ARTIST PROFILE

Vesselina Zagralova

  • Bulgaria (b. 1977 in Stara zagora)
  • Currently in Vienna, Austria.
In the name of… V, Nip the machinations of the class enemy in the bud

In the name of… V, Nip the machinations of the class enemy in the bud

  • 2014
  • Gouache
  • Egg tempera and gold leaf on gesso, basswood
  • 30 x 30 cm

  • On 15th September, 1974, an exhibition, later known as the „Bulldozer Exhibition“, was held in Moscow’s suburb Beljajewo. The illegal event was quickly dissolved by the communist authorities with the help of 100 militiamen, bulldozers and a water cannon.
  • Tearing out the roots of superstition with resolution - thumbnail In the name of … VII, Meeting the blasphemous excesses of western decadence with hardness - thumbnail In the name of… VI, Letting the idols of the infidels turn to dust - thumbnail In the name of… V, Nip the machinations of the class enemy in the bud - thumbnail In the name of … IV, Handing over the manifestos of the moral decline to the flames - thumbnail In the name of … III, Create new space for the socialist future - thumbnail In the name of … II, Destroying all records of the devil in the fire - thumbnail In the name of … I, Smashing the idols of the heathens eagerly - thumbnail

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    In the name of ... | 2014 - 2015

„In the name of …“ is a series of artworks which document real events. These events resulted from different ideologies and religions and they are – from the specific view of the acting persons – alright.