BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES

1937   born in Moscow

1962   graduated from the Moscow Polygraphic Institute, Art Department

He had been making illustrations for children’s books for about 20 years. Over 50 books were published with his drawings

1967   made a series of monotypes "Temptation of St. Anthony", which he considers to be the beginning of his art work

In the early 70s, being impressed by the stands on the railway stations, made a series of nitroenamled paintings with the obvious influence of surrealism ("Blue Specs of a Crazy Militiaman")

Following Ilya Kabakov, starts working in the album genre. However, unlike Kabakov Pivovarov’s works don’t have any social character, his images are mostly surrealistic balancing between literary work and dream

In the 70s became one of the founders of Moscow Conceptual School

1975-82   made 12 albums : "Macrohomus", "Tears", "Face", "Garden", "Kabakov & Pivovarov", "Projects for a Lonely Man" and others

1982   moved to Prague where lives and works now

The author of two books: "Agent in Love" (2000) and "Gray Copybooks" (2002)

Takes part in exhibitions from 1977

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1984   "Drawings and Water-Color Paintings". Prague. Czechoslovakia

1987   "Illustrations’ Exhibition". Museum of National Written Language. Prague. Czechoslovakia

1988   "Concert" (together with Kabakov). Lucerne. Switzerland

1989   Retrospective exhibition of 1969-1989 painting. People’s House. Prague. Czechoslovakia
"Image & Text". House of Arts. Brno. Czechoslovakia

1993   "Metapsychosis". L-Gallery. Moscow

1996   "Characters", CAC. Moscow

COLLECTIONS

The State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow
The State Russian Museum. St. Petersburg
The State Pushkin Fine Arts Museum. Moscow
The State Literary Museum. Moscow
F.M. Dostoyevsky Museum
Prague National Gallery
Ludwig Forum Museum. Aahen. Germany
Art Museum. Karlovy Vary. Czechia, and others
And also in private collections in Russia, Switzerland, Germany, Czechia and USA