Elena Kalkova

Elena Kalkova is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher of post-Soviet art history. Her research explores the weaponization of memory, counter-memory as a form of resistance, state propaganda, systems of oppression and violence. Other areas Kalkova focuses on are the complex relationships with home, especially when the home is a dictatorship, as well as translation and Russian feminist and queer art.

Kalkova holds a BA in Linguistics, Cultural Studies and Education from Tver State University, Russia, an MA in Global Arts and Cultures from RISD and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts (SVA).