rada boukova - sariev contemporary

RADA BOUKOVA
selected works
www.sariev-gallery.com
Born in 1973 in Sofia
Lives and works in Paris, France and Istanbul
Education
1997
Graduated in scenography from the National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
2002
Graduated from Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
Solo Exhibitions
2013
Start A New Victory, FUTURA Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague
Un sage est sans idée, Patricia Dorfmann Gallery, Paris
2012
One, two, three…, Sariev Contemporary, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Couleur Bleue, Störk galerie, Rouen
2011
Me and a german girl, curator Jonathan Chauveau, Patricia Dorfmann Gallery, Paris, France
2010
Landscape whit a stone, Vaska Emanouilova Gallery, Sofia, Bulgarie
2009
Still life, ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art), Sofia, Bulgaria
2006
Nostaltours, &nbsp, La Generale, Paris
Group Exhibitions
2014
YIA Art Fair #04 - LE CARREAU DU TEMPLE
The Dark Side of the Night, Curated by Art Affairs and Documents Foundation, Night of Museums – Plovdiv
MORCEAUX CHOISIS vol.1 et 2, Galerie Patricia Dorfmann, Paris
LET'S TWIST AND CROSS, curator Pavlina Krasteva, Galerie Bernard Jordan, Paris
Art Brussels 2014, 0GMS gallery, Bruxelles
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, Curator Iara Boubnova, ICA, Sofia, BG
EAT THE BLUE, un projet de Jagna Ciuchta, 116 Centre d"art contemporain de la Ville de Montreuil, France
2013
ALL I CAN DO IS ART, curator Vera Mlechevska, Czech Center, Prague
VIENNAFAIR 2013 The New Contemporary, Sariev Contemporary, Vienna
Eat the blue a project by Jagna Ciuchta, 116 Centre dart contemporain de la Ville de Montreuil, France
Barbarie, curating by Elisa Rigoulet, FIAC off, La générale en Manufacture, Sèvres
Would You Like A Bag With That? Plastic bags in art and design, MUDAC – musée de design et d’arts appliqués
contemporains, Lausanne CH
ZOOart, Fresia Gardens of Cuneo, Italy
Salle d’attente 3, invitation by Elvire Bonduelle, Laurent Mueller Gallery, Paris
2012
Changing Perceptions, EBRD, London
The Collection. New Acquisitions 2010-2011, Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia
L ascension d une montagne commencée dans le salon, PlotHR, Rouen
BRAINBOW I, Le Châlet, Paris
BRAINBOW II, Bertrand Grimont Galerry, Paris
WHY DUCHAMP?, curator: Maria Vassileva, Sofia Arsenal – Museum for Contemporary Art, Sofia
IBG2011 : Ins Blickfeld gerückt, gdm, galerie des multiples, 17 rue Saint Gilles, Paris
Stock Option, a proposal by Caroline Pradal, galerie 22,48m2, Paris
2011
Eleventh Hour, curated by : Michal Novotny, Futura, Prague
East of Best, curated by Kolektif, Roodkapje Rot(t)terdam gallery, Rotterdam
Poor but sexy, Sariev Gallery, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
The End and Beyond, Curator: Vera Mlechevska, The Ancient Bath, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Not for sale, Passage de Retz, Paris, France
Diep 2011, curators Alice Schÿller-Mallet and Philippe Terrier-Hermann, Diel, France
After the Flight, curator Iara Boubnova, Institut of Contemporary Art, Sofia, Bulgaria
L’hiver ou le deluge, Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris
The Big Bang; curator Svetlana Kuyumdzhieva, Credo Bonum Gallery, Sofia
2010
La Gamme Perouse, M.O.H.L.L 148, une proposition de Maxime Thieffine et Alexandre Ovize, Aubervilliers
There Has Been No Future, There Will Be No Past, commissaire Marco Antonini et Sandrine Canac, ICSP, New York
Zero Crossing, commissaire Magali Sanheira et Judith Lavagna, LaGenerale en Manufacture, Sevres, France
Invisible?, Biennale de Belleville, Paris
Diep, festival de la cote d’albatre, Manoir d’Ango, Varengville-sur-Mer
Thriller, a proposal of Xavier Mazzarol and Eric Stephany, Berlin, Germany
Quelle energie mettons-nous a transformer les choses, avec un plaisir non dissimule
A proposal of Rada Boukova, La Generale en Manufacture, Sevres, France
Rien a voir, video program at Instants Chavires, Montreuil, France
The Bold and The Beautyful, curator Svetlana Kuyumdzhieva, Sofia, Bulgarie
Ins Blickfeld geruckt, pby Gaelle Boucand & Francisca Wurz, Institut Francais, Berlin
2009
1 69 A2, Eric Stephany, 28 rue du chateau d’eau, Paris
Year awards for contemporary Bulgarian Art of M-Tel, Varna, Bulgaria
SUper Nova, La Generale en Manufacture, Sevres, France
Videoclub, a proposal of Stephanie Cottin and Bernard Guegan, Paris
Filme ans Firmament! Zeiss Planetarium im Wiener Prater, Vienne
2008
L’art contemporain en Europe, an exhibition organized by Beaux-Arts Magazine, curator
Fabrice Bousteau, Domaine de Pommery, Reims
On est tellement bien..., at an invitation of Asteride in la Friche de Belle de Mai, Marseille
Introduction de la femme a la buche, curators Geraldine Longueville and Mathilde Villeneuve,
La vitrine, Paris
Der Rahmen und die Aktion, curating Mikki Muhr, Central Garden, Vienne
Baza Award, Sofia Art Galery, Sofia, Bulgaria
Video Salon 2, Galerie 10m2, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzergovine
R-d-C Spitz, LaGenerale en Manufacture, Sevres
Predator, Curator Manuel Chirauqui, Galerie g-module, Paris
2007
Armageddon, La Generale en Manufacture, Sevres, France
Palais des glaces, Galerie du Belley, Mont-Saint Aignant, France
Wirs Ind Wanders, at an invitation of target:autonopop, Hamburg, Germany
Biennale de Dieppe, Le temps d’une maree 2, Dieppe, France
„Bulgaria?...Oh, yes, Bucharest!”, curator Yana Kostova, Plovdiv, Bulgarie
Power Tower, Paris-Busan, Soul Art Space, Busan, South Corea
Video Salon 2, Galerie 10m2, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzergovine
Commando, The Embassy, ( Apocalypse Now), &nbsp, Paris
Xploitation, Love, Etc..., L’iceberg (Volet 1), Palais de Tokyo, Paris
2006
The Prediction, Panik, Forteress, Suburbs, Animalia ( Apocalypse Now), &nbsp at La Generale,
Paris
Horizons Synthetiques, curating L’ambassade, Mains d’oeuvre, Paris
Mobile Studios, Sofia, Bulgarie
Premiere vue,curator Michel Nuridsany, Passage de Retz, Paris, France
Projects
2005
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2002
L’Agence
Awards, Collections And Residences
2014
Gaudenz B. Ruf Supporting program, Sofia, Bulgaria
2012
Residence at PlotRH, Rouen, France
2011
Residence at Kunsthuis SYB, Beetsterzwaag, Pays
Bas
2010
Aide a l’installation, DRAC Ile de France
Public collection for contemporary art, Departement
de la Seine-Saint-Denis,
2009
Shortlist 2009 for the «Gaudenz B. Ruf Award», Sofia,
Bulgaria
Aide a la creation, DRAC Ile de France
M-Tel award for contemporary Bulgarian Art, Bulgaria
2008
BAZA AWARD, YVAA, The Fondation For A Civil
Society, New York
Residence at ICSP (International Studio & Curatorial
Program), New York
2004-2005
Residence - Pepiniere europeenne pour jeunes
artistes, SHAKERS, Montlucon
Bibliography
Maman, la peinture appelle sa mère » Fabienne Audeoud, Galerie Eva Meyer, Paris
Salle d’attente 3, galerie Laurent Mueller, Paris
ZOOart, Fresia Gardens of Cuneo, Italie
Changing perceptions, EBRD, London, 2012
Ecstatic+Streaming, Noa Giniger, SYB, Holland, 2012
WHY DUCHAMP?, Sofia Arsenal – Museum for Contemporary Art, Sofia, 2012
Stock Option, galerie 22,48m2, Paris
East of Best, by Kolektif, Roodkapje Rot(t)terdam gallery, Rotterdam, 2011
Diep, festival de la côte d’albâtre, Le Modernisme, Cybele 2011
Poor But Sexy, Sariev Gallery, Plovdiv, 2011
#2 Code 2.0, Lotti – 2011,
Landscape whit a stone, Vaska Emanouilova Gallery, Sofia, 2010
There Has Been No Future, There Will Be No Past, ICSP International Studio & Curatorial
program, New York, 2010
Le journjal de la Biennale de Belleville, Paris, 2010
Diep, festival de la cote d’albatre, les Imressionistes, Cybele 2010
Year awards for contemporary Bulgarian Art of M-Tel, PRIMA Agency, 2009
L’art contemporain en Europe, Hors-serie, Beaux-Arts Magazine, 2008
A-A-H, Project of : Goethe-Institut & „39 grama” Newspaper, 2008
Bulgaria?...Oh, yes, Bucharest!, 2007
Power Towe - Busan en Coree du sud / novembre 2007
Biennale Dieppe 2007 - Migration, Le temps d’une Maree2, Edition 2005Cybele
Premiere Vue, 4e edition, Passage de Retz, Ateliers 30
Paris Project Room, catalogue retrospectif 2000>2003
Made in Paris: Photo/Video, London 2003
Pas n’importe ou, juste a cote, Ecole nationale superieure des beaux-arts, Paris, 2003
Tissus, jardins, trames & liens, Parc des Moutiers, 15 mai-31 aout 2002, Edition Prunus de tweed
Rada Boukova
Unknowns, 2014
enameled plate, plastic
35 x 25 x 5 cm
private collection
Rada Boukova
Plates,2014
37 x 73 cm
enameled plates, glass bead
unique work
Rada Boukova
Victory, 2013
cut up jeans,
16 x 30 cm
Rada Boukova
Start A New Victory, 2013
Exhibition view, Center for Contemporary
art FUTURA, Prague
Rada Boukova
Gold, 2013
plastic pocket
Rada Boukova
The Eternal Return, 2013
plastic boomerang, glue
Rada Boukova
Magic Spring, 2013
plastic spring, ladder, paint
Rada Boukova
Bread, 2013
polyurethane foam
variable dimensions
Rada Boukova
Palm, 2013
gilded bronze Rennotte Riot
private collection
Rada Boukova
La gorge du Diable, 2013
lambda print, aluminum frame
50 x 75 cm
Rada Boukova
Magic spring, 2013
banana cutter, ressort, magic snake,
wooden shelf
59 x 48 x 25 cm
Photo credit: Jagna Ciuchta
Rada Boukova
Magic spring, 2013
banana cutter, ressort, magic snake,
wooden shelf
59 x 48 x 25 cm
Photo credit: Jagna Ciuchta
Rada Boukova
Light, 1973 – 2013
Collection of 38 molten glass on metal support
Dimensions: 8m (variable dimensions)
Photo credit: Jagna Ciuchta
Rada Boukova
Light (detail), 1973 - 2013
Collection of 38 molten glass on metal support
8 m (variable dimensions)
Photo credit: Jagna Ciuchta
Rada Boukova
Five fingers, 2013
Five pens, four valuable rings (gold, silver)
and fancies, nails
22 x 16,5 cm
Photo credit: Jagna Ciuchta
Rada Boukova
Couleur Bleue, 2012 (detail)
resin, neon, black tape
dimensions variable
Rada Boukova
Different Seasons – Yellow, 2012
Found photography, banana holder
75 x 116 x 5 cm
Rada Boukova
Different Seasons – Green, 2012
Found photography, carpet
75 x 116 x 5 cm
Rada Boukova
Lighting, 2012
overhead, acrylic paint, electrical circuit
Dimensions: 125 x 80 x 13 cm
Photo Credit: Aurélien Mole
Rada Boukova
Casta Diva, 2012
glass, poster, wooden frame
71,5 х 51,5 х 8 cm
Rada Boukova
4 zero, 2012
mixed media
45 х 70 х 10 cm
Rada Boukova
Vitrine series, 2012
Rada Boukova
Vitrine series, 2012
Rada Boukova
Fallingwater house, 2012
mixed media
50 х 40 х 15 cm
Rada Boukova
5 fingers, 2012
rings and metal ring, nails
Rada Boukova
Horizon ( Au pays des cubes ), 2011
plastic bag, frame,
55 x 42 cm
Rada Boukova
Bikini, 2009
cardboard, adhesive tape,
95 x 95 cm
private collection
Rada Boukova
Intuitio, 2008
electric cable,
30 x 30 cm
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Girls, 2010
plastic, bags, wood
35 x 30 x 45 cm
Rada Boukova
De l’illusion, 2010
neon, aluminium, electric cable, transformator,
250 x 120 cm
private collection
Rada Boukova
Untitled (retouch), 2010
intervention on found photograph,
silicone,
50 x 68 cm
private collection
Rada Boukova
Untitled (retouch) 2, 2010
photography on medium, scotch
50 x 68 cm
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Untitled (retouch) 3, 2010
photography on medium, scotch
50 x 68 cm
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Untitled (retouch) 5, 2010
photography on medium, black paint
50 x 68 cm
Rada Boukova
Untitled (retouch) 4, 2010
photography on medium, black paint
50 x 68 cm
Rada Boukova
Untitled (retouch) 4, 2010
photography on medium, black paint
50 x 68 cm
Rada Boukova
Still Life (detail), 2009
mylar balloons, helium, variable dimensions
Rada Boukova
Red, Yellow, Green And Black Vanitas, 2011
salty-sweet candy, nails,
50 x 41 cm
Rada Boukova
Black Vanitas, (detail), 2011
salty-sweet candy, nails,
50 x 41 cm
Rada Boukova
Die Fackel im Ohr, 2011
wood,
300 x 120 cm
Rada Boukova
Superpredator, 2011
plastic bag, textile, nail,
50 x 40 x 10 cm
Rada Boukova
Untitled, 2011
news paper, paper, frame,
50 x 41 cm
private collection
Rada Boukova
Mediocre, 2010
plastic bag, painting, nail, 60 x120 x
20cm,
private collection
Rada Boukova
Bagage, 2010
plastic bag, phosphorescent sceleton,
60 x 80 cm
private collection
Rada Boukova
Untitled, 2008
socks Adidas, plaster
Rada Boukova
Delux (2), 2007
pearls, wire, nails,
130 x 90 cm
private collection
Rada Boukova
Delux (1), 2007
pearls, wire, nails, 130 x 90 cm
private collection
Rada Boukova
Valentino (The Unbearable Lightness of Being),
2007
Balloons, rope, Valentino jacket, variable
dimensions
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