
Borjana Ventsislavova, Study of Causality, 2016
Boris Kostadinov is a curator and critic based in Berlin.
He is the artistic director of the international artists-in-residence program and project space Scope BLN, Berlin.
Kostadinov’s projects explore the interaction of art with political and geopolitical realities, economics, social processes and theories: economy of art, art as a social or activist gesture, art as a political platform, gender constructions in art, gender ecology and others.
The second guideline of his work is art & technology. Such projects are defined by artistic practices that moderate relationships between elite science, future forecasts and social consciousness.
He has curated projects for: Scope BLN, Berlin; Kunstverein Tiergarten | Galerie Nord, Berlin, Ortstermin Festival, Berlin; DNA Gallery, Berlin; Levels Gallery, Berlin; Mitte Media Festival, Berlin; The European biennial of contemporary art MANIFESTA 11, Zurich, Switzerland; Radiator Gallery, New York, USA; Leo Kuelbs Collection, New York, USA; IG Bildende Kunst, Vienna; viennacontemporary International Art Fair, Vienna; Parallel Art Fair, Vienna; Ernst Hilger Gallery, Vienna; Sturm & Schober Gallery, Vienna; Forum Stadtpark, Graz, Austria; National Gallery, Sofia; FLUCA – Austrian Cultural Pavilion – Plovdiv 2019 European Capital of Culture, Bulgaria; Sofia City Art Gallery, Sofia.
Kostadinov was a board member of the Visible Award 2015 – Tate Liverpool, UK. He is a member of Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin and Independent Curators International, New York.