The New Genius
The New Genius is a modus of existence and operation in which reality is accessed and influenced through its source order, the Universal Composition.
Genius is not a gift, and it is not a measure.
Genius is an action. To act on the Universal Composition is to be a genius.
The existence of this modus was identified through sustained engagement with the manuscripts, works, and life of Sergey Kalmykov.
His ideas and life constitute a continuous field of action on the Universal Composition.
The New Genius was initiated by Rustem Begenov and Alexandra Morozova, but has no center. It develops through the actions of all who act on the Universal Composition.
Within the New Genius, different directions unfold: the Theory of the New Genius, the Theory of Universal Composition, and the Theatre of the New Genius.
Further developments continue to emerge.
Key moments in the emergence
and articulation of the New Genius include:
— 2016 — initial engagement by Rustem Begenov and Alexandra Morozova with the archive of Sergey Kalmykov
— 2018 — first practical experiments in acting on the Universal Composition
— 2022 — international presentation at the Venice Biennale, within the first Pavilion of Kazakhstan
The principles of the New Genius are articulated in the following materials:
The first canonical collection of texts by Sergey Kalmykov
A conversation between artists Arseny Zhilyaev and Rustem Begenov about the first National Pavilion of Kazakhstan at the 59th Venice Biennale and the New Genius
A conversation between artists Arseny Zhilyaev and Rustem Begenov about the first National Pavilion of Kazakhstan at the 59th Venice Biennale and the New Genius
On the occasion of the 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale
Essay by Anna Gorskaya
Rustem Begenov about ORTA radio-show at radio Classiccasion of the 13th Seoul Mediacity Biennale
Dmitry Mazorenko on the language of the New Genius
A documentary by Taisiya Krugovykh and Gogol’s Wives tracing the launch of ORTA’s First Atomic Bombreflector