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{{short description|Russian-American conceptual artist}}
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{{Infobox artist
| name          = Ilya Kabakov
| image         = "The Man Who Flew in to Space From His Apartment"("L'home que va volar a l'espai des del seu apartament").jpg
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==Career==
In 1959, Kabakov became a "candidate member" of the Union of Soviet Artists (he later became a full member in 1962).  This status secured him a studio, steady work as an illustrator and a relatively healthy income by Soviet standards.  He recalls that he was "rich" compared to most Soviet
ghehehws.

==="Official" vs. "unofficial" artists===
Kabakov, as a book illustrator and official artist, was able to produce his "private" artwork in his official studio. Between 1953-1955 Kabakov began making his first unofficial works, which he called "drawings for myself."  The phrase "drawings for myself" serves as a title for the works and an explanation. None of these early projects amounted to more than sketches on paper. They were never titled, and they wer(contracted; show full)[[Category:American installation artists]]
[[Category:American contemporary artists]]
[[Category:Foreign Members of the Russian Academy of Arts]]
[[Category:Soviet people of Jewish descent]]
[[Category:People from Dnipro]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Members of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts]]
[[Category:Russian contemporary artists]]