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BIOGRAPHY
vydavy sindikat, Brooklyn based group experiment
1995-present, Brooklyn, New York.
vydavy sindikat began with they launched a monthly publication (with 100 subscribers) and series of site-specific performances, one of which was a collaboration with the Russian poet Konstantin Kuzminskiy at the Knitting Factory. vydavy in Russian literally translates to "you and you". Paired with sindikat, the name is loosely translated as ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬Åyou collective.ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâàIn 2000 vydavy sindikat developed a larger format publication involving more people. Influenced by Russian 20th century avant-garde poets and artists (Kruchenykh, Harms, Burluk, Rodchenko, Popova, and Hlebnikov to name a few) vydavy sindikatÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s approach to art making is strongly linked to the tradition of DADA. Their contribution to Magazinnik literary magazine has been reviewed in the New York Times and their publications were shown in an exhibition entitled ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬Å18 x 24ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâàat the Courthouse Gallery at Anthology Film Archives. In recent years, vydavy sindikat founders Yevgeniya Plechnkina and Misha Sklar have participated, on behalf of the collective, in architectural competitions. Most notably, they received Honorable Mention for their proposal to the Friends of the High Line, entitled ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬Å3P Unit, Park Prison and PoolÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâÃÂ(2002) and a Jury Selection Prize for the ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅGroen Hoek: The East River Community Boathouse CompetitionÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâàexhibited at the Center for Architecture of the American Institute of Architects (2003). In 2004 vydavy sindikat initiated the Public Gathering Project in an attempt to sum up the concept of group identity.
vydavy sindikat is currently working on several different ongoing projects including a children's paper; the second phase of the Public Gathering Project which is addressing the idea of human assemblage; the vydavy workshop publication; and architectural competitions. vydavy continues to show their work in exhibitions like the d.u.m.b.o. art under the bridge festival (2006, 2005, 2004), ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅFloatÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâàat Socrates Sculpture Park (2005), ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅSlow RevolutionÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâàat the Rotunda Gallery (2006), ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅComputing the socialÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâàat the LMak Projects(2006), ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅFuture NomadÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâàshow at the Vox Populi Gallery in Philadelphia(2007). The upcomming September exhibition at the Art Lot in Red Hook, Brooklyn puts on display the latest development of vydavy sindikat.
