Sergey Kantsedal is a curator based in Turin.
He is currently running a non-profit space Barriera. Through a series of exhibitions and long-term projects, this institution space creates opportunities for dialogue between artists, curators, and collectors and engenders contamination with other cultural environments and disciplinary perspectives.
Over the years, he has collaborated with various public and private institutions, including the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo and Officine Grandi Riparazioni (OGR) in Turin, Fabbrica del Vapore and MUDEC Museo delle Culture in Milan, MAMbo - Museo d’Arte Contemporanea in Bologna, PinchukArtCentre and the National Art Museum in Kyiv.
He also works as an independent curator working closely with artists to produce events and exhibitions. He is particularly interested in the heritage of the former Eastern Bloc and its role in the construction of cultural, political, and gender identity.
He took part in MEDITERRANEA 18, Young Artists Biennial in Tirana and a transnational research program A Natural Oasis? (San Marino-Kosovo-Montenegro-Malta).
He graduated from the State Academy of Design and Arts of Kharkiv, attended Third Moscow Curatorial Summer School by V-A-C Foundation and CAMPO, curatorial practices course at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin (2015-2016).
He is currently running a non-profit space Barriera. Through a series of exhibitions and long-term projects, this institution space creates opportunities for dialogue between artists, curators, and collectors and engenders contamination with other cultural environments and disciplinary perspectives.
Over the years, he has collaborated with various public and private institutions, including the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo and Officine Grandi Riparazioni (OGR) in Turin, Fabbrica del Vapore and MUDEC Museo delle Culture in Milan, MAMbo - Museo d’Arte Contemporanea in Bologna, PinchukArtCentre and the National Art Museum in Kyiv.
He also works as an independent curator working closely with artists to produce events and exhibitions. He is particularly interested in the heritage of the former Eastern Bloc and its role in the construction of cultural, political, and gender identity.
He took part in MEDITERRANEA 18, Young Artists Biennial in Tirana and a transnational research program A Natural Oasis? (San Marino-Kosovo-Montenegro-Malta).
He graduated from the State Academy of Design and Arts of Kharkiv, attended Third Moscow Curatorial Summer School by V-A-C Foundation and CAMPO, curatorial practices course at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin (2015-2016).
Brilla Brilla e Scompari / Alan Stefanato
exhibition, curator
Lateral Roma
23.05. — 13.06.2024
Alan Stefanato’s practice is the result of an autodidact path, characterized by the expressiveness of the technique, the centrality of the pictorial sign, and its gradual dissolution. The exhibition highlights the synthesis of the various languages the artist uses, such as painting, sculpture, and writing. The exhibition introduces a new assemblage of works contained in suitcases. Portable and free of the constraints imposed by a definitive exhibition format, these works emphasize the ephemeral and itinerant nature of the exhibition. Both object and subject, the suitcase not only physically transports the painting, but also preserves it intimately.
The suggestion of the journey, as a tangible path and mental experience, is enhanced by a narrative dimension embodied in the series of poems written by the artist, which accentuate the tension between reality and fiction. Inspired by the names of the paintings in the exhibition, such as “Shine Shine and Vanish”, “A Race Against Time”, “Ghost Salad” and others, the small stories-anecdotes are gateways to a universe of fragments and suggestions that unfold through visions and associations, painting a picture of daily life permeated by an erratic, at times melancholy, sense. Each work is nourished by a rich mosaic of references and feelings evoked by the wandering experience, weaving a narrative that transforms painting into a form of visual storytelling.
Photography by Tiziano Ercoli
exhibition, curator
Lateral Roma
23.05. — 13.06.2024
Alan Stefanato’s practice is the result of an autodidact path, characterized by the expressiveness of the technique, the centrality of the pictorial sign, and its gradual dissolution. The exhibition highlights the synthesis of the various languages the artist uses, such as painting, sculpture, and writing. The exhibition introduces a new assemblage of works contained in suitcases. Portable and free of the constraints imposed by a definitive exhibition format, these works emphasize the ephemeral and itinerant nature of the exhibition. Both object and subject, the suitcase not only physically transports the painting, but also preserves it intimately.
The suggestion of the journey, as a tangible path and mental experience, is enhanced by a narrative dimension embodied in the series of poems written by the artist, which accentuate the tension between reality and fiction. Inspired by the names of the paintings in the exhibition, such as “Shine Shine and Vanish”, “A Race Against Time”, “Ghost Salad” and others, the small stories-anecdotes are gateways to a universe of fragments and suggestions that unfold through visions and associations, painting a picture of daily life permeated by an erratic, at times melancholy, sense. Each work is nourished by a rich mosaic of references and feelings evoked by the wandering experience, weaving a narrative that transforms painting into a form of visual storytelling.
Photography by Tiziano Ercoli
NO GATEKEEPERS OF MY HEART / FRANKO B
exhibition, curator (together with Katya Kabalina)
Associazione Barriera, Turin
03.05. — 02.06.2024
In the frame of EXPOSED, the new international photography festival, Barriera presents Franko B’s solo show NO GATE KEEPERS OF MY HEART. The artist, internationally recognized for his diverse body of work including painting, sculpture, installations, and performances characterized by the extreme use of the body, explores themes such as love, death, eroticism, and pain. These topics are deeply intertwined with his personal life trajectory, which has been rooted in punk and queer contexts since the 1990s.
Conceived for the spaces of Barriera and developed in dialogue with the artist, the exhibition focuses on the role of photography and image in his work, acting both as a documentation tool and as a testimony of time. From the tragedy of the geopolitical chronicle to the fragile and seductive of everyday life, Franko B’s work is always permeated by a profound feeling of empathy and suffering, representing a decisive stance in favour of the weakest in this world.
Photography by Gabriele Abbruzzese
FLASH ART MAGAZINE
exhibition, curator (together with Katya Kabalina)
Associazione Barriera, Turin
03.05. — 02.06.2024
In the frame of EXPOSED, the new international photography festival, Barriera presents Franko B’s solo show NO GATE KEEPERS OF MY HEART. The artist, internationally recognized for his diverse body of work including painting, sculpture, installations, and performances characterized by the extreme use of the body, explores themes such as love, death, eroticism, and pain. These topics are deeply intertwined with his personal life trajectory, which has been rooted in punk and queer contexts since the 1990s.
Conceived for the spaces of Barriera and developed in dialogue with the artist, the exhibition focuses on the role of photography and image in his work, acting both as a documentation tool and as a testimony of time. From the tragedy of the geopolitical chronicle to the fragile and seductive of everyday life, Franko B’s work is always permeated by a profound feeling of empathy and suffering, representing a decisive stance in favour of the weakest in this world.
Photography by Gabriele Abbruzzese
FLASH ART MAGAZINE
HOW YOU DARE? / Publication
catalogue, editor and curator of the project
Published by Nova Express
Design: Andrea Magnani (Siliqoon Agency)
Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan
May 2020 - April 2023
This publication, edited by Sergey Kantsedal (with Antonella Prasse) and produced by Nova Express Publishing with design by Andrea Magnani (Siliqoon Agency), documents the residency program for Ukrainan artists HOW YOU DARE? which took place at at Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan from May 2022 to April 2023.
Constructed as a diary of the residency, including a series of textual and visual contributions, the final publication of HOW YOU DARE? seeks to encapsulate and preserve the entire experience over time, presenting it in the most direct and sencere possible way.
catalogue, editor and curator of the project
Published by Nova Express
Design: Andrea Magnani (Siliqoon Agency)
Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan
May 2020 - April 2023
This publication, edited by Sergey Kantsedal (with Antonella Prasse) and produced by Nova Express Publishing with design by Andrea Magnani (Siliqoon Agency), documents the residency program for Ukrainan artists HOW YOU DARE? which took place at at Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan from May 2022 to April 2023.
Constructed as a diary of the residency, including a series of textual and visual contributions, the final publication of HOW YOU DARE? seeks to encapsulate and preserve the entire experience over time, presenting it in the most direct and sencere possible way.
Untitled (Seduta in Ufficio Circondata da Teste e Corpi)
- exhibition, host (together with MRZB)
with Anastasia Kreslina, Dafne, MRZB, Katia Kabalina
Europalace Uffici, Orbassano (TO)
08.09.2023
photo documentation by Dafne
video-stills by MRZB
special thanks to Alessandro Gasparini
- exhibition, host (together with MRZB)
with Anastasia Kreslina, Dafne, MRZB, Katia Kabalina
Europalace Uffici, Orbassano (TO)
08.09.2023
photo documentation by Dafne
video-stills by MRZB
special thanks to Alessandro Gasparini
