Search ?
  • Street art
  • Abstract Painting
  • Landscape
  • Bronze Sculpture
  • Portrait
  • Surrealism
  • Street art
What are you searching for?
  • Street art
  • Abstract Painting
  • Landscape
  • Bronze Sculpture
  • Portrait
  • Surrealism
  • Street art
Alena Ledeneva

Alena Ledeneva

United Kingdom • 1964
Featured in: Emerging artists

Sociologist and artist, Alena Ledeneva explores informal power through her works and brings them to life in the viewer's imagination.

Nationality

British

Categories

Sculptors

Themes

Conceptual, Vanity, Decorative objects

Biography

Alena Ledeneva is Professor of Political Science and Sociology at University College London and founder of the Global Informality Project (in-formality.com), currently in writing residency at the Institute of Advanced Studies of Paris (IEA-Paris ). A graduate of Novosibirsk State University and the University of Cambridge (Newnham), she is the author of the trilogy: Russia's Economy of Favors (1998), How Russia Really Works (2006) and Can Russia Modernize? (2013).

Alongside her academic work, she is a conceptual and visual artist who highlights phenomena of informal power and social complexity. In 2019 she participated in the parallel program of the 58th Venice Biennale, at Palazzo Donà, San Polo.

Explore all artworks (8)

Sculpture, The System made me do it, Alena Ledeneva

The System made me do it

Sculpture . 78 x 31 x 31 cm Sculpture . 30.7 x 12.2 x 12.2 inch

$7,818

Sculpture, System Tools 1, Alena Ledeneva

System Tools 1

Sculpture . 90 x 40 x 15 cm Sculpture . 35.4 x 15.7 x 5.9 inch

$1,549

Design, Chained, Alena Ledeneva

Chained

Design . 147 x 27 x 27 cm Design . 57.9 x 10.6 x 10.6 inch

$1,824

Sculpture, System Tools 2, Alena Ledeneva

System Tools 2

Sculpture . 50 x 50 x 15 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 19.7 x 5.9 inch

$1,708

Sculpture, Kompromat, Alena Ledeneva

Kompromat

Sculpture . 88 x 28 x 25 cm Sculpture . 34.6 x 11 x 9.8 inch

$2,335

Sculpture, Suspended Punishment, Alena Ledeneva

Suspended Punishment

Sculpture . 272 x 90 x 90 cm Sculpture . 107.1 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch

$2,345

Sculpture, Bouc émissaire, Alena Ledeneva

Bouc émissaire

Sculpture . 100 x 83 x 13 cm Sculpture . 39.4 x 32.7 x 5.1 inch

$5,212

Sculpture, Cercle Intime, Alena Ledeneva

Cercle Intime

Sculpture . 90 x 90 x 35 cm Sculpture . 35.4 x 35.4 x 13.8 inch

$13,032

Need more information?

  • Zokatos

    Zokatos

  • Li Lihong

    Li Lihong

  • Gregos

    Gregos

  • Christophe Charbonnel

    Christophe Charbonnel

  • Speedy Graphito

    Speedy Graphito

  • Sylvie Guyomard

    Sylvie Guyomard

  • Seen

    Seen

  • David Gerstein

    David Gerstein

    • Discover the movements linked to Alena Ledeneva

    Four Elements Abstraction

    Four Elements Abstraction

    Street Art

    Street Art

    Pop Art

    Pop Art

    Pop Sculpture

    Pop Sculpture

    26 Artists to Watch in 2026

    26 Artists to Watch in 2026

    Conceptual Art

    Conceptual Art

    Asian Art

    Asian Art

    Discover other selections of artworks

    Artworks by Takashi Murakami

    Artworks by Philippe Berry

    Artworks by Mr Brainwash

    Artworks by Alex Katz

    Artworks by JR

    Artworks by Laurent Bouro

    Artworks by Arman

    Artworks by Tracey Emin