Eschatological and Apocalyptic Motives in Russian Contemporary Art

The relevance of the study is due to the appeal in contemporary Russian Art of eschatological and apocalyptic issues, themes of catastrophism, the finality of being and the world without a person, etc. The purpose of the study is to identify key strategies and concepts that embody the experience of the end of time, the feeling of a catastrophe, extinction and the ways of the existence of future humanity in Russian contemporary art. The study based on the analysis art projects of the early 21st century by Russian artists (Peter Belyi, Dmitry Kawarga, art-groupe «Where Dogs Run»). The results ot the study showed tendencies of reflection of the apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic themes: 1) a world without a person, experiencing the end of time as a space of emptiness and ruins; 2) Chthulucene as a new future, “human composting” and tentacular thinking; 3) symbiosis of figures and creatures, avoidance of man; 4) digital apocalypse and digital immortality

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