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MOSCOW, May 28. Soviet and American conceptual artist Ilya Kabakov has died at the age of 89, according to the Ilya and Emilia Kabakov Foundation.
«» It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ilya Kabakov, a great artist, philosopher, beloved husband, dear father and adored grandfather. The man who imagined utopia all his life left this world on Saturday, May 27, surrounded by his loved ones, «the message says. Foundation on social media.
The artist's family will hold a private family funeral, followed by a public memorial service a few weeks later.
Ilya Iosifovich Kabakov is a Soviet artist who migrated to the United States in the late 1980s. He became one of the founders of the so-called Moscow conceptualism, presenting this direction in the brightest way later. He was an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts. In exile, Kabakov co-authored all his projects with his wife, Emilia Kabakov.
Kabakov's works «Luxe Room» and «Beetle», painted in 2006 and 2008, were sold at the Phillips de Pury auction in London for impressive for contemporary Russian art 4.1 million dollars and 5.84 million dollars respectively. //ria.ru/20230518/akter-1872768517.html» data-title='The actor from the TV series «Capercaillie» Rustam Urazaev died'>