Mikhail Kosolapov/ BIO&CV
Mikhail Kosolapov, born 1970, Moscow
artist (sculpture, multimedia installations, public-art)
1988-94 Air Physics and Space Research dept., MIPT (Dolgoprudny, Moscow)
1998 -2000 ICA Moscow/Valand Academy exchange project (Goetheborg)
1995 — 2009 copywriter, creative group head (BBDO Moscow, DDB Russia, JWT, Grey Moscow)
1997 till now columnist, editor, journalist (Business in Russia, City FM, Crocodile satiric mag., Novy Ochevidets, Time-Out, Yacht Russia, russ.ru, infox.ru etc)
1999 till now artist, numerous solo and collective exhibitions in Russia and abroad: Moscow biennale, Art-Bazel/Maiami/Hong-Kong, Frieze Art Fair, Kandinsky prize show, Milan design week etc. Сo-founder of Art Business Consulting group and non-profit artists-run gallery (abc-group.ru)
2007 till now skipper, Yachtmaster Ocean, more than 40000 nm blue water sailing all over the world