Alexey Markin M.A. studied art at the Stroganov University in Moscow and History of Art and Political Science at the University of Hamburg. In 2018, as a member of the artists‘ group “Krasnaya Shpana” he presented the research and performance project “Who owns the avant-garde? The Malevich Project” at the Kampnagel Theatre in Hamburg , a project that examined the controversy surrounding the cultural heritage of the historical avant-garde between Russia and Ukraine. Alexey Markin has been co-organizer of the seminar series “Decolonizing Eastern Europe” since 2020. He is currently working on a dissertation in which he will analyze how black artists were portrayed by themselves and by others during the Cold War.
History and
Cultural Heritage
in Eastern Europe
Cultural Heritage
in Eastern Europe
