1. The New Genius, or the Art of the New Genius is a great new system for approaching life and art, open and accessible to any individual on the planet.

      1. The New Genius, or the Art of the New Genius is a great new system for approaching life and art, open and accessible to any individual on the planet.

                     2. This system was devised by us, members of ORTA Collective, based on the art and life of Sergey Kalmykov – artist, writer, inventor, “city madman”, a lonely loser, unwanted and excluded, who died of malnutrition and multiple organ failure, who was never properly buried, but who created happily until his last days in order to “remain for centuries in the annals of history”.

      2. This system was devised by us, members of ORTA Collective, based on the art and life of Sergey Kalmykov – artist, writer, inventor, “city madman”, a lonely loser, unwanted and excluded, who died of malnutrition and multiple organ failure, who was never properly buried, but who created happily until his last days in order to “remain for centuries in the annals of history”.

                     3. He called himself a “Genius of the First Rank of Earth, Space and their Neighborhood”.

      3. He called himself a “Genius of the First Rank of Earth, Space and their Neighborhood”.

                     4. We have been working with Kalmykov’s texts since 2016 and created various kinds of universal projects – research, performative, musical, design, engineering, literary, craft, photo, and video. These works provided the groundwork for ‘LAI-PI-CHU-PLEE-LAPA Centre for the New Genius’ – the symbol and manifesto of the New Genius which was launched at the 59th International Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia.

      4. We have been working with Kalmykov’s texts since 2016 and created various kinds of universal projects – research, performative, musical, design, engineering, literary, craft, photo, and video. These works provided the groundwork for ‘LAI-PI-CHU-PLEE-LAPA Centre for the New Genius’ – the symbol and manifesto of the New Genius which was launched at the 59th International Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia.

                     5. This Venice Centre for the New Genius is the first Centre for the New Genius in a series of such Centres around the world that will be opened in the next years, decades and even centuries. 

      5. This Venice Centre for the New Genius is the first Centre for the New Genius in a series of such Centres around the world that will be opened in the next years, decades and even centuries. 

                     6. Now is the time to tell the world that genius has been misunderstood until now. It has been perceived as a natural gift, or even worse, as an evaluation of a person's abilities, especially in comparison with other people. But a person cannot be compared to others, much less evaluated: a person is not a commodity!

      6. Now is the time to tell the world that genius has been misunderstood until now. It has been perceived as a natural gift, or even worse, as an evaluation of a person's abilities, especially in comparison with other people. But a person cannot be compared to others, much less evaluated: a person is not a commodity!

                     7. A Person is a Creator!

      7. A Person is a Creator!

                     8. The New Genius means to treat genius not as a given or a predestination. The New Genius means that genius is an individual's decision. And it is a practice. Kalmykov was a genius because he practiced genius. Why be a genius? For no reason at all. But genius is a dimension that is found in everyone and can be manifested in oneself in order to become a creator – and to shape the reality around oneself, rather than just being an automatic reactor to the world.

      8. The New Genius means to treat genius not as a given or a predestination. The New Genius means that genius is an individual's decision. And it is a practice. Kalmykov was a genius because he practiced genius. Why be a genius? For no reason at all. But genius is a dimension that is found in everyone and can be manifested in oneself in order to become a creator – and to shape the reality around oneself, rather than just being an automatic reactor to the world.

                     9. So, what does it mean – to be a New Genius?

      9. So, what does it mean – to be a New Genius?

                     10. It is hard to tell in a nutshell the whole concept of the New Genius. AND! It is an open system which is constantly being developed by every new genius. AND! In order to understand the New Genius better, it would help if you read the texts of Sergey Kalmykov and visit LAI-PI-CHU-PLEE-LAPA Centre for the New Genius in Venice. BUT! There are some basic principles every person can start practicing the New Genius with. They need some deeper clarification, but roughly they sound like this.

      10. It is hard to tell in a nutshell the whole concept of the New Genius. AND! It is an open system which is constantly being developed by every new genius. AND! In order to understand the New Genius better, it would help if you read the texts of Sergey Kalmykovand visit LAI-PI-CHU-PLEE-LAPA Centre for the New Genius in Venice. BUT! There are some basic principles every person can start practicing the New Genius with. They need some deeper clarification, but roughly they sound like this.

                     11. To be a New Genius means to call yourself a Genius – and not wait (and even secretly hope!) for someone to acknowledge you.

      11. To be a New Genius means to call yourself a Genius – and not wait (and even secretly hope!) for someone to acknowledge you.

                     12. One can say – and we’ve heard this many times from some (mostly, very arrogant!) people – ‘ha ha ha, I just call myself Genius – and I am a genius?! What a delusional bullshit! Anyone will tell straight away that objectively I am not a genius. Mozart was a genius, Einstein was a genius. And compared to them I am not a genius.’ And we say: ‘But why need for anyone other than you to confirm it? And why compare one person to another?’ You don’t need nobody to tell who you are.

      12. One can say – and we’ve heard this many times from some (mostly, very arrogant!) people – ‘ha ha ha, I just call myself Genius – and I am a genius?! What a delusional bullshit! Anyone will tell straight away that objectively I am not a genius. Mozart was a genius, Einstein was a genius. And compared to them I am not a genius.’ And we say: ‘But why need for anyone other than you to confirm it? And why compare one person to another?’ You don’t need nobody to tell who you are.

                     13. The New Genius is not for an assessment of a person – it is for person’s realization as a creator.

      13. The New Genius is not for an assessment of a person – it is for person’s realization as a creator.

                     14. To be a New Genius means to believe that your art will be understood after your death and will be remembered, rather than counting on recognition while you're alive.

      14. To be a New Genius means to believe that your art will be understood after your death and will be remembered, rather than counting on recognition while you're alive.

                     15. Sergey Kalmykov was happy to create when nobody wanted him, because he believed that a time would come when he would be recognized. And now – 55 years after his death – that time has come – Sergey Kalmykov is being talked about at the Venice Biennale, where we dedicated a pavilion and our Centre for the New Genius to him.

      15. Sergey Kalmykov was happy to create when nobody wanted him, because he believed that a time would come when he would be recognized. And now – 55 years after his death – that time has come – Sergey Kalmykov is being talked about at the Venice Biennale, where we dedicated a pavilion and our Centre for the New Genius to him.

                     16. To be a New Genius means to practice genius – every day live like genius and create like genius and not divide life from art.

      16. To be a New Genius means to practice genius – every day live like genius and create like genius and not divide life from art.

                     17. The Art of the New Genius is at the very beginning of its existence. We together can develop it into a powerful school of thought. Please contact us by any means in order to discuss, collaborate and encourage each other.

      17. The Art of the New Genius is at the very beginning of its existence. We together can develop it into a powerful school of thought. Please contact us by any means in order to discuss, collaborate and encourage each other.

                     18. We and you are the New Geniuses. We will remain in centuries. LAI-PI-CHU-PLEE-LAPA!

      18. We and you are the New Geniuses. We will remain in centuries. LAI-PI-CHU-PLEE-LAPA!