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GLIMPSE IN GALLERY - ROLAND SHALAMBERIDZE'S RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION

Roland Shalamberidze’s retrospective exhibition showcases his creative path. His art has developed in different directions: the fine arts, music, performance art, literature, and video art. Roland Shalamberidze was born in 1958 in Kutaisi, Georgia. In 1982, he and Merab Amaglobeli founded the non-conformist creative group of artists and poets “White Wings” in Kutaisi. Shalamberidze has lived and worked in St. Petersburg since 1988. He works as an abstractionist, a conceptual artist, a performance artist, an installation artist, and a sound and video artist. From 1996 to 2001 he lived in Germany, and then in New York. In 2002 he returned to St. Petersburg. It is worth mentioning that the artist creates his own musical instruments. Shalamberidze is founder of the UPPERGROUND movement, and his works are exhibited in various museums throughout the world. He currently works at the St. Petersburg Art Center “Pushkinskaya-10” and at his own workshop in Tbilisi. The exhibition is curated by Khvicha Doghonadze. D. Shevardnadze National Gallery