Elena Yushina

Aperto Paper is a free analytical “newspaper without news”. Aperto Paper undertook an alternative navigation of today’s complex world through the texts by art critics and conversations with philosophers, artists, scientist, and curators. Contributors to previous editions included Boris Groys, Rosalind Krauss, Hal Foster, Francis Alÿs, Ann Veronica Janssens, and Anri Sala.

A non-profit experimental space for emerging and renowned international artists that independent curator Elena Yushina ran from 2016 to 2021 in the Sophie Gips Höfe in Berlin-Mitte.

Published by Masters Digital

ISBN 978-5-6047606-1-1

Edited by Elena Yushina

An analytical book about NFT processes, interviews with artists, philosophers, founders of NFT platforms, etc.

EastEast Paper, an analytical publication that was implemented by Cultural Creative Agency Qatar Russia. EastEast axis creates an alternative navigation and a different orientation in today's complex world, and opens up a new cartography of solidarity across the borders.

Head of Print Media and editor-in-chief of cultural newspaper EastEast (English, Russian, Arabic)

The Aperto Reading Room is an educational and research project in St. Petersburg, including the library of contemporary art, the newspaper "Aperto Room", a media library, research exhibition projects and an Advisory Board with leading experts in the field of contemporary art.

Author's course on the History of Art and Curating within the frames of the program "Art & Science" (in English)

Online and printed version of the magazine about the cultural life of the city

Biotech Festival by BIOCAD and Masters Art School

Station Russia, Hatje Cantz Publishing, 2018

ISBN 978-3-7757-4458-4

Position: Executive Editor

Contribution to the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale: the past, present and future of the Russian railways

The German Chancellor Fellowship for tomorrow’s leaders supported by Prof. Angela Merkel and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn and Berlin, Germany.

Project “Social Responsibility in the Cultural Sphere: Public Libraries and Art in Germany” hosted by Prof. Kasper König.

Invited curator to the project "Project 35: The Last Act" by ICI

Exhibition Fragile Island by artist Tatiana Akhmetgalieva at Moscow

Museum and Exhibition Association Manege

Projects with the artists: Gilbert & George, Tatiana Akhmetgalieva, Ilya Gaponov, Ivan Gorshkov, Daria Irincheeva, etc.

First personal exhibition of Francis Alÿs in Russia.

"Beyond the River. Afghan projects 2010-2014"

Kuryokhin Center of Contemporary Art, St. Petersburg, Russia

Research assistant for the projects by artists Susan Philipsz, Slavs and Tatars, Rineke Dijkstra.

MANIFESTA 10 Contemporary Art Biennial hosted by the State Hermitage Museum

In the frames of EUNIC Curatorial Exchange Project (2012)

Selected Exhibitions:

• Path Through Long Grass by NY based artist Daria Irincheeva;
• The Precautionary Principle by Berlin based artist Matthieu Martin;
• Experiment Studio by US artists, graduate from the Yale University, Austin Lee, and School of Visual Arts: Rebecca Ward and David Mramor;
• When The Sleeper Wakes with the graduates from Royal College in London: Beth Atkinson (UK), Michal Baror (Israel), Patrick Hough (Ireland), Taus Makhacheva (Russia), Elisabeth Molin (Denmark), Joanna Piotrowska (Poland)

Selected Projects:

• The Wall with the contribution of Chief Curator and former Deputy Director of Fundação de Serralves, João Ribas;
• Institutional Library with a participation of Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UK

Study trip in the frames of program Trans Europe Halles & Engine Room Europe

Curatorial video project Zero Kilometer

First TEDx conference in St. Petersburg