Poor Folk. Kabakovs

Synopsis

In Poor Folk, Ilya Kabakov talks about his sources and influences, including the tragic life of his mother, which had a profound effect on his views and artistic career. Together with his wife and collaborator Emilia he discusses Soviet underground art, the birth of Moscow Conceptualism, the couple’s emigration to the USA, and international acclaim after thirty years of almost no exhibitions (Kabakov did not show his work at state-sanctioned exhibitions in the Soviet Union): today the duo’s works are in the world’s leading museums, including MoMA, New York; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; and Hamburger Kunsthalle.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Original Music Composer	Andrey Antonets Nikolay Kartoziya
Writing	Screenplay	Anton Zhelnov
Production	Producer	Natalya Golodova
Directing	Director	Anton Zhelnov
Camera	Director of Photography	Mikhail Krichman
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