Vladimir Potapov

Born in 1980 in Volgograd, Vladimir received his professional training at the Pavel Serebryakov Volgograd Art Institute, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Moscow, and the Free Workshops School of Contemporary Art under the auspices of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. The artist currently lives and works in Moscow.

Vladimir Potapov is not merely an artist, but a curator, theorist, and promoter of contemporary art. One of the themes recurring throughout his oeuvre is reinvention of the post-Soviet society. Potapov’s signature technique involves removal of paint, causing familiar imagery to appear within its layers.