Poor Folk Kabakovs

In Poor Folk Ilya Kabakov talks about his sources and influences including the tragic life of his mother which had a profound effect on his views and artistic career Together with his wife and collaborator Emilia he discusses Soviet underground art the birth of Moscow Conceptualism the couples emigration to the USA and international acclaim after thirty years of almost no exhibitions Kabakov did not show his work at statesanctioned exhibitions in the Soviet Union today the duos works are in the worlds leading museums including MoMA New York Centre Georges Pompidou Paris and Hamburger Kunsthalle