Zurab Tsereteli, was president of the Academy of Fine Arts
 

Presidium of Russian Academy of Arts (RAA) at its meeting in Moscow on Prechistenka voted unanimously to re-election by Zurab Tsereteli. A year ago, such a solution would look absolutely routine, but now, after the resignation of Yuri Luzhkov, and appointing a new mayor of Moscow, many wondered what would become of the most notorious sculptor in Moscow.

However, at a meeting of the presidium, which includes, for example, Tahir Salah and Alexander Burganov, activities of the Bureau and president of the academy has been approved and recognized by the relevant statutory goals and objectives. Zurab Tsereteli is also included in the Bureau of Arts.
Zurab Tsereteli first became president of the Academy in 1997. Russian Academy of Arts - the successor of the USSR Academy of Arts, public cultural institution. The founder of the Arts is the Government of the Russian Federation. The supreme body of Arts - Session (general meeting of full members and corresponding members). In between sessions of the Arts directs the activities of the Bureau, headed by the president.
Mr Tsereteli was first elected to the post of president of the academy in 1997. Re-elected sculptor told the Interfax news that the activities of the Russian Academy of Arts under his leadership « will continue to be directed to support all talented artists to develop and maintain the great traditions of Russian art, the maintenance of museums in the Russian Federation ». In addition to administrative matters academics at the presidium discussed the issue of expanding the influence of the Academy of Fine Arts. According to Tsereteli, the idea of ​​creating the Siberian and Ural Branches of the academy "has received support of academics, as well as the proposal to require election of members of the Academy of Fine Arts.
In addition to positions in the Academy of Arts, People's Artist of USSR and Russia, Zurab Tsereteli is a proud member of the Russian Academy of Education.
Rita Rusakov
b-Online, 11.03.2011

I liked the statement of one critic on the works of Tsereteli: "He understands too literally the phrase" great artist "

Once you say politely , but I'm not trying to figure out why his re-election support for academics , although the creation of the Siberian and Ural Branch of the Academy is a good thing and that's what the Academy of Fine Arts , he does not turn into something ... (do not know how to say it ) as the Academy of Sciences into a Skolkovo , too, like he nichego.Slozhny uncle ...

You see, you yourself have led many intensive arguments in favor of his re-election.
Probably so, and left ...?

And about the "great artist" did not I say, Doc.
Film on Culture looked about him.

" Everything was in confusion in the house Oblonskys . " And the old man , academics , too, because nothing much like is not necessary, because they will soon and everything is gone , and their grandchildren will be provided for a long time their productions.

It contains all of the academy for its money . Yes , of course , Petr1 and so forth, but it also has Pitsunda . He is an artist of large objects , simply had no such orders . His paintings look like pieces of a huge
 decorative panels . Monuments in Moscow, he also does for his money and gives Moscow . Other sites , too . So it would be strange to be re-elected . He's a good guy and uses his opportunities with great benefit for the arts .
I think that we should not discuss the identity of Tsereteli and pay more attention to professional criticism of his work . I think it more useful .

Yes, I agree to discuss only the professional side of the issue .
 2 years ago I heard that he was going to put a statue of Christ on one of Solovki , but such that the mainland could be seen ! From Kemi to Solovki 50 km moryu.Vot can present and discuss the professional advantages and disadvantages of this statue , but this discussion will move precisely to discuss the author's identity .
And I would have offered him a statue of Archimedes , which reverses the Earth : a South Pole of our planet to put the lever ( inside it can be stores , shopping centers , parking lots , the movement of cars here and there ) , and the other end to rely on satellite - Moon and the lever is already on the moon , pressing a beautiful , huge , bronze Archimedes , let aliens smile ( may orders from them will ), but also about us Earthlings are also not forget nuzhno.Arhimed must be visible from here , from the Earth .

In general, I doubt that he makes a sculpture, well, something that is at times ridiculous, at much propagandivo. And in the Kuntsevo District Party Committee, I saw a mural brass to Moscow, and it seemed to me very nicely.
I wanted to say that not all so simply and clearly.

Pavel, Ask your friends (you can see in the course) how much is the monthly maintenance, "Peter" (including lighting, etc.) or, and this is his account?


PS: It is necessary to "expensive business gifts" to give up.

More about a great artist ..
 

In the same film that was shown on Culture, showing the everyday of his life. And he writes every day for one picture. Tell me, what normal artist writes with such fecundity? If Da Vinci wrote in a day on the picture, would he be what he is?
 Dumps into the palette of a tube of each color takes fleyts 20ku, and drove ... And then so proudly displays his studio, littered as wallpaper, and laments that there is no place to fold the picture. And what is the value of such a picture? The price is her, I think, lay down, but it is her artistic merit? I like, and the gift is not necessary. Now have to endure, bear, endure it, as an actor his role and perform - this is a technical matter. I think so. And his painting is obtained for the sake of art, like smoking, just a bad habit.
 He is certainly a talented manager, a workaholic, but an artist, so-so. A great his work is the way came to the Court of the new Russia. What else can be so revealing to illustrate "greatness" of the new Russia? Just as Russia's greatness and the greatness of his sculptures are very nominal. Not for nothing that the French have refused to De Gaulle. And they understand that in art.