Global InformationRy Nikonova information
Ry Nikonova | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anna Aleksandrovna Tarshis 25 June 1942 Yeysk, Russia |
| Died | 10 March 2014 (aged 71) Kiel, Germany |
| Resting place | Leslie, Scotland |
| Known for | Painting, drawing, poetry, writing, sound poetry, visual poetry, book art |
| Movement | Transfurism, mail art, abstract art |
| Spouse |
Serge Segay
(m. 1947) |
Anna Aleksandrovna Tarshis (Russian: Анна Александровна Таршис; 25 June 1942 – 10 March 2014), better known as Ry Nikonova (Russian: Ры Никонова) or Rea Nikonova, was a Russian artist, poet, and writer.[1] Many of her artworks are held in private and public collections throughout the world.
Nikonova was a main theoretical thinker behind Transfurism movement[2][3] as well as a prominent figure in mail art history. Her literary and visual works were published in Russia, Spain, US, and other countries. She was an editor of samizdat magazines Transponans and Double. She founded "Uktuss School" art movement in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
- ^ Kostelanetz, Richard, ed. (2000). "Nikonova, Rea". Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes. Schirmer Books. ISBN 978-90-6143-293-7.
- ^ Кукуй, Илья (2006). "Лаборатория Авангарда: журнал Транспонанс". Russian Literature. LIX-II/III/IV. Elsevier B.V.: 225–259. ISSN 0304-3479.
- ^ Кукуй, Илья (2009), "Маня Фест: идеологемы трансфуризма", in Грубачич, Слободан (ed.), Авангард и Идеология: Русские Примеры, Филологический факультет Белградского университета, pp. 273–279, ISBN 978-86-86419-65-1