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Sergei Bugayev

Sergei Bugayev

Afrika (real name Sergei Bugaev) (born 28 March 1966) is a Russian artist. He was born in Novorossiysk, and in the early 1980s moved to Leningrad, where he became friends with leaders of the art scene there, such as the painter Timur Novikov and musician Boris Grebenshchikov. Shortly thereafter he adopted the artistic moniker "Afrika" and began working as an artist himself. In 1987 he starred as Bananan, the lead character in the groundbreakingly avant garde film Assa by Russian film director Sergei Solovyov. Afrika works mainly in performance and installation art. His 1993 project "Krimania" took the form of an initial performance, which involved the artist spending three weeks in a mental institution in Simferopol, Crimea, at the end of which he staged an exhibition for the patients and staff of the hospital. The second part of the project was a major exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna (MAK), entitled "Krimania: Icons, Monuments, Mazáfaka." The work addresses the issue of collective versus individual identity of the Soviet citizen after the breakup of the Soviet Union. In 1999 Afrika represented Russia at the 48th Venice Biennale. He currently lives and works in Saint Petersburg, Miami and New York City. (Wiki)

Personal information

Birthday

1966-03-28

Birth Place

Novorossiysk, RSFSR, USSR

Movies and TV shows :

2-Assa-2

2-Assa-2

2008

5.1

Movie
Assa

Assa

1987

7.1

Movie
Dialogues

Dialogues

1986

0.0

Movie
Garpastum

Garpastum

2005

4.8

Movie
I am Gagarin

I am Gagarin

2017

0.0

Movie
Rock Beyond

Rock Beyond

2021

0.0

Movie
The Golden Mean

The Golden Mean

2010

3.2

Movie
Two Captains II

Two Captains II

1992

4.3

Movie