Sergey Kuskov

Sergey Ivanovich Kuskov
Born	(1957-06-06)6 June 1957 Moscow, USSR
Died	22 June 2008(2008-06-22) (aged 51) Krasnodar, Russia
Occupation	curator, editor
Education	Moscow State University
Relatives	Father: Ivan Kuskov (ru), renowned Russian pictorialist Grandfather: Alexander Chizhevsky, biophysicist

Sergey Ivanovich Kuskov (June 6, 1957 in Moscow, USSR – June 22, 2008 in Krasnodar, Russia) was a renowned Russian curator.

Biography

Kuskov was born on June 6, 1957, in Moscow to Ivan Kuskov (ru) and Irina, daughter of Russian scientist Alexander Chizhevsky. In 1980, he graduated from the Department of History at Moscow State University, with a major in History and Art Theory. In 1989 has defended his Ph.D. in Art Studies. After that he worked in Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow and curated a large number of exhibitions. Beyond curating exhibits, he was a well known art critic and authored articles about many artists, including Rasikh Akhmetvaliev, Anatoly Zverev, Dmitry Krasnopevtsev, Lena Hades, Nina Valetova, and Vladimir Yakovlev. He died on June 22, 2008, in Krasnodar.

External links

• National Center for Contemporary Arts: Sergey Kuskov Memorial evening
• Posthumous web site (in Russian)
• Member list of Association of Art Critics (in Russian)
• YOUR CIRCLE / Author Index (in Russian)