Timur Novikov: Zero Object

Timur Novikov: Zero Object positions the late artist Timur Novikov as protagonist in this exploration of underground art from St Petersburg. As well as providing a historical overview of the 1980s-1990s, the film features iconic figures in St Petersburg’s underground scene: cult rocker Victor Tsoi, and artists Georgy Guryanov, Vladislav Mamyshev-Monroe and Sergey ‘Africa’ Bugaev, among others. From beginning to end, it’s a manifesto for personal and artistic freedom in a forbidding political climate.

Documentary

Timur Novikov

(Self (archive footage))

Georgi Guryanov

(Self (archive footage))

Vladislav Mamyshev-Monroe

(Self (archive footage))

Sergei Bugayev

(Self (archive footage))

Viktor Tsoi

(Self (archive footage))

Sergei Kuryokhin

(Self (archive footage))

Andrey Krisanov

(Self)

Vladislav Gutsevich

(Self)

Yuri Kasparyan

(Self)

Igor Tikhomirov

(Self)

Joanna Stingray

(Self)

Boris Koshelokhov

(Self)

Konstantin Goncharov

(Self)

Konstantin Zvezdochetov

(Self)

Oleg Kulik

(Self)