Paperback, full colour, 80 pages, W205 x H250mm
This book, published to coincide with Oleg Kulik's 2001 performance of Two Kuliks at Ikon, is a selection from a wealth of documentation and commentary about the artist's work since 1993. It provides an unprecedented opportunity to consider in depth his extraordinary art practice.
Beginning with Deep into Russia, arguably Kulik's most shocking gesture, and then tracing his development through performances with various animals, and 'actions' as an animal, this catalogue includes a comprehensive selection of photographs depicting many of the artist’s performances.
One of the most radical and profound artists working today, Kulik takes on the persona of a dog in many of his shows, having a kennel built in the gallery, where he then lives day and night totally naked for the duration of the show. Also included in this catalogue is an interview between the artist and Ilona Staller, former Italian MP; a copy of Open Letter to the Art World - a text written under the initiative of the French critic Olivier Zahm by attendant artists at the Interpol exhibition in Stockholm, artist's notes on performances from the Zoophrenia programme and a short biography of the artist.