The BAIBAKOV art projects team is a small society of people brought together by an immense curiousity and passion for contemporary art. While coming from very diverse backgrounds, they share a personal commitment to the betterment and the beautification both of the world around them and also of themselves as part of that world. Every member of this team is actively invested in every part of the creative process, with a positive energy fitting the dynamism of Maria Baibakova’s vision.

Mission

Founded by curator Maria Baibakova in 2008, BAIBAKOV art projects provides a progressive platform for cultural production within Moscow. The program places a firm emphasis on dialogue, actively engaging both a local and international audience through a series of exhibitions, lectures, performances, and publications intended to both further the public’s interest and understanding of contemporary art as well as to challenge previous conceptions about how this art can function within contemporary society. To this end, BAIBAKOV art projects welcomes creative collaboration with international artists, curators, and cultural institutions. Additionally, in keeping with Baibakova’s vision, the program is committed to the support and sustained development of emerging art, pioneering a new model of patronage to promote experimental art practice in Moscow. 

As of December 2008, BAIBAKOV art projects operates out of the historic Red October Chocolate Factory, where it occupies more than 3,000 square meters on the third floor of the iconic red brick building. From this location, it is poised to become a central part of the nearby cultural hub, which includes the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, the Tretyakov Gallery and Central House of Artist.

Maria Baibakova

19/09 1985Director and Chief Curator

Director and chief curator, Maria Baibakova was born in Moscow and later studied art history at Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, and at the Courtauld Institute, London, where she obtained a distinction in her MA. She has gained invaluable experience working within multiple facets of the contemporary art world, from museums and galleries, to auction houses and advising. This experience informs her own independent practice as a curator, bringing an international insight to her work in Moscow. 

Kate Sutton

21/03 1982Associate Curator

Kate Sutton was born in Nashville, TN, and studied Art History at Stanford University, and at the San Francisco Art Institute, where she collaborated with Okwui Enwezor and Hou Hanru as part of the inaugural Museum and Exhibition Studies Masters’ Program. Having worked with a number of cultural institutions in the United States, Finland, and Russia, Sutton has lectured widely on contemporary Russian art and written for publications including Artforum, Artnet, and ArtAxis.

Katya Bochavar

18/04 1965Exhibition Designer

Anna Dyulgerova

29/11 1976Director of Communications and Special Projects

Liza Degtyarnikova

02/07 1982Director of Development

Katerina Krupennikova

21/11 1982PR Manager

Aleksei Afanasiev

02/01 1986Project Coordinator

Alexander Prjikutsky

11/10 1983PA to Maria Baibakova