PROVMYZA
Members of group are Galina Myznikova (born 1968, Gorky, now Nizhny Novogorod) and Sergey Provorov (born 1970, Gorky, now Nizhny Novgorod).
Provmyza Group (Formed in 1998) make experimental films and performances, photographic and sound projects, and video installations. Exhibitions include: the 51st Venice Biennale (Russian Pavilion, 2005), the 25th Viper Festival (Basel, 2006), Hors Pistes (Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2012), Rencontres Internationales (Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2012), the 1st Montevideo Biennial (2012) and the 15th WRO Media Art Biennale (Wrocław, 2013); Their films have competed at festivals, including the 67th Venice Film Festival (Horizons program, 2010). They have been awarded the Innovation Prize for Best Work of Visual Art (Russia, 2013), the Pop-Mekhanika Prize at the Sergey Kuryokhin Awards (Russia, 2010), the Tiger Prize for a short film at the 38th International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands, 2009), and first prize at the Asolo Art Film Festival (Italy, 2006). Members live and work in Nizhny Novgorod.
The artists’ works are in the collections of the Centre Pompidou (Paris), the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (Moscow), the PRO ARTE Foundation (St. Petersburg), Basis WIEN (Vienna) and private collections.
Provmyza Group (Formed in 1998) make experimental films and performances, photographic and sound projects, and video installations. Exhibitions include: the 51st Venice Biennale (Russian Pavilion, 2005), the 25th Viper Festival (Basel, 2006), Hors Pistes (Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2012), Rencontres Internationales (Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2012), the 1st Montevideo Biennial (2012) and the 15th WRO Media Art Biennale (Wrocław, 2013); Their films have competed at festivals, including the 67th Venice Film Festival (Horizons program, 2010). They have been awarded the Innovation Prize for Best Work of Visual Art (Russia, 2013), the Pop-Mekhanika Prize at the Sergey Kuryokhin Awards (Russia, 2010), the Tiger Prize for a short film at the 38th International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands, 2009), and first prize at the Asolo Art Film Festival (Italy, 2006). Members live and work in Nizhny Novgorod.
The artists’ works are in the collections of the Centre Pompidou (Paris), the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (Moscow), the PRO ARTE Foundation (St. Petersburg), Basis WIEN (Vienna) and private collections.
