Born in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, in 1956.
Graduated from the Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov in 1979.
He has been painting since 1974.
In 1985-1986 G.Litichevsky collaborated with the group «Detsky Sad».
In 1986 he founded an art group “George&George” together with G. Ostretsov.
From 1990 to 1992 he was a member of BOLI, in 2005-2010 organized performances as a member of a perform-group “Zianida”.
Since 1993 he has been one of the editors of “The Art Journal”, founded by Viktor Miziano.
The works of G. Litichevsky can be found in the collections of the State Tretyakov gallery and the State Center for Contemporary art in Moscow, at the Center Pompidou in Paris.
Solo shows:
2016 Hypothetical Dances. State Museum of Contemporary art, Thessaloniki “Opus comicum”, Cultural Center for Art and Music, Vladimir Mayakovsky Central City Public Library, Saint-Petersburg 2015 “Underground-2” Show-room “Buro91”, Nuremberg 2014 “Underground (Transcontinental subway)”, Art-center “Kunstaschranne”, Weissenburg, Germany 2013 “In Search of the deffused Joriko” Paquita Escofet-Miro’ Show room, Paris 2012 “Green Napoleon”, Galerie Iragui, Moscow 2010-2011 “Super-Andersen” Era-Foundation, Moscow 2008 “Cactus- Shmaktus”, Galerie Iragui, Moscow “ Ball – masquerade” , Ravenscourt galleries, Москва 2007 “Gymnastics Yoga”, One Work Galerry, Moscow 2006 “Physicists and lyricists or Sex in the big City”, Guelman Gallery, Moscow 2005 “One Lady's Story", Galerie Iragui, Paris 2004 “Wood logic”, Galerie “Books WAM”, Moscow 2003 “Pinocchios Wahlverwanschaften”, KGB-gallerie, Germany 2001 “Neue Russische Kunst” Galerie Pinsel-Fabric, Germany 1997 "48 Ways of Levitation of the Reserve Palace", exhibition-action in the framework of KUKART festival. Reserve Palace, Tsarskoye Selo
Actions
- 1996 "Who am I?" as part of international biennale of contemporary art. Tbilisi, Georgia
- 1995 "The Love of Porcupines" (with E.Nartova, as part of exhibition "Artists Against Sex"). Manhatten Express night club, Moscow
- 1992 "The Fish of Moscow Avantgarde". As above
- 1991 "Collector" (BOLI group). Chistoprudny Gallery, Moscow
- 1990-91 "Cubo-Therapy" (BOLI group). Moscow, San Francisco, Milan, Italy
- 1990 "Discovery of Litichevsky" (BOLI group). Chistoprudny Gallery, Moscow "Pelmeni Cafe" (BOLI group). Pelmeni cafe, Chernishevsky St., Moscow
- 1988 "Standard-Bearer" (during G.Ostretsov's fashion show). Kashirka Gallery, Moscow "Аivazovsky, Teach me to Draw" (during masked wedding of Agness Pusadu and Georgy Ostretsov).
Collections
- State Tretyakov Gallery,
- Moscow MMOMA (Moscow Museum of Modern Art),
- Moscow NCCA (National Center of Contemporary Art),
- Moscow Andrey Sakharov Museum,
- Moscow Museum "Art.4.ru" ((Igor Markin Collection),
- Moscow Kiasma Museum, Helsinki, Finland
- Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
- Moni Lazariston. Museum of Modern Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Oklahoma City Museum (Christian Keesee Collection), Oklahoma, USA
- Private collections in Russia, Germany, France, Italy, Greece, USA