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Since the 1960s, he has been creating a haunting record of the tumultuous changes in Ukraine that accompanied the collapse of the Soviet Union and the disastrous consequences of its dissolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an extraordinarily rich body of work that defies categorisation, Mikhailov unsettles visual codes. Inventing his own distinct artistic language in series that vary enormously in terms of technique, format and approach, he bears witness to the harsh social realities and absurdities of his time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombining humour and tragedy, Boris Mikhailov unceasingly defends artistic freedom as both a means of resistance. 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This is final copies of the now out of print second edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe publisher worked closely with Boris and Vita Mikhailov on the design and edit of the book to include over 3000 words in quotes giving a unique insight into each project and Boris' methodology and philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA second booklet with essays contributed by Simon Baker (Director of MEP, Paris), Laurie Hurwitz (Curator of the exhibition), and artist Leigh Ledare (artists and friend of the Mikhailov's) complements the main book. Included in this are also translations for the series Viscidity and Unfinished Dissertation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new expanded second edition is published to coincide with our exhibition \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thephotographersgallery.org.uk\/whats-on\/boris-mikhailov-ukrainian-diary\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoris Mikhailov: Ukrainian Diary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and features four additional chapters; \u003ci\u003eSuzie Etc, Photomania in Crimea, Football\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGerman Portraits\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1938 in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and trained as an engineer, Boris Mikhailov is a self-taught photographer. Early in his career, he was given a camera in order to document the state-owned factory where he was employed; he used it to take nude photographs of his wife. He developed them in the factory’s laboratory, and was fired after they were found by KGB agents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday seen as one of the most important figures on the international art scene, he has received many prestigious awards, among them the 2015 Goslar Kaiserring Award, the Citibank Private Bank Photography Prize (now the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Award) in 2001 and the Hasselblad Award in 2000. He represented Ukraine at the Venice Biennale in 2007 and again in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work has been exhibited in major international venues, including the Tate Modern in London, MoMA in New York, and more recently, the Berlinische Galerie and C\/O Berlin in Berlin, the Pinchuk Art Center in Kyiv, the Sprengel Museum in Hannover and the Staatliche Kunsthalle in Baden Baden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoris Mikhailov is represented in Paris by the Suzanne Tarasieve Gallery. 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