-
Genia Chef
Russian FederationArt Brokerage: Genia Chef Russian Artist: b. 1954. Genia Chef (born Evgeny Scheffer 28 January 1954 in Aktjubinsk, Kazakhstan, U.S.S.R.) is a Russian artist. International Who's Who 2000 notes that before emigrating to the West in 1985 he was a member of Soviet Nonconformist Art circles in Moscow, a group that included, among others, Ilya Kabakov, Viktor Pivovarov, Anatoly Zverev and Semyon Faibisovich. During that period he began to use his artist's name "Genia Chef." Chef's work is represented in the permanent collection of the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg: Times of Change, Art in the Soviet Union 1960-1985, Exhibition Catalogue of the State Museum, Palace Editions, 2008). His work is also held in the The Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection in the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum; the Kolodzei Art Foundation; the Museum of Contemporary Art in Skopje, Macedonia; the Sigmund Freud's Dreams Museum in St. Petersburg; and Checkpoint Charlie Museum in Berlin, Germany, among others.nSpain's La Vanguardia newspaper (24 June 1989) has called Chef "An artist of grand culture, whose precise work combines ideas and techniques from both East and West in an effort to portray a new social order that seeks to recapture beauty."Chef's father, Vladimir Scheffer, was a photojournalist in Moscow. In the late 1930s he was banished to Kazakhstan on political grounds, and it was there that his son Evgeny was born. In 1961, five years after Nikita Khrushchev denounced Joseph Stalin's crimes in his Secret Speech at the Twentieth Party Congress, Vladimir Scheffer was granted permission for the family to return to Moscow. Who is Who in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland notes that Chef then studied 1967-71 at the Art School for Children in Moscow. He was later a student 1972-77 at Moscow's Polygraphic Institute, where he received first prize for his M.A. diploma for his illustrations to Edgar Allan Poe. In 1985 Chef moved to West Germany, where his etchings based on Marquis de Sade earned him attention from the press (Die Rheinpfalz, Huldigung an de Sade, 27 Feb. 1986; Mannheimer Morgen Nr. 43, Ausstellung in Edigheim - Hommage à de Sade, 21 Feb.1986; Bietigheimer Zeitung, Geschmack der Freiheit, 5 Dec. 1986). In 1988 Chef was accepted to the Master Class of Arik Brauer at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Austria. In 1993 the Academy awarded Chef its Master of Fine Arts degree, together with its Fueger Gold Prize (Vienna: Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Catalogue of Diploma Works, 1993). Metropolis Magazine (May 1993) noted that during this period Chef shuttled regularly "between Vienna, Berlin, New York, and the Spanish coastal village of Cadaques," describing Chef as "a new type of Russian artist with a peripatetic lifestyle, evoking a newly found freedom of global mobility." In late 1993 Chef moved to New York City where he exhibited his works with several former members of Soviet nonconformist art circles in a number of group exhibitions. These included Post New World Order: Restructured Myths and Old Symbols / New Icons in Russian Contemporary Art at Stuart Levy Fine Art, Soho; and Monumental Propaganda at the World Trade Center curated by Komar and Melamid. The Wall Street Journal (5 October 1993), describing a series of paintings of shoes from this time, reported that Chef "has a good, warped mind." Chef's many solo exhibitions have included shows at Stuart Levy Fine Art, NY; House of Latin America in Monte Carlo under the patronage of Louis Prince de Polignac; and the Italian Cultural Institute, Berlin, among others. In 2007, Chef participated in the second Moscow Biennale with his installation My Personal Temple which was again featured in the 2009 group show Born in the U.S.S.R. at Berlin's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chef has illustrated numerous books, including Prose and Poetry by Edgar Allan Poe (Moskow: Raduga, 1983) and Nothing Lasts Forever Anymore by Michael Lederer (Barcelona: Parsifal Ediciones, 1999.) Chef's own book Finger World was published in 1993 in Nurenberg. His other writings include the essay The Manifesto of Degeneratism: with Regulations on the Universal and Compulsory Wearing of Collars by Degenerates and the Doctrine Concerning the Rectifier (1988: Cadaques). Chef's painting Madonna de la Esparanza hangs in the baroque church Iglesia de Santa Maria in Cadaques, Spain. Listings wanted.
Read More + - Create Listing 1 Artworks for sale 3 Followers
Reduced
Buy / Offer / Ask Question
Similar artists
Buyers for Genia Chef art have also shown interest in the following artists:
Listings you may like
Listings based on similar artists & your view history:
Salvador Dali
Immaculate Conception 1979
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Arches Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 250
Size: 23x15 in | 58x38 cm
🔥1979 Limited Edition Lithograph with Hardcover Portfolio - Blue Chip - Inquire
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
La Jungle Humaine AP Suite - Framed Set of 6 1976 HS
Limited Edition Print: Set of 6 Lithographs, Hand Signed, 6 From the AP Edition of 50 - minor frame sctatche
Size: 18x25 in | 46x64 cm
🔥1976 Framed Limited Edition Artist Proof Hand Signed Lithograph Set of 6 - Blue Chip - Inquire
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
Chalice of Love Dante and Beatrice EA 1976 HS - Huge
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Arches Paper, Hand Signed, From the EA Edition
Size: 30x22 in | 76x56 cm
🔥 Huge 1976 Framed Limited Edition EA Hand Signed Lithograph - Blue Chip - Inquire
3 Watchers
Salvador Dali
Changes in Great Masterpieces Vermeer 1974
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the edition of 350
Size: 35x22 in | 89x56 cm
🔥Limited Edition Lithograph - Blue Chip - 7 Watchers
5 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Wanted: Vladimir Kush
Looking for several Kush limited edition paintings, including Daisy Games, Evening Flight, Fish in the City. Framed or unframed; must be in excellent condition.
ReplySalvador Dali
Hagoromo, Japanese Fairy Tales
Limited Edition Print: Etching, Hand Signed, HC
Size: 36x30 in | 90x75 cm
🔥Framed Hand Signed Limited Edition HC - Limited Edition Etching
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
NEW
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
Rhinoceros 1968
Limited Edition Print: Etching on Paper, Plate Signed, From the Edition of 2000
Size: 7x8 in | 17x20 cm
🔥1968 Framed Plate Signed Limited Edition Etching - Inquire
Salvador Dali
Petites Nus (Ronsard) 1st Row 1st Piece 1973
Limited Edition Print: Etching, Hand Signed, From the edition of 95
Size: 15x11 in | 39x29 cm
🔥Framed Limited Edition Etching - Blue Chip - 6 Watchers
5 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
Song of Songs of Solomon: I Have Compared Thee 1972
Limited Edition Print: Intaglio on Paper, Hand Signed, From the edition of 250
Size: 16x10 in | 40x25 cm
🔥Limited Edition Intaglio Print - 9 Watchers - Blue Chip
8 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
Who Stole the Tarts 1968
Limited Edition Print: Woodcut, Plate Signed, From the Edition of 2500, Edition is Not Numbered
Size: 16x12 in | 41x30 cm
🔥1968 Framed Limited Edition Woodcut - Inquire - A Steal - Plate Signed
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
La Venus Aux Fourrures Woman on Horse 1968 HS - Early
Limited Edition Print: Etching, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 145
Size: 15x11 in | 38x28 cm
🔥Early 1968 Limited Edition Hand Signed Etching - Blue Chip - Inquire
4 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
Les Amours Jaunes Decline 1974 HS
Limited Edition Print: Etching w/ Gold Flakes, Hand Signed, From the Edition of CC
Size: 15x11 in | 37x28 cm
🔥1974 Framed Fbulous Limited Edition Hand Signed Etching w/ Gold Flakes - Blue Chip - Inquire - A Steal
Motivated Seller
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
Fruits Blackberries 1970
Limited Edition Print: Etching, Hand Signed, VIII/CL
Size: 22x15 in | 57x37 cm
🔥1970 Limited Edition Etching - Blue Chip
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
Ni Por Esas, From Caprices De Goya 1977
Limited Edition Print: Etching With Aquatint, Hand Signed, From the edition of 200
Size: 10x9 in | 25x23 cm
🔥Framed Hand Signed Limited Edition Aquatint Etching - Blue Chip
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
Lincoln in Dalivision Sterling Silver Wall Sculpture 1976 15 in
Sculpture: .925 Sterling Silver, Foundry Signature w/ Stamp, From the edition of 500
Size: 15x13x0 in | 38x33x0 cm
🔥🔥 .925 Sterling Silver Wall Sculpture - A Steal - Blue Chip - 13 Watchers
11 Watchers
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Daniel Merriam
Untitled Architecture Watercolor 1999 24x20
Original Painting: Watercolor, Hand Signed
Size: 14x9 in | 36x23 cm
🔥🔥1999 Ornately Framed Fabulous Watercolor - Inquire - A Real Steal - Staff Favorite
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
Thou Are All Faire, My Love... 1971
Limited Edition Print: Etching on Paper, Hand Signed, From the edition of 250
Size: 22x15 in | 56x38 cm
🔥Limited Edition Etching - Blue Chip
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
Le Tombe De Lancelot (La Quete Du Graal) 1975
Limited Edition Print: Intaglio Etching, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 249
Size: 18x13 in | 45x32 cm
🔥Framed Hand Signed Intaglio Etching - Blue Chip - 7 Watchers
6 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
Le Chimere D'horace From Dalinean Horses 1972
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, EA
Size: 27x20 in | 69x51 cm
🔥Framed - Hand Carved Frame - Limited Edition Lithograph - 5 Watchers - Blue Chip
4 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
NEW
Salvador Dali
Triomphe De L' Amour Suite of 2 1978 HS
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, Matching Numbers From the Edition of 175
Size: 29x20 in | 72x51 cm
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥1978 Framed Suite of 2 Limited Edition Hand Signed Lithographs - Blue Chip - 9 Watchers - Inquire - a SUPER SUPER Steal - SUPER SUPER SUPER
13 Watchers
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
L’ermaphrodito (Hermaphrodite) HS
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Paper, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 250
Size: 26x19 in | 65x48 cm
🔥Framed Limited Edition Lithograph - Blue Chip
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
Les Songes Droulatiques De Pantagruel: Untitled -(O) 1973
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph on Japon Paper, Hand Signed, 46/250
Size: 21x30 in | 53x76 cm
🔥Framed 1973 Limited Edition Lithograph on Japon Paper- Framed - Blue Chip - 6 Watchers
6 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
Currier and Ives Suite, American Yachting Scene 1971
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the edition of 250
Size: 22x30 in | 55x76 cm
🔥Limited Edition 1971 Lithograph - Inquire - Blue Chip - 5 Watchers
4 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
Monument to the Ideal Doctor 1973
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the Edition of 350
Size: 30x22 in | 76x56 cm
🔥Rare 1973 Framed Limited Edition - Perfect for a Doctors Office
6 Watchers
Motivated SellerReduced
Make Offer / Ask Question
Salvador Dali
Changes in Great Masterpieces, Raphael, La Marriage De La Vierge 1974
Limited Edition Print: Lithograph, Hand Signed, From the edition of 500
Size: 35x22 in | 90x56 cm
🔥Limited Edition Lithograph - 5 Watchers - Blue Chip
4 Watchers
Reduced
Make Offer / Ask Question