Vlad Kruchinsky
Artist and African Studies scholar
Portfolio
The New State
A three-part Wimmelbuch-like graphic narrative about an Eastern European city gripped by a strange viral outbreak.
The Briefest History of Labor
F.W. Paps has a phantasmagorical vision during his midsummer nap: the whole history of work, from the first activities of organised agriculture to AI-supervised digital monotony...
Svobodny Koptevoland
My first museum solo exploring the history of fictional runaway Moscow district.
The Library
F.W.Paps gets entangled in white cube sophism and ultimately trapped in museum shop paraphernalia...
Echoes of Place
Large-scale work incorporating local materials to explore sense of place and belonging.
Temporal Layers
Combining traditional and digital techniques to explore the layering of time and memory.
Commercial Illustration
Professional design and illustration services combining artistic vision with business needs to create compelling visual solutions.
Deal Toys
Custom commemorative pieces for financial transactions and corporate milestones.
Merchandise Design
From concept to production, distinctive merchandise that tells your brand's story.
Digital Illustration
Editorial and commercial illustrations that communicate complex ideas through visual storytelling.
Exhibitions
Assuming Distance: Speculations, Fakes, and Predictions in the Age of the Coronacene
Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow
Curated by Ekaterina Lazareva, Ekaterina Savchenko and Iaroslav Volovod • 2021
The Briefest History of Labor
All-Russian Museum of Decorative Art, Moscow
Curated by Kristina Romanova and Nail Farkhatdinov • 2020
State of Emergency
Triumph Gallery, Museum of Moscow
2021
The Library
Triumph Gallery
Curated by Sophia Kovaleva and Sofya Simakova • 2019
About the Artist
I work at the intersection of art, satire, and academic research.
I mainly use watercolour cartoons to reflect on the drama and the comedy of our shared condition.
Education
PhD in History
Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences • 2016
Specialist degree in Oriental and African Studies
Russian State University for Humanities • 2010
