feldman Gallery, NYC (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- United States
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- Commons category
- Ilya Kabakov
- date of birth
- 1933-09-30
- has works in the collection
- Sprengel Museum
- floruit
- 1992-01-01
- catalog code
- 333
- partner in business or sport
- Jan Fabre
- pseudonym
- Kabakov, Emilia
- date of death
- 2023-05-27
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Ilya Kabakov, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Available in 18 languages
- Français
- Deutsch
- 日本語
- Русский
- Italiano
- Belarusian
- Czech
- Egyptian Arabic
- Esperanto
- Hebrew
- Lithuanian
- Nederlands
- Norwegian
- Polski
- Serbian (Latin)
- Ukrainian
- فارسی
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