Author: Jenya Stashkov , art critic One of the important tasks of any contemporary artist is to formulate a sensitive image of the present day. There are a large number of ways to implement this task. Some artists design hyper-conceptual art spaces. Some artists attempt to escape into the metaphor of a timeless state. Some artists focus on the endless and painful aspects of modernity. Some artists use the modes of politics and economics as important parts of their artistic language.

the cigarette’s stuck to my dry lip; I rupture from thorny bushes & return to the trail. somewhere there, congregating in whispery circles, they sit on the slopes. they’re sunk in the scintillant night, but deprived of the knowledge of its constellations. hence I find them by titters & cricket lights.