Book Lovers

The 2nd Garage Triennial reveals the strength and diversity of relationships operating in Russian art today. Artists from the 1st Garage Triennial were invited to take part in a social experiment and recommend artists for the 2nd Garage Triennial, with two conditions. The first was that the relationship between the recommender and the participant must be explicit (teacher/student, parent/child, seller/buyer). Secondly, the recommender had to do something for the recommended artist’s project (write a text, conduct an interview, help with the production or choice of works for the exhibition). In line with these two conditions, artists from the 1st Garage Triennial recommended not only other artists but also research projects, science labs, educational organizations, and charities. The non-coherent method chosen by the curators is not new. Earlier Russian projects based on similar ideas include Viktor Misiano’s exhibition Experimental Research (part of the international project Molteplici Culture: itinerari dell’arte contemporanea in un mondo che cambia, Museum of Folk Art and Traditions, Rome, 1992) and Andrey Parshikov’s Intimate Capital (presented at several spaces in Moscow in 2010). These projects were based on the delegation of the selection of works to artists, discussion of a unified field of action, the problem of the motivation behind choices, and the description of various types of relationships. The title of this year’s Garage Triennial is borrowed from a 2017 book by Russian mathematician Roman Mikhailov, written in a special, process-based language that uses no symbols and allows for many readings without a definite plot. (The title, however, is not the theme. Participants can choose to respond to the title or the book or retain complete creative independence.) The principle of recommendation extends to several Triennial events taking place at Garage partner institutions. With the support of the Triennial, curators and managers of partner institutions have invited contemporary art professionals to give masterclasses or lectures or take part in a residency at their space. As with artists recommending participants for the 2nd Garage Triennial, the reasons for their choices are entirely the responsibility of the inviting party. Due to limitations imposed by the pandemic, most events will take place in 2021. This year, the Triennial has supported collaboration between the School of Engaged Art (St. Petersburg) and the artists and researchers Anna Engelhardt (London) and Sasha Shestakova (Moscow); a Twitch broadcast from the phantom office of the art institution Krёlex Zentr; and a seminar by independent curator, art historian, and lecturer Elena Yaichnikova (Lyon/ Moscow) at Typography Center for Contemporary Art (Krasnodar).

Before he led Ravka’s Second Army, before he created the Fold, and long before he became the Darkling, he was just a lonely boy burdened by an extraordinary power. Eryk and his mother, Lena, have spent their lives on the run. But they will never find a safe haven. They are not only Grisha—they are the deadliest and rarest of their kind. Feared by those who wish to destroy them and hunted by those who would exploit their gifts, they must hide their true abilities wherever they go. But sometimes deadly secrets have a way of revealing themselves.

A TikTok sensation! Sparks fly when a competitive figure skater and hockey team captain are forced to share a rink. Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team. Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins. Nate’s focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means they are forced to share a rink with the figure skating team—including Anastasia, who clearly can’t stand him. But when Anastasia’s skating partner faces an uncertain future, she may have to look to Nate to take her shot. Sparks fly, but Anastasia isn’t worried…because she could never like a hockey player, right?

Настоящий сборник знакомит читателя с малыми формами англоязычной поэзии: прелестными образцами детского фольклора из известного сборника XVIII века «Стихи Матушки Гусыни», колкими эпитафиями и эпиграммами, полными изящного абсурда лимериками Эдварда Лира, шуточными стихами известных и неизвестных авторов XVII–XX веков. Тексты, публикуемые в оригинале и в художественном переводе Генриха Людвиговича Варденги, объединены в тематическиеразделы с выразительными названиями: «Тем, кто ищет смысл в жизни», «Если вы ищете свою половинку», «Когда скучно жить», «Если вам срочно нужно пошутить» и др.

He is trying to poison me. You must come for me, Noemi. You have to save me. When glamorous socialite Noemi Taboada receives a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging to be rescued from a mysterious doom, its clear something is desperately amiss. Catalina has always had a flair for the dramatic, but her claims that her husband is poisoning her and her visions of restless ghosts seem remarkable, even for her. Noemis chic gowns and perfect lipstick are more suited to cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing, but she immediately heads to High Place, a remote mansion in the Mexican countryside, determined to discover what is so affecting her cousin. Tough and smart, she possesses an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: not of her cousins new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemi; and not of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemis dreams with visions of blood and doom. Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the familys youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his familys past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The familys once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemi digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness. And Noemi, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to leave this enigmatic house behind . .