Post-Medium Condition in graphic series of 2015–2021 by Nikita Alekseev

Abstract

The article is dedicated to such phenomenon as transformation of the “thing” in post-medium condition of contemporary art space based on the graphic series of 2015–2021 by Nikita Alekseev that can be called “Dying drawings”. A brief overview of the “thing” transition from an object to performativity in the art of the XXth century through Rosalind Krauss theory is given. Seriality, fiction and documentation became the main existential factors for the art objects in post-medium era. The way graphic drawings possess simultaneously material and temporary properties is shown.