Alexey Yurenev

Biography

Alexey Yurenev teaches in the Columbia University MFA Program and at the International Center of Photography. His work has been exhibited at Foam, Hangar, MOMus, and Rencontres d’Arles. Author of Seeing Against Seeing (Nooscope, 2025), he has been nominated for an Emmy Award and recognized by the Silurian Society.

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PHOTOGRAPHY / Fall 2025

Silent Hero

Photographs and Essay by Alexey Yurenev

In my photographic practice, I work with various technologies in order to engage with certain histories. For years now, I have been focused on a particular history—that of my grandfather, Grigoriy Lipkin, and his brother, Naum, both of whom...

Family portrait of two brothers on left and snowy treeline in the far distance on the right