dealer and philanthropist - different concepts.
You know, when the artist asked for a picture 1 rub., And the dealer gave him 1rub. And the next day to sell the painting for 10000000000000000000000000000 rub. - It honestly. In any case, no one no one cheated. Not fair - this is when the artist has agreed with the dealer, the dealer found a buyer, but the artist changed his mind. Samvel note, I - not the dealer. I'm just trying to talk sensibly. Experience of communicating with dealers I have plenty. Among them are cheap bazaar traders, but also among artists, not all geniuses.
Relationships artist-dealer - a commitment from both sides, on the basis of agreement. Schemes of work set by "blind" to "transparent" conditions - too. Perhaps you really did not meet "fair dealer", perhaps the very notion of "honesty" is interpreted by you as something special.
90%(author) 10%(dealer), provided that the dealer sells now for $ 1000.
10%(author) 90%(dealer), provided that the dealer sells the same picture for $ 10000.
How do you like the dealer? Honest, who gave you as much as 90%=$ 900
Or the one from whom you received only 10%= 1000 $
I knew a guy from Odessa, who in the late 80's well settled in Amsterdam - they took up the old man, in his time engaged in S. Dali. A couple of years the artist has earned millions of guilders, and decided to revise onerous (I think 30%to 70%) relationship with the dealer. The dealer is not liked. Creative affair ended in divorce. So after this, the artist has not sold any of its profitable operation. Galleries agree were having a relationship with his dealer, but not with him personally.
Naturally, I omit all sorts of nuances, but the essence is this.
Samvel, I think you are confusing the commodity-money relations with the categories of morality, sensuality, and so forth - hence the konfliktuete with themselves.
I know artists who do not communicate with any dealers or the galleries, it does not, do not sell (at least, nothing to fail to do so specifically), while still a good artist, not in need of compassion. The very notion of "artist" of all artists - misc. For some people - is the ability to draw, for others - a means of livelihood, for the third - a way to carry culture to the masses, for the fourth - a self-affirmation, for the fifth - membership in SC ..., for the one hundred thirty-fifth - way of life.
Honest and poor - are not identical concepts. Poor dealer - a phantasmagoria.
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Speaking about the degree of influence on the masses, of course, I was not referring to the mass of the proletariat. Not for them, by and large, everything is done.
If you think that Herman, I. Averbakh - "traces", then what kind of depth should be "the trenches"? And, Zvyagintsev just started, wait - we shall see.

Personal exhibition at City Hall, some town in Germany with a population of 10 thousand people is very different in quality from the same exhibition in the museum of local lore Uryupinsk, though, both to put it mildly, it may be questionable. In the early 90's, many Western artists attacked our provincial museums and city galleries with only one desire - "room" to its credit "museum exhibition. And such an opportunity provided to them heartily (humanitarian euphoria). At home they could only dream that someday could be finished their exhibition activities in the museum space, and we have them with him began.
      With awards and honors is the case in much the same. "Honored" provide for retirement, and ministerial awards such as "Confessions", "Inspiration" and so on .--served basis the queue. Membership in the SC by many artists and admirers of their talent is seen as an indulgence, which provides an eternal stay in the history of art.
       "The works are in the collection of N-tion of the art gallery" - sounds proud, but do not forget that no one has yet canceled the curatorial nepotism and mezhdusoboychikov. The quality of junior and senior scientists (experts) of many N-ских institutions does not speak - they (staff) go there to work work, not more.
(From the TV news: a round table brought together art and local art ").
      I remember as a 91-m "local art" were worn with another "great compatriot composer" and explained Talochkin discharged "Other Art", that he does not get underfoot with an unknown Ernst.
Talochkin until late in the evening sat in the foyer of the gallery with paintings on the boxes until, by chance passing by and is already heading home a woman ekspozitsioner not asked who he was and what was doing here. Genuinely surprised, she unpacked the night before, along with paintings, was the inventory and all the way, apologizing, apologizing, apologizing for the misunderstanding occurred. Talochkin calmed down and asked:
      - Difficult to work with fools?
      - Very, - she said - They believe that Ernst Unknown - it is a noun and an adjective.
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      Director of the gallery, accompanied by flocks of staff, personally conducted an excursion for people from the government, leading them through the halls, warehouses, etc. Finding himself in the restoration, he demonstrated the equipment and explained that there are in the order of pictures from the collection of galleries - is restored and the paint layer is prevention:
      - Here is a picture of our artist Petrova. This - Ivanov portrayed autumn. This - not seeing the signature on the front side of the canvas, the director looked at the turnover and continued, - This is our artist Zohcho. Over there - two icons of 19 th century.
      If the names of the first two artists I knew, the third name I had never heard. After the departure of VIP-guests, too, looked at the other side of the canvas. The artist Zohcho were requisites: 30 x 40.
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      Serious artists (seriously a Related) avoid relationships with institutions, not serious, preferring to remain in demand only in the narrow circle of professionals. They are not involved in market processes, not because they have decided to retain its independence from the market, but merely stating a fact of this independence, because it was not possible.
      In summary, I note: it is sometimes worthwhile to pay attention not on the awards and exhibitions, and in their absence - this can also be measure with a plus sign.
      Therefore, when buying a painting of unknown or little-known artist, obviously, only remains that the painting itself. All information in itself.
      What is unknown? Absolutely nothing. Uncertainty can be corrected. Mediocrity irreparable.