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2 Selected exhibitions  




3 Selective artworks  




4 Curatorial activities  




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6 Nonprofit foundation "CYLAND Foundation"  




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Anna A. Frants
Anna Frants
Born(1965-10-01)1 October 1965
Occupation(s)multimedia artist, curator, collector
Parent
  • Aleksandr Solomonovich Pinsker, political commentator (Voice of America) (father)
AwardsAutodesk Planet Studio Award, New York
Websitehttps://annafrants.net

Anna Frants (Russian: А́нна Алекса́ндровна Фра́нц; born 1 October 1965) is a Russian-American multimedia artist, curator, and art collector. She is the founder of nonprofit cultural foundation "Cyland Foundation Inc."[1] and "CYLAND" MediaArtLab,[2] and is director of "Frants Gallery" (New York, United States).[3]

Biography[edit]

Frants was born on 1 October 1965[4][5]inLeningrad, Soviet Union. In 1989, Frants graduated from the St. Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design (formerly the Vera Mukhina Leningrad Higher School of Art and Industry), where she had majored in Industrial Design. In 1992, she was admitted to the New-York Pratt Institute to the department of Art and Design where she majored in Computer Graphics and Animation.[6]

The mastering of computer graphics and animation marked the beginning of her enthusiasm for new media, new media art and technologies in art[7] and the concentration of her interests on the transition from traditional classical methods to cyberarts that was afforded unlimited possibilities by the rapidly developing internet.

In 1997, she married Leonid Frants. Their son Daniil became the youngest artist at CYLAND MediaArtLab: when he was only twelve, he created, as part of Cyfest, an international educational game program for children, the workshop "Humanizing Robots",[8] which he held in Russia, Germany, Japan, the United States and Ukraine.

In addition to continuous exhibition activities as an artist and a curator[9] in the United States, Saint Petersburg, Europe and Japan, in 2010, Anna traveled to the Polar Region as a member of the international group of artists within the program "The Arctic Circle"[10] organized by the Canadian government. The program's purpose was to afford the artists an opportunity to visit hard-to-reach places of the Polar Region that are mostly known through scientific reports, which would subsequently allow them to create art projects based on their impressions of the region. In addition to the video footage filmed by Anna, that trip resulted in her interactive project Trembling Creatures,[11] exhibited at the group show of participants of those annual expeditions that opened in May 2014 at the "1285 Avenue of the Americas Art Gallery"[12] in New York.

Selected exhibitions[edit]

Selective artworks[edit]

Trembling Creatures and Polar Bear Feeder were made as a result of the trip to the Polar circle as a member of the Canadian art expedition "The Arctic Circle" in 2009.[108] Artworks by Anna Frants are presented by Borey Gallery[109] (Saint Petersburg, Russia), Dam Stuhltrager Gallery[110] (New York, United States, and Berlin, Germany) and Barbarian Gallery (Zürich, Switzerland). Her works are in the collections of the New York Museum of Arts and Design, State Russian Museum, Kyosei-no-Sato Museum (Japan), Kolodzei Art Foundation,[111] Sergey Kuryokhin Center for Contemporary Art and in numerous private collections all over the world.

Curatorial activities[edit]

The most notable of Frants' curatorial works were the retrospective exhibitions "Sterligov's Group", 2006, New York, and "Art around the Barracks", 2003, New York.

In the documentary of Andrey Zagdansky "Konstantin and Mouse", dedicated to Konstantin Kuzminsky, one of the episodes was filmed at the opening night of "Art around the Barracks" at Frants Gallery in Soho.

Among contemporary artists, who constantly collaborate with Anna Frants as a curator, are Vitaly Pushnitsky, Elena Gubanova and Ivan Govorkov, Alexander Kozhin, Alexander Terebenin, Marina Koldobskaya, Alexandra Dementieva, Peter Belyi, Petr Shvetsov.[9]

CYLAND MediaArtLab[edit]

In 2006, Anna Frants together with Marina Koldobskaya founded the international media lab "СYLAND".

Since 2007, the MediaArtLab holds the annual festival of cyberart "Cyfest", the largest cyberart festival in Eastern Europe featuring artists from different countries who share an enthusiasm for new technologies.[112][9]

The use of computers allows the artist to break away from the deterministic nature of traditional art forms... Computer art is often similar to conceptual art from the point of view of intellectual judgment: the viewer needs to understand the artist's intentions. This understanding is even more important in interactive projects because the way we react depends on our ability to understand the artist's idea and expectations. The cyberart is challenging because it is based on the technologies and the means that are less intuitive for us and new in their form... Each innovative work gives us a new perspective for understanding the infinitely expanding universe of art and teaches us to understand its creative glossary.

— [113]

Nonprofit foundation "CYLAND Foundation"[edit]

In 1999, Anna and Leonid Frants created the nonprofit foundation "CYLAND Foundation"[1] that is still active. Its purpose was the representation in New York[7] of the artists from Leningrad/St. Petersburg who have been working there from the postwar 1950s until the present time.[112] The primary focus was on the so-called Leningrad underground[114] — the unique and underexplored cultural phenomenon of the 1970s and the artistic and social environment that brought if forth.

Gradually, the scope of activities of "Frants Gallery Space" expanded and started including not just the traditional genres, such as painting, sculpture and graphics, but also the art associated with the latest technologies:[1] cyberart, video art, computer animation, interactive installations as well as performance art.

Collection[edit]

The collection's creation was a natural extension of the development of "CYLAND Foundation". Since 1998, Anna and Leonid Frants have been collecting works of visual arts of Leningrad underground.[112] Their current collection also includes sculptures, assemblages, photographs, videos, objects of actual art and archival materials.

In January 2013, the Department of Contemporary Art at the Hermitage Museum organized, as a part of the project "Actual Art of St. Petersburg, A Retrospective",[115] the exhibition "Simple Rules".[116] It showcased works from Russian and foreign private collections.

References[edit]

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  • ^ Лекция Анны Франц «Дизайн против Искусства против Дизайна» Archived 2018-04-07 at the Wayback Machine // National Centre for Contemporary Arts.
  • ^ a b The Time Keeper. Una mostra di gruppo itinerante Feed dei commenti Archived 2017-10-03 at the Wayback Machine // DIGICULT. Digital Art, Design and Culture. 2012.06.12.
  • ^ ""Humanizing Robots" by Daniil Frants - global workshop on robots for kids". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  • ^ a b c People: Interview with curator Anna Frants at Venice Biennial 2015 Archived 2018-03-04 at the Wayback Machine // Chased. Magazin für Kunst, Ausstellungen, Vernissagen in Berlin. July 12. 2015.
  • ^ "The Arctic Circle artist and scientist residency program". Archived from the original on 2014-02-06. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
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  • ^ "CYBERFEST 2014 at the Made in NY Media Center by IFP in New York City". CYLAND - Art :: Tech. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  • ^ "Urbi et Orbi at the 6th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art". CYLAND - Art :: Tech. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
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  • ^ "Unforeseen: The Personal in Photography from Soviet Russia 1926-1949". Nailya Alexander Gallery. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  • ^ "Obstinacy and persistence". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  • ^ "VAGARIES OF AFFECTION – Anna Frants". Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  • ^ "Unidentified objects". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  • ^ "BAKLUSHAS or Frittering Away Brahms – Anna Frants". Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  • ^ "Shedding crocodile's tears ...or crying all the way to the bank". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  • ^ "Simple pleasures". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  • ^ "Amabie (japanese averter)". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  • ^ "Artist union. Still live". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  • ^ "HOOLIGANS – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  • ^ "PECK OF SALT – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  • ^ "POINT OF NO RETURN – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  • ^ "DISSIDENT – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  • ^ "REFLECTION IN A SPACE – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  • ^ "OPTIMIST – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  • ^ "NARCISSUS – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  • ^ "WASHERWOMEN – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  • ^ "CASTS – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  • ^ "LIVING TAPESTRY – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  • ^ "BLIND SPOT – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  • ^ "POSSESSIVE SHOEMAKER – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  • ^ "STALE NEWS – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  • ^ "UNDER THE WEATHER – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  • ^ "INFORMER – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  • ^ "NO. 0 – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  • ^ "BLUEST OF THE SEAS – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  • ^ "Journey – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  • ^ "Live cam renaissance – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  • ^ "Doll house – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  • ^ "Personal space – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  • ^ "Anxiety – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  • ^ "Weather forecast – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  • ^ "Onthelookout – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  • ^ "Colouring soundscapes – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  • ^ "Reflection on life №125082 – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  • ^ "Weather Forecast – winter/summer – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  • ^ "Cloud that smelled blue – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  • ^ "Socks snapper – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  • ^ "Vexation of spirit – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  • ^ "Storm in a tea glass – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  • ^ "Shadows – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  • ^ "Hoist – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  • ^ "Cardboard drippings – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  • ^ "Acrobats– Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  • ^ "Gravitation – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  • ^ "Breathing in the air – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  • ^ "We are here – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  • ^ "Window sash – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  • ^ "Snowball fight – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  • ^ "Toddler – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  • ^ "POLAR BEAR FODDER – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  • ^ "Infinity – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  • ^ "A Symphony for X Slide Projectors – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  • ^ "Fur die stadt – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  • ^ "Soda water – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  • ^ "Fish talk – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  • ^ "Speedless – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  • ^ "IN THE SHADE OF AN OLIVE TREE – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  • ^ "Drumpainting – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  • ^ "Static vdeo series – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  • ^ "Sarcophagus, Ghanaian Style, or The funeral of a Dreamer – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  • ^ "The story of heroic pilot – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  • ^ "MADE IN ANCIENT GREECE – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  • ^ "Touchmeweb – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  • ^ "Bride – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  • ^ "The angel – Anna Frants". annafrants.net. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  • ^ Works Archived 2018-04-07 at the Wayback Machine // Anna Frants Personal Site.
  • ^ "Borey Art Center". borey.ru. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  • ^ "THE WYE". damstuhltrager.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  • ^ "Kolodzei Art Foundation - Art from Russia and former Soviet Union". www.kolodzeiart.org. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  • ^ a b c Anna Frants Archived 2018-03-04 at the Wayback Machine // Venice Conference 2017.
  • ^ Citation from a booklet of Anna Frants exhibition «Visual Dreams №2391-95. VideoCyberArt» — Borey Gallery (St. Peterburg), December 2011.
  • ^ Л. Гуревич. Художники ленинградского андеграунда. Биографический словарь. Искусство. СПб, 2007.
  • ^ "Простые правила В рамках образовательной программы "РЕТРОСПЕКТИВА. Страницы истории петербургского искусства"". Hermitage Museum. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
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