Russian сhthonism
(Est. 2016 Moscow) is an art movement in Russia, focused on dead, mummified displays of the tradition of culture in contemporary art based on metaphor of the Ancient “subterranean” [1] deities or spirits of the underworld, or refers to anything which is under the earth, described by Michael Klimin and group of artists and based at headquarters in Tsentr Krasny [2] in Moscow.
Mikhail Klimin’s scheme of Russian Khtonism
Drawing: Daria Kuznetsova / The Art Newspaper
Known Russian Chthonists
| Person | City |
|---|---|
| Misha Blosyak | Moscow |
| Daria Kuznetsova | Moscow |
| Michael Klimin | Moscow |
| Irina Petrakova | Moscow |
| Ian Tamkovich-Friske | Moscow |