AES+F is a collective of four Russian artists, Tatiana Arzamasova, Lev
Evzovich, Evgeny Svyatsky and Vladimir Fridkes, who work with photography,
video, sculpture and mixed media. The group is known for its masterful
manipulation of the fashion and advertising idiom which, when combined with a
deep appreciation of the history of art, produces slick yet complex and
challenging narratives.
AES+F Biographies:
Tatiana Arzamasova Born in Moscow in 1955. Graduated
from the State Architectural Institute in 1978. Lives and works in Moscow.
Practised conceptual architecture. Awarded the Grand-Prix in the OISTT/UNESCO
competition ‘Theatre of the Future’. Participated in conceptual architecture
exhibitions in London, Paris and Venice.
Lev Evzovich Born in Moscow in 1958. Graduated from the
State Architectural Institute in 1982. Lives and works in Moscow. Practised
conceptual architecture. Awarded a prize in the OISTT competition ‘The Touring
Theatre’ in Stockholm. Participated in conceptual architecture exhibitions in
Milan, Frankfurt and Paris. Worked as a designer and director of animated film
and also as designer of the film ‘Sunset’.
Evgeny Svyatsky Born in Moscow in 1957. Graduated from
the Book Design Faculty of the Moscow Printing Institute. Lives and works in
Moscow and New York. Worked as a designer in publishing and advertising.
Participated in international poster competitions and exhibitions of book
illustration, graphic design and posters. Was creative director of a number of
Moscow publishers.
The artists came together as AES in 1987. Photographer Vladimir Fridkes joined
in 1995 and the group became known as AES+F.
Vladimir Fridkes
Born in Moscow in 1956. Lives and works in Moscow. Worked as a fashion
photographer for titles such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire,
Cosmopolitan and Sunday Times Style. Participated in the Moscow Photo Biennale
in 1986, 1998 and 2002; in the Fashion and Style in Photography festival in
1997, 1999 and 2001; and in Art Moscow in 2001.