Sergey Mikhaylovich Golovach (born June 3, 1970, in

Birobidzhan Birobidzhan ( rus, Биробиджа́н, p=bʲɪrəbʲɪˈdʐan; yi, ביראָבידזשאַן, ''Birobidzhan'') is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia, locat ...

in the former U.S.S.R.) is a

contemporary artist Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic ...

. He uses body-art,

performance art Performance art is an artwork or art exhibition created through actions executed by the artist or other participants. It may be witnessed live or through documentation, spontaneously developed or written, and is traditionally presented to a pu ...

panoramic photography Panoramic photography is a technique of photography, using specialized equipment or software, that captures images with horizontally elongated fields of view. It is sometimes known as ''wide format photography''. The term has also been applied to ...

photo A photograph (also known as a photo, image, or picture) is an image created by light falling on a photosensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic image sensor, such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are now crea ...

-films, silk screen printing, animation as well as pod-casting as artistic

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. He regularly and actively participates in gallery and

art museum An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own collection. It might be in public or private ownership and may be accessible to all or have restrictions in place. Although primarily con ...

exhibitions and projects, and contributes to the artistic concept of several magazines. In 1986 he graduated from a local art school. In 2001 he graduated from DVAGS in Khabarovsk (

Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ) is a region in Northeast Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia and the Asian continent; and is admin ...

), and in 2006 obtained a DMAN through the "Seminar for Young Managers of Cultural Institutions and Museums in the Russian Federation" program in Celle (

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

). He moved to

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

in 2001, where he had his first major exhibition that same year at the Union of Journalists' Center of Photography. Golovach continues to travel between Moscow and

Vitebsk Vitebsk or Viciebsk (russian: Витебск, ; be, Ві́цебск, ; , ''Vitebsk'', lt, Vitebskas, pl, Witebsk), is a city in Belarus. The capital of the Vitebsk Region, it has 366,299 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest c ...

Work

Golovach has created art projects of societal significance, including AIDS,

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and

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. Such projects include "Eye to Eye. Women Against AIDS" (Polytechnic Museum, Moscow, 2008), a photo exhibition at the First Medical University for the

Russian Red Cross Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

for World TB Day 2012, or "GRüNLinie. Body Diagrams” & “Beauty Will Save The World” (2009).

Collections

* The State

Russian Museum The State Russian Museum (russian: Государственный Русский музей), formerly the Russian Museum of His Imperial Majesty Alexander III (russian: Русский Музей Императора Александра III), on ...

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, 2005 *

Moscow Museum of Modern Art The Moscow Museum of Modern Art is a museum of modern and contemporary art located in Moscow, Russia. It was opened to public in December 1999. The project of the museum was initiated and executed by Zurab Tsereteli, president of the Russian Ac ...

, 2003 & 2009
National Centre for Contemporary Arts

, 2003 *

Moscow House of Photography The Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow (MAMM; russian: link=no, Мультимедиа Арт Музей, Москва) is a Russian state museum dedicated to the presentation and development of contemporary art related to new multimedia technologies ...

, 2003
Far East Art Museum
/ Khabarovsk, 2002 & 2009
Centre for Contemporary Art

, 2003 * Private collections : Sophia Trotsenko, Alexander Schumov Supremus, Nikolai Palaschenko, Sergey Popov, Andrey Malakhov, Sergey Kardanovskyi, Jorg Bongarts, Anna & Roman Mitanchin

Educational institutions

* Far-Eastern Academy of Public Service (2001) * Deutsche Management Akademie Niedersachsen (2006)

Professional unions

He has been a member of the Union of Photo Artists since 2000, the International Association "Society of Designers" and the International Federation of Journalists since 2001, the Professional Union of Artists since 2003 and the Creative Union of Artists of Russian since 2009.

Publications

Photo albums and magazines

*Nikon Photo Contest International 2000-2001, catalogue Tokio * FotoBiennale, catalogue, Moscow 2002 * K.A.Efimov "Forbidden Themes", "Ganymedes" Tver 2002 * F.Mondimore "A Natural History of Homosexuality", "U-Faktorya" Ekaterinburg 2002 * I.S.Kon "The Male Body in Cultural History", "Slovo" Italy 2003 * "Eurasia", "Blue Iceberg" Paris-Saint-Petersburg 2003 * Art Klyazma, catalogue, Moscow 2003 * Gallery on Solyanka, catalogue, Moscow 2004 * FotoBiennale, catalogue, Moscow 2004 * DAR, catalogue, Moscow 2005 * "Fashion and Style in Photography", catalogue, Moscow 2005 * Malevich. Classic Avant-Garde-8, Almanach. 2005 * I.Isaev, A. Bartenev "Body-Art : People and Colours", "Niola XXI Century" Moscow 2005 * "Dead Times and Great Expectations", "Blue Iceberg" Paris-Saint-Petersburg 2005 * Photo Catalogue "Nude", "ArtCity" Klin 2006 * FotoBiennale, catalogue, Moscow 2006 * V. Tarasenko "64 Strategists. Book of Business Mutations", "Genesis" Moscow 2006 * "Men for Men. Homoerotism and Male Homosexuality in the History of Photography Since 1840". Random House, London, 2007 * "Stars Against AIDS", catalogue, Moscow 2008 * FotoBiennale, catalogue, Moscow 2008 * "Best of Russia - 2008", catalogue, Moscow 2008 * "Eli Lilly MDR-TB Partnership in Russia", catalogue, Moscow 2008 * "Fashion and Style in Photography", catalogue, Moscow 2009 * "Best of Russia - 2009", catalogue, Moscow 2009

Publications in magazines

L`Officiel, GQ, Playboy, Sex and the City, Cosmopolitan, Magia Cosmo, Black Square, Hello!, Menu Magazine, the New Times, Foto & Video, Ом, Good House, Mezonine, Madam Figaro, Otdokhni, PhotoDelo, Dialogue of Arts, SNOB, Domovoy

Publications in newspapers

Kommersant, Vremya Novostey, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Moskovskiy Komsomolets, Komsomolskaya Pravda, Vecherniaya Moskva, The San Diego Union-Tribune

References

External links

Serge Golovach's Official Site

Serge Golovach at Livejournal

UNAIDS: exhibition "Stars Against AIDS" by Serge Golovach

* ttps://archive.today/20030515125800/http://www.artistico.ru/eng/golovach/index.html Dolf Gallery: exhibition "BE WITH ME" by Serge Golovach
Moscow Museum of Modern Art: «Ecstasy techniques»
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