Artem Arsenian is a nomadic art manager,(1) producer and curator of performative art,(2) marketing/digital media specialist(3) and researcher.(4) Based between France and Germany.
Artem Arsenian is a nomadic art manager,(1) producer and curator of performative art,(2) marketing/digital media specialist(3) and researcher.(4) Based between France and Germany.
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As a nomadic art manager, I navigate diverse artistic landscapes, embracing adaptability and forging connections across borders. My approach reflects a commitment to exploring and amplifying experimental and open-ended performative art forms.
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I’m not just a manager; I’m a dynamic producer and curator of performative art. My passion lies in transforming spaces into immersive stages, creating memorable experiences that transcend traditional boundaries.
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In the realm of marketing and digital media, I excel as a specialist, seamlessly blending creativity with technological acumen. I leverage digital platforms to amplify artistic messages, ensuring that art reaches a broader audience and resonates on a global scale.
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As a researcher, I am focused on the impact of digitalization on a world in transition. I am particularly interested in exploring the possibilities at the intersection of digital art and theatre through open-ended, processual artistic, and militant research. My aim is to examine works with decoloniality, not merely as a metaphor, but in the perception of action.
Since 2015, I have been part of the team for the site-specific art festival “Access Point.” I developed the marketing strategy, curated the first version of the fringe program “Flow Program,” and during the 2020 pandemic, I led the digital direction of the festival. I organised broadcasts and launched digital performances in collaboration with Rimini Protokoll, Ant Hampton, Tassos Stevens, and Semyon Alexandrovsky. In 2021, I curated hybrid projects taking place simultaneously in digital and physical spaces, and I worked as the executive production manager for the process-oriented project “The Rose Khairullina Benefit.”
In 2018, the festival underwent rebranding, and I played a key role in coordinating marketing efforts and initiating ticket sales. Collaborating with Context Festival and Yandex, we established the “Ya v Teatre” platform, launching online broadcasts of Christophe Marthaler’s performance (accumulating over 50,000 unique views) and NO99 Theatre’s latest ever production. Additionally, in 2021, I spearheaded the launch of a redesigned festival website.
As the producer behind the premiered shows “My Sunshine No Longer Shines for Me” and “Excursion Fourteen Plus,” I collaborated with Timur Ivashkevich, Vova Antipov, Evgeniya Boginskaya, Ksenia Kozhevnikova, and Liza Sorokina during the 2016/2017 season. Together, we produced season premieres and coordinated the venue. In March 2019, I partnered with Organisms Theatre to launch the contemporary art and performance cabaret project “Noga Bomzha.” Each evening featured a unique theme and lineup of artists.
In 2015, I worked as a PR manager, handling the centre’s digital media. Alongside Danil Vachegin, I oversaw the Theatre in the “Priboy” program, hosting the premieres of TRU Theatre’s “Youth is Alive” and Mitya Egorov’s “Gloomy Sunday.”
Between 2014 and 2018, I collaborated with producers Timur Ivashkevich, Egor Tatrenko, and curator Konstantin Uchitel on the development and organization of the project “the Old Woman’s Route.” This initiative involved a performative, site-specific walk through Daniil Kharms’ texts in St. Petersburg each year.
In 2014, within the director’s laboratory at TPAM, I curated the sketch “Bela” (directed by A. Sozonov), adapting it from Lermontov’s novel “Hero of Our Time.” This site-specific performance unfolded within the confines of a school gym. Boris Pavlovich was the laboratory curator.
I volunteered during the opening week of Manifesta 10, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art.
As a co-curator of the Dadaism festival “BezObrazie” and a co-author of the program and concept for the poetry slam organized by the association “Intention.”