Vilen Barskyi | |
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Вилен Барский | |
 Barski in 1995, photo by Yuri Kosin | |
| Born | 27 October 1930 |
| Died | 24 December 2012 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Education | Kyiv Art Institute |
| Known for | Poetry, painting |
| Spouse | Olga Denisova |
Vilen Isaakovych Barskyi (27 October 1930 – 24 December 2012) was a Ukrainian Soviet and German painter and graphic artist. He was a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR, Dortmund Group. He was also a Russian-language poet, essayist, and author of experimental works of graphopoetry. He was a prominent representative of postmodernism, conceptualism and underground culture as well as a teacher.