Exhibited Works: Content Aware Studies (video & sculptures), Kickback (installation), The New Color (installation), Air Kiss (film)
Duration: 29 June 2019
Event type: Prize Show
Organizer: State Museum of Fine Arts A. S. Pushkin (Volga‑Vyatka Branch, Nizhny Novgorod / Arsenal)
Venue: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
The “Innovation” award is Russia’s state‑supported prize in the field of contemporary art, established to identify, promote and reward authors who push the boundaries of artistic practice. With backing from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the prize focuses on major artistic achievements that signal new directions in visual art. Since 2019 the event has been held in Nizhny Novgorod at the Volga‑Vyatka branch of the Pushkin Museum (Arsenal) together with the regional government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
This prize show presented a selection of nominated works under the main category “Project of the Year,” offering a platform for work that combines conceptual innovation, technological engagement and aesthetic ambition. Among the featured pieces by Egor Kraft were the Content Aware Studies series (video and sculptures), Kickback installation, The New Color installation and Air Kiss film - each exploring intersections of digital media, machine cognition and cultural form. The event underscored how contemporary art in Russia is increasingly aligned with research‑led, media‑rich practices, while remaining grounded in institutional frameworks and public visibility.

“Kickback” installation presented at the Innovation Prize Show, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 2019.

'Air Kiss' Film installation presented at the Innovation Prize Show, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 2019.

'Air Kiss' Film installation presented at the Innovation Prize Show, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 2019.

Exhibition view featuring The New Color Installation and Content Aware Studies Series at the Innovation Prize Show, Arsenal, Nizhny Novgorod, 2019.
Exhibited Works: Content Aware Studies (video & sculptures), Kickback (installation), The New Color (installation), Air Kiss (film)
Duration: 29 June 2019
Event type: Prize Show
Organizer: State Museum of Fine Arts A. S. Pushkin (Volga‑Vyatka Branch, Nizhny Novgorod / Arsenal)
Venue: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
The “Innovation” award is Russia’s state‑supported prize in the field of contemporary art, established to identify, promote and reward authors who push the boundaries of artistic practice. With backing from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the prize focuses on major artistic achievements that signal new directions in visual art. Since 2019 the event has been held in Nizhny Novgorod at the Volga‑Vyatka branch of the Pushkin Museum (Arsenal) together with the regional government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
This prize show presented a selection of nominated works under the main category “Project of the Year,” offering a platform for work that combines conceptual innovation, technological engagement and aesthetic ambition. Among the featured pieces by Egor Kraft were the Content Aware Studies series (video and sculptures), Kickback installation, The New Color installation and Air Kiss film - each exploring intersections of digital media, machine cognition and cultural form. The event underscored how contemporary art in Russia is increasingly aligned with research‑led, media‑rich practices, while remaining grounded in institutional frameworks and public visibility.

“Kickback” installation presented at the Innovation Prize Show, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 2019.

'Air Kiss' Film installation presented at the Innovation Prize Show, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 2019.

'Air Kiss' Film installation presented at the Innovation Prize Show, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 2019.

Exhibition view featuring The New Color Installation and Content Aware Studies Series at the Innovation Prize Show, Arsenal, Nizhny Novgorod, 2019.
Tokyo, Mishuku, JPN
Vienna, Neubau, AUT
Egor G. Kraft – artist-researcher, founder
Anna Kraft – researcher, director
mail[at]kraft.studio
Tokyo, Mishuku, JPN
Vienna, Neubau, AUT
mail[at]kraft.studio
Egor G. Kraft – artist-researcher, founder
Anna Kraft – researcher, director
Content Aware Studies, 2017-2025
The New Color, 2011-2018
1 & ∞ ⑁ One & Infinite Chairs, 2023
Hashd0x. Proof of War, 2022
Decentralised Embargo, 2022
Ais Kiss, 2017
Chinese Ink, 2018
PropaGAN, 2022
URL Stone, 2015
The Link, 2015
Twelve Nodes, 2019
Scatterchive
I Print, Therefore I Am, 2014
Kickback, 2014
Unfolding, 2011
The Moment, The Past, 2014























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