Fontanka River Embankment, 5, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 191023
In 2016, the gallery "Pig's Snout" opened in the attic of a former revenue house opposite the circus. Here, exhibitions are held featuring members of the "KOLHUi" association — a group of authors formed by Nikolay Kopeykin, Andrey Kagadeev, and Vladimir Medvedev. The group calls itself the "Art Sect 'KOLHUi'" — this is exactly how the group of authors, formed by Nikolay Kopeykin, Andrey Kagadeev, and Vladimir Medvedev in 2002, refers to itself. Today, the association includes about twenty artists: Vasya Lozhkin, Viktor Puzo, Kirill Miller, Nikolay Vasiliev, Alexey Uvarov, Mikhail Gavrichkov, Pavlik Lemtybozh, Andrey Lyublinsky, Alexey Khatskevich, and others. The "KOLHUi" define their creative style as "multirealism."
It’s easy to understand what this resembles by recalling the works of Vasya Lozhkin. His striped cats and village residents with sullen faces are a cultural phenomenon known to the masses. One of the founders of the association and gallery, Nikolay Kopeykin, became famous for the image of "coal men" — black brothers of snowmen, with whom they engage in battle.
Entrance to the gallery is from the courtyard and by donation.
