Vitaly Pushnitsky’s “Ockham’s Razor” book. Denis Khimilyayne’s Book Program

Cosmoscow will host the presentation of Vitaly Pushnitsky’s book, created at the intersection of the livre d’artiste and autofiction genres, is the pilot project of Denis Khimilyayne’s Book Program. It features about 200 images from the “Ockham’s Razor” graphic series, a long-term visual study and recording of harmonic states. Each work, a dissected postcard, is given a plastic context: a photograph and a text reflecting on the philosophy of memory, the concept of quality in art and the phenomenon of time. In addition to Pushnitsky’s essay on his methodology for studying composition, the book contains articles by three major Russian art historians: Sergey Popov, Irina Terentyeva and Gleb Ershov. The result is a kind of educational workshop, a philosophical treatise, and a public talk.

Denis Khimilyayne’s Book Program introduces into discussion and critical circulation the concept of “art criticism of the future”, which is connected with understanding the framework of contemporary art and the important role of collectors in culture.