Speaking fashion: how contemporary art interacts with fashion

What happens when modern art and fashion begin to exchange ideas, mediums, and even physicality? We propose to talk about the moment of transition, where one ends and the other begins, and why this boundary is becoming especially shaky today. The discussion focuses on issues of hybridity and interpenetration. How does the podium turn into a performance, and the exhibition into a collection show? Why can a dress be perceived as a sculpture and a painting as a garment? And what does this say about our time, where identity, body, and visual culture are becoming a field of constant experimentation?

The discussion is devoted to two experiences of interaction between contemporary art and fashion that come into contact with Cosmoscow. The first one is associated with the Nizhny Novgorod group "PROVMYZA", which is the "Artist of the Year" Сosmoscow 2025. The group's project at the Cosmoscow fair called "Seeds" was supported by the Ushatava brand. How does PROVMYZA's passion and attention to the fashion industry manifest itself in his works, and what historically connects the group with fashion? And what is the brand's interest in providing this kind of support?

The second experience is inspired by modern cycling culture, namely the bicycle form, the design of which has the potential to continue and spread the artistic event beyond the exhibition hall.

Moderator: Ksenia Chilingarova, journalist, publisher of Badlon media and co-founder of the Arctic Explorer brand

Speakers:

Galina Myznikova, artist, member of the PROVMYZA art group

Nino Shamatava, co-founder of the fashion house Ushatava, creative director and entrepreneur

Sergey Sapozhnikov, artist

Denis Krylov, cycling enthusiast