The exhibition, dedicated to the museum's 10th anniversary, offers a rare opportunity to see the entire collection of Zverev's works in an open storage format, where the boundary between museum archive and exhibition hall ceases to exist. Here, the viewer is not merely an observer: they become an explorer, independently building connections within the vast body of works.

The project is a natural culmination of the museum's decade of work and years of studying the artist's legacy. The formation of the collection, initiated by Natalia Opaleva, has transformed AZ Museum into the largest center for the study of unofficial art of the second half of the 20th century. Today, embarking on a new chapter in its history, the museum preserves its core values while opening itself to contemporary practices, expanding its approach to working with the legacy of Zverev and his generation.

The first floor presents early works once preserved and taken to Greece by George Costakis — the legendary collector and the artist's "guardian angel." The second floor is dedicated to a monographic exhibition of 67 self-portraits. These works reveal the self-portrait as a form of self-discovery, play, irony, and confession all at once.

The project's curator, Katya Bochavar, adds a dynamic dimension to the exhibition — a specially created dance video performance that unites all levels of the space and transforms the exhibition into a living organism.

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