Georgy Ostretsov
Georgy (Gosha) Ostretsov is a Russian artist and performer. Ostretsov represented Russia during the 53rd Venice Biennale in 2009.[1]

Biography
Georgy ‘Gosha’ Ostretsov was born in Moscow in 1967.
In 1988 Ostretsov went to Paris, France, where he worked in the fashion industry and advertising.[2]
Gosha Ostretsov married Liudmila Konstantinova, a Moscow artist, in 2007. They have four children.
In 2010, Ostretsov created an association of contemporary artists called VGLAZ. VGLAZ and Artika project Company are working on a project of public studios designed to help artists.
Selected solo exhibitions
2016 I’ve Been Abducted Hundred Times. Triangle Gallery. Moscow[3]
2009 Personal project during the 53rd Venice Biennale.[1]
Selected group exhibitions
2015 Pink box, Erarta Museum. St-Petersbourg
2014 Contemporary paint. State Russian Museum. St-Petersbourg
2014 Reconstruction-2. Cultural found "Ekaterina". Moscow
2012 Gaiety Is The Most Outstanding Feature of the Soviet Union, Saatchi Gallery. London
2010 Russian landscape. Marat Gelman gallery. Moscow.
2009 VROOM! La Maison Rouge. Paris.
2008 Sots Art / Political Art in Russia from 1972 to today. La Maison Rouge. Paris.
2007 2nd Moscow Biennial Exhibition of Modern Art, "Sots-Art", Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
2005 Participation in a group exhibition within the 1st Moscow Biennial Exhibition of Modern Art, "Soobshchniki" (Partners), Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
2005 "George&George" exhibition "In process", paintings, video. State Center of Modern Art, Moscow.
References
- "Victory over the future / Russian Pavilion / 53rdVenice Biennale 2009". Vernissage. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- "Лекция Гоши Острецова "Стиль жизни — тотальная инсталляция"". Garage. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- "Художник Георгий Острецов: "Меня похищали уже сто раз!" • ARTANDHOUSES". ARTANDHOUSES (in Russian). 28 January 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2020.