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Boris Mikhailov, KGB-prosecuted engineer-turned-photographer, wins 8th Spectrum Photo Prize (strong imagery)

January 18, 2012

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When KGB found nude photos of his wife among his personal belongings, Boris Mikhailov, a factory engineer from Kharkiv, Ukraine, was forced to quit his job and take up random gigs to make a living. But he didn’t stop taking photographs. Mikhailov, born in 1938 and currently residing in Berlin, Germany, was always interested in […]

PinchukArtCentre Prize 2011

November 26, 2011

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With less than 2 weeks left until PinchukArtCentre announces this year’s winner of the first Ukrainian private prize in the field of art – annual PinchukArtCentre Prize, i though it would be useful to take a look at the nominees and the works presented, as well as to look at the context within which the […]