Andrei Molodkin. Absolute return drawings

The catalogue for Absolute Return: Drawings exhibition at Saint-Etienne Museum of Modern Art approaches Molodkin's ideas as a developing system. For the first time in his artistic career, the publication has treated each project from beginning to end, revealing the artist-engineer as the creator of 'the Soviet Utopia, belatedly realized.' This volume visualises the stages of production, from the mathematical drawings created in the artist's studio through to the factory made object. Previously unseen drawings provide a rare insight into the processes behind his monumental work and are further complimented by critical examinations and conversations with the artist.
The publication thus provides a fresh insight into the mind of the ex-Soviet soldier by illustrating the cyclical journey of each individual project and encouraging a deeper understanding of this ritualised process.