Born in Moscow in 1966, Pavel Pepperstein is one of the most influential artists of Russia’s new generation. In 1985-1987 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts (Prague) and in 1987 he co-founded the experimental group of artists called Inspection Medical Hermeneutics, which, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, developed a critical approach towards the influence of Western culture on Russia.
Pepperstein participated to the Venice Biennial in 2009, the Moscow Biennial in 2007 and the Valencia Biennial in 2003. His work has been exhibited in the group show Russia at the Guggenheim of Bilbao and New York (2005-2006)
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