Igor Kopystiansky: Painterly Studies, 1975, detail. © Courtesy of the artist and Lisson Gallery, London 
Igor & Svetlana Kopystiansky: Pink & White, 2006, detail. © Courtesy of the artists and Lisson Gallery, London 
IIgor & Svetlana Kopystiansky: Pink & White, 2006, detail. © Courtesy of the artists and Lisson Gallery, London
Igor and Svetlana Kopystiansky began their careers during the 1970s in Moscow. In 1988 the artist couple moved from what was then the Soviet Union to New York and today they spend their time between New York and Berlin, usually working together. The Kopystianskys are interested in the traditions of 20th century avant-garde, recycling, dismantling and reassembling its cultural codes in film, video and photographic works. They are also interested in the intangible and invisible such as giving time a visible and almost tangible form. Despite the outwardly harsh form of their work it contains a great deal of warmth and humor.