BM Babak-Matveev
Ukrainian artists
BM Babak-Matveev is an art-duo of Ukrainian artists Mykola Babak and Evgene Matveev, created in 2014. Before working together, they were successfully realized as independent artists and won the highest state title, becoming People's Artists of Ukraine and winners of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize.
Mykola Babak in 2005 represented Ukraine at the Venice Biennale with the national project "Your Children, Ukraine". Evgene Matveev was a participant of the Autumn Salon in Paris in 1990. Both artists have participated in many exhibitions, competitions, biennials in Ukraine and abroad. They have created dozens of large-scale art projects and won national and international awards and prizes.
The first collaboration between Babak and Matveev took place within the framework of the implementation of unique art publishing projects. The artists created their first art project called "Sacrifice" in 2014. It consists of six epic compositions measuring 3 by 6 metres (9.8 ft × 19.7 ft) each. Since 2017, BM has been collaborating with the New York Gallery AGCA and its owner Alexandre Gertsman.
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