The idea of the “Global Underground” project is to show the culturological features of underground transport systems of different countries and cities, as well as to make it possible to virtually travel through the “global metro system”, visiting the most striking and characteristic stations of 33 countries of the world.

In the age of globalisation and free movement of people, we want to express in visual and video images the peculiarities of each underground transport system, which, like a drop of water, reflects the peculiarities of cultures of different countries.
In each country, the metro is an indicator of the technical level of the era and the culture of the country at the time of its creation. At the same time, each city creates its own specific atmosphere in the underground, its own cultural layer, its own design of the underground, and underground passengers are typical residents of this city.
About 100 works on 24 countries of the world have already been made. The work on the project continues.
Participation in the event is free, but you will need a ticket to get in – you can buy one at Béton. See you there!
Artists Valera and Natasha Cherkashin have been working together since 1983. They have worked with the cultures of the USSR and Russia, USA, UK, Germany, Spain, Japan, Mongolia, China, France, Italy and many other countries. They have made more than 180 solo exhibitions and 270 actions and Happenings. They have been featured on over 70 TV programmes including CNN, Deutsche Welle, Italian Super Channel, Russian TV, etc., as well as over 250 publications including Washington Post, Art+Auction, Art Forum, Stern Magazine, etc., etc. Their works are in more than 30 major museum and corporate collections in the United States, Russia and other countries.