Boris Mikhailov

born 1938

Boris Mikhailov, ‘Red’ 1968–75, printed c.1999–2000
Red 1968–75, printed c.1999–2000
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Biography

Borys Andriyovych Mykhailov (Ukrainian: Бори́с Андрі́йович Миха́йлов; born 25 August 1938) is a photographer who has been described as "one of the most important artists to have emerged from the former USSR."

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Artworks

Boris Mikhailov, ‘Red’ 1968–75, printed c.1999–2000

Boris Mikhailov Red

1968–75, printed c.1999–2000
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Boris Mikhailov, ‘At Dusk’ 1993

Boris Mikhailov At Dusk

1993
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Boris Mikhailov, ‘At Dusk’ 1993

Boris Mikhailov At Dusk

1993
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Boris Mikhailov, ‘At Dusk’ 1993

Boris Mikhailov At Dusk

1993
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Boris Mikhailov, ‘At Dusk’ 1993

Boris Mikhailov At Dusk

1993
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Boris Mikhailov, ‘At Dusk’ 1993

Boris Mikhailov At Dusk

1993
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Boris Mikhailov, ‘At Dusk’ 1993

Boris Mikhailov At Dusk

1993
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Boris Mikhailov, ‘At Dusk’ 1993

Boris Mikhailov At Dusk

1993
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Film and audio

Boris Mikhailov 'Photography was a way out'

The politics of everyday life during the Soviet era and its aftermath

Features

Boris Mikhailov Detail of Red series 1968 - 1975

Documents for the world: Tate Modern New Displays I

Simon Baker , Boris Mikhailov and Mitch Epstein

The documentary photograph has a history as old as the art itself, but recent practitioners from across the globe, some ...

Cecil Beaton Miss Nancy Beaton as a Shooting Star 1928

Magical, powerful, simple, shocking: Four photographers on Street & Studio

Juergen Teller , Sarah Jones , David Goldblatt and Chris Killip

To coincide with Tate Modern's survey exhibition Juergen Teller enjoys the timeless charm of a Cecil Beaton portrait, David ...

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