Yuri Albert is famous for his text-centric conceptual art. His work is embedded in the context of extra-institutional, self-organised, unofficial Soviet art practices of the seventies. Being one of the most consistent Moscow Conceptualist, he works in diverse genres. His paintings, drawings, installations and performances represent cultural and art historical references, often in an ironic light. As a member of the legendary Avant-garde Club (KLAVA) that was formed during the Perestroika, he participated in a number of exhibitions organised in locations outside the arts scene. Using the visual language of Soviet comics, his series caricaturises the figure of the avant-garde artist, evoking such contemporaries as Vadim Zakharov (b. 1959) or Erik Bulatov (b. 1933). Moscow Conceptualists appear in children’s roles as alternative heroes of the “adult world”. A member of the Cupidon Group since 2009, he collaborates with Viktor Skersis and Andrey Filippov, their mission being to revive the unofficial art practices of the seventies and eighties and to maintain the collaboration. In 2011 he won the prestigious Kandinsky Award for progressive artists. His retrospective exhibition was curated by Ekaterina Degot in 2013 at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Since 1990, he lives in Moscow and Cologne.