SVETLANA MARICH
Founder
Svetlana Marich is a curator, writer, and contemporary art expert based in London. She graduated from Moscow State University in 2008 with an MA in Journalism. While doing her PhD she created and taught a course on alternative media at Moscow State University, which explored the influence of subcultures on new forms of media. She also worked as the poetry editor of Desillusionist Magazine and music editor in Afisha magazine.
In 2014, Marich moved to London to become deputy chairman at Phillips auction house, and worldwide Deputy Chairman in 2016, a position which she held until 2023.
Concurrently, Marich curated and produced exhibitions. Her projects include Zaha Hadid’s retrospective in 2015 and Anselm Kiefer’s solo show “For Velimir Khlebnikov” in 2017, both at the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg; Evgeniy Antufiev’s exhibition “When art became part of the landscape,” Part II at the Sergei Konenkov Memorial Studio-Museum and Part III at the Multimedia Art Museum Moscow In 2018 (Innovation Prize nomination; winner of Kandinsky Prize for the best project of the year), followed by Antufiev’s special project for Manifesta 12 in Palermo.
In 2017, she founded Malevich.io, a platform to support artists by producing artworks and exhibitions in collaboration with galleries, museums and private collectors. Malevich.io has produced shows in collaboration with Goldsmiths CCA, London; Ca’ Pesaro International Gallery of Modern Art, Venice; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Serpentine Galleries, London and others.
In 2018, Marich launched Future Talks, a series of talks with artists and academics at 180 Strand exploring the future of subjects such as family, community, technology, work, and leisure.
In 2023, Malevich.io established an art advisory offshoot focusing on building art collections for private museums and institutions. In 2024, Marich launched PHOTONIA, an art and media production company.
In 2014, Marich moved to London to become deputy chairman at Phillips auction house, and worldwide Deputy Chairman in 2016, a position which she held until 2023.
Concurrently, Marich curated and produced exhibitions. Her projects include Zaha Hadid’s retrospective in 2015 and Anselm Kiefer’s solo show “For Velimir Khlebnikov” in 2017, both at the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg; Evgeniy Antufiev’s exhibition “When art became part of the landscape,” Part II at the Sergei Konenkov Memorial Studio-Museum and Part III at the Multimedia Art Museum Moscow In 2018 (Innovation Prize nomination; winner of Kandinsky Prize for the best project of the year), followed by Antufiev’s special project for Manifesta 12 in Palermo.
In 2017, she founded Malevich.io, a platform to support artists by producing artworks and exhibitions in collaboration with galleries, museums and private collectors. Malevich.io has produced shows in collaboration with Goldsmiths CCA, London; Ca’ Pesaro International Gallery of Modern Art, Venice; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Serpentine Galleries, London and others.
In 2018, Marich launched Future Talks, a series of talks with artists and academics at 180 Strand exploring the future of subjects such as family, community, technology, work, and leisure.
In 2023, Malevich.io established an art advisory offshoot focusing on building art collections for private museums and institutions. In 2024, Marich launched PHOTONIA, an art and media production company.
KONRAD ROTTHEGE
Senior Advisor
Dr. of Law and speaker at Malevich Symposium Konrad Rotthege, is a corporate finance lawyer and author. He studied law and economics at the London School of Economics and the University of Hamburg, Germany. Konrad is based in London where he advises investors on cross border M&A transactions. He is truly passionate about art and history.
konrad@malevich.io
LEIDA PELLO
Project Manager
Leida Pello is based in Helsinki, Finland and is in charge of managing Malevich platform's different projects. She graduated from University for the Creative Arts (Epsom, UK) in 2015 with a First Class BA(Hons) in Fashion Journalism. Leida worked in the fashion industry prior to joining Phillips Auction House (London) in 2016 and has worked in the art world ever since. Leida has experience of numerous auctions and private art sales, and has organised events around the world.
leida@malevich.io
leida@malevich.io
