(Rus. Ян Тамкович-Фриске; Born 1992 (32), Razvilka) is a Russian character created by artist Nikita Tereshenko who represent himself as "one of the few people who live what's called a lowlife" [1]. 15.5 *
| Name: |
| Other: |
| Born: |
| Age: |
| City: |
| Founder: |
| Facebook: |
| Instagram: |
| Twitter: |
| Youtube: |
Also known with his series of provocative photos that includes images of symbols of celebrities having died or killed recently, among them a Russian actress, singer and model Zhanna Friske and scientist, statesman and liberal politician Boris Nemtsov. Ian working and living in Moscow.
| Year | Exhibition | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bound to Death. Equal Marriage | Center “Red” |
| 2015 | Immortality Certificate | Center “Red” [2] |
A charschter of Ian Tamkovich-Friske in 2017
Photo: Afisha.yuga.ru
He is familiar though in different incarnations. Appeared for the first time in 2014 as Individual Entrepreneur, in the course of workshops run by artist Anastasia Ryabova and critic Alexandra Novozhenova in the Rodchenko School in 2015 and 2016, a concept emerged that artists are not who they say they are. Through discussions with students it turned out that they considered themselves but rather “small business owners”. The “real” Tamkovich persistently resisted, even called himself the “original” but nothing helped. As a result he began introducing himself as Yan Ginzbourg at every possible opportunity. The imitator was victorious. The “original” and the “copy” even had an altercation at one of the “Nights of Vernissages” at the Vinzavod Contemporary Art Center, the video of which was a hit in artistic circles for a while. In November 2016 Tamkovich-Friske and Individual Entrepreneur held a gay-wedding in Center “Red” “Bound to Death. Equal Marriage” [3].
Завещание (2022) [5]
Photo: Facebook.com
In the early summer of 2016, a case occurred that finally tipped the scales in the direction of Tamkovich-Friske. An employee of the NCCA called him and asked if he could come and sign an agreement for the transportation of Tamkovich’s work from one gallery to another, which he did. Thus, one of the largest Moscow institutions – the NCCA – has officially recognized that there is no difference between Tamkovichi. For the blind bureaucratic machine, they became one person [4].
[1] Ян Тамкович-Фриске, I’m one of the few people who live what’s called a lowlife. (Vk.com)
[2, 3] Theme: Psycho (DI #6-2017)
[4] Ян Тамкович-Фриске — поучительная история о том, как в 25 стать самым парадоксальным и ненавидимым современным художником Москвы (Knife)
[5] Ян Тамкович-Фриске «Faît Accompli. Выставка одного шедевра» (Facebook)
TAMKOVICH-FRI 15.5 is an Indexmod of the “Ian Tamkovich-Friske (Ian, Jan, Yan Ginzbourg, Individual Entrepreneur, Индивидуальный предприниматель, Nikita Tereshenko)” at 26 April 2024. What is Indexmod? This is merged rates from social media tied in with birth year and article volume. Details
2006 — 2024 © Indexmod