01 january 1937
Along with Ilya Kabakov and Erik Bulatov, was one of the leading artists of the Moscow Conceptualist artistic movement of the 1960s and 1970s. His work reflected the complete ideologization of the Soviet lifestyle, often simultaneously expressing criticism and nostalgia for this lifestyle.
His work reflected the complete ideologization of the Soviet lifestyle, often simultaneously expressing criticism and nostalgia for this lifestyle.
Pivovarov was also a prolific illustrator of children's books with over 50 books to his credit. He moved from Moscow to Prague in 1982, and continues to live there to date.
