{"id":7649,"date":"2023-10-05T15:31:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T12:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kim.lv\/?p=7649"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:49:49","slug":"viktor-timofeev-paris-internationale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kim.lv\/en\/viktor-timofeev-paris-internationale\/","title":{"rendered":"Viktor Timofeev at Paris Internationale"},"content":{"rendered":"<b>Kim? Contemporary Art Centre is excited to announce participation in the art fair Paris Internationale 9th Edition on October 18\u201322 in the non-profit organizations&#8217; section. Next to four participants from C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Bangladesh, and France, in the non-profit section Kim? will present artist Viktor Timofeev\u2019s latest works on paper.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Viktor Timofeev<br \/>\n<\/b><b>From the series <\/b><b><i>Windows Without Buildings<br \/>\n<\/i><\/b>Kim? booth: 2nd floor<br \/>\n17 rue du Faubourg Poissonni\u00e8re, 75009<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latest works on paper embody Timofeev&#8217;s continued interest in systems as a generative tool, using invented rules and improvisations to render pseudo-abstract, intimate compositions. Distorted glimpses of ordinary street views, staircases, cars and buildings can be discerned within densely layered <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">graphite drawings and observed reality<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> blends with ineffable mark-making.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The six works are all composed as diptychs, half oriented as landscape and half as portraits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Viktor Timofeev<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1984) works across generative video, painting, installation, and sound, frequently combining the mediums to create semi-fictional environments. He received his MFA at the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam and his BFA at Hunter College in New York. Recent solo exhibitions include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DOG<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Interstate Projects (New York, 2021); <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">God Objects <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at Futura\/Karlin Studios (Prague, 2020); <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stairway to Melon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Kim? Contemporary Art Center (Riga, 2017); and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S.T.A.T.E.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the Drawing Room (London, 2016). Recent group exhibitions include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shallow Springs<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Kohta Kunsthalle (Helsinki, 2023); <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital Intimacy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the National Gallery (Prague, 2021), 14th Baltic Triennial at CAC (Vilnius, 2021); <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unexpected Encounters<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the Latvian National Museum of Art (2019); <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Barbarian in Paris<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Fondation Ricard (Paris, 2018); and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Somewhere In Between<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Bozar (Brussels, 2018).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>About Paris Internationale<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the 9th edition, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paris Internationale<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has selected 65 galleries from 25 countries. Founded by and for the participating galleries as an innovative alternative to traditional art fairs, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paris Internationale <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">selects its participants for their influence within local ecosystems, their importance on the global art scene and their specific projects for Paris.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>In addition, each year, <\/strong><\/span><strong><i>Paris Internationale<\/i> welcome<\/strong><b>s non-profit organizations. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are invited to take part in the fair free of charge to promote their essential actions, both to the vitality of debates on contemporary creation and to the visibility of emerging artists and those evolving outside the traditional market circuits. This year, five of them have been selected: Brihatta Art Foundation (Dhaka, Bangladesh), Goswell Road (Paris, France), Joy (Paris, France), Kim? (Riga, Latvia) and Something, (Abidjan, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><a style=\"color: #993366;\" href=\"https:\/\/parisinternationale.com\/\">Learn more about the fair<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participation in the art fair is possible with the financial support of The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia.<\/span><b>Kim? Contemporary Art Centre is excited to announce participation in the art fair Paris Internationale 9th Edition on October 18\u201322 in the non-profit organizations&#8217; section. Next to four participants from C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Bangladesh, and France, in the non-profit section Kim? will present artist Viktor Timofeev\u2019s latest works on paper.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Viktor Timofeev<br \/>\n<\/b><b>From the series <\/b><b><i>Windows Without Buildings<br \/>\n<\/i><\/b>Kim? booth: 2nd floor<br \/>\n17 rue du Faubourg Poissonni\u00e8re, 75009<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latest works on paper embody Timofeev&#8217;s continued interest in systems as a generative tool, using invented rules and improvisations to render pseudo-abstract, intimate compositions. Distorted glimpses of ordinary street views, staircases, cars and buildings can be discerned within densely layered <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">graphite drawings and observed reality<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> blends with ineffable mark-making.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The six works are all composed as diptychs, half oriented as landscape and half as portraits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Viktor Timofeev<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1984) works across generative video, painting, installation, and sound, frequently combining the mediums to create semi-fictional environments. He received his MFA at the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam and his BFA at Hunter College in New York. Recent solo exhibitions include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DOG<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Interstate Projects (New York, 2021); <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">God Objects <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at Futura\/Karlin Studios (Prague, 2020); <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stairway to Melon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Kim? Contemporary Art Center (Riga, 2017); and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S.T.A.T.E.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the Drawing Room (London, 2016). Recent group exhibitions include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shallow Springs<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Kohta Kunsthalle (Helsinki, 2023); <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital Intimacy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the National Gallery (Prague, 2021), 14th Baltic Triennial at CAC (Vilnius, 2021); <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unexpected Encounters<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the Latvian National Museum of Art (2019); <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Barbarian in Paris<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Fondation Ricard (Paris, 2018); and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Somewhere In Between<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Bozar (Brussels, 2018).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>About Paris Internationale<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the 9th edition, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paris Internationale<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has selected 65 galleries from 25 countries. Founded by and for the participating galleries as an innovative alternative to traditional art fairs, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paris Internationale <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">selects its participants for their influence within local ecosystems, their importance on the global art scene and their specific projects for Paris.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>In addition, each year, <\/strong><\/span><strong><i>Paris Internationale<\/i> welcome<\/strong><b>s non-profit organizations. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are invited to take part in the fair free of charge to promote their essential actions, both to the vitality of debates on contemporary creation and to the visibility of emerging artists and those evolving outside the traditional market circuits. This year, five of them have been selected: Brihatta Art Foundation (Dhaka, Bangladesh), Goswell Road (Paris, France), Joy (Paris, France), Kim? (Riga, Latvia) and Something, (Abidjan, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><a style=\"color: #993366;\" href=\"https:\/\/parisinternationale.com\/\">Learn more about the fair<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participation in the art fair is possible with the financial support of The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia.<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim? Contemporary Art Centre is excited to announce participation in the art fair Paris Internationale 9th Edition on October 18\u201322 in the non-profit organizations&#8217; section. Next to four participants from C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Bangladesh, and France, in the non-profit section Kim? will present artist Viktor Timofeev\u2019s latest works on paper. &nbsp; Viktor Timofeev From the series [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2023-events","category-kim-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Viktor Timofeev at Paris Internationale - Kim? 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