Aslan Chekhoev: "In my collection is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars"
 

Aslan Chekhoev: "In my collection is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars"
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Deputy General Director of JSC "MRSC of North-West", a successful businessman Aslan Chekhoev created in St. Petersburg "New Museum" on the money. He does not expect help from the state and is not afraid of competition from the public cultural institutions. Chekhoev Aslan believes that one of the main problems of the art market was the presence of a huge number of fakes, but he does not believe that the state can solve this problem.

Aslan Chekhoev to the question of what motivated him at the opening of "New Museum" says: it was a simple interest of modern man in modern art. His interest is to nonconformists, he explained the uniqueness of this phenomenon.
"Throughout the development was according to certain laws of evolution. Sometimes the revolution took place, but it was logical. Only in our country, everything was different. - He describes his surprise from the work of artists whose works were banned in the USSR. - It was found that our development coincides with the trends that existed in the world. country was closed, but then came some artifact that has developed under the same laws, but with some specifics. "
Apparently, the facilities for collecting, he chose as a businessman - he began to collect what is characteristic of the difference. And this difference to determine the value of work.
"I can not say that this is an advantage, but nowhere else in the world was not like this and never will be." - Describes Aslan Chekhoev works his collection.
It should be noted that the collection of the museum is well appreciated by art historians. However, as the curators of Aslan Chekhoev for their projects, they are not attractive, "When we publish a directory, involve employees of the leading museums. But the very supervision is carried out by museum staff."
Collector no waiting for help from the state, hoping for their own strength: "I basically did not apply for help. I know that will not allow." Thus, he occasionally supports government agencies and initiatives. For example, Aslan Chekhoev participated in the financing of Sergei Kuryokhin Award, which is held eponymous state center for contemporary art. He believes that the state should create in a large contemporary art museum and organize the Biennale.
Recently it was reported that the well-known art figure Marat Gelman is going to open on Vasilevsky Island in St. Petersburg, the new State Center of Contemporary Art. Aslan Chekhoev not afraid of competition: "I'm just happy. Maybe they will bring us to Damien Hirst. And I'll show more accessible artists. But many of the statements made. And we have created a museum."
He does not believe in the creation of an association of private museums: "We can come together, but it requires money, and the situation is complicated, especially in the field of contemporary art."
About the money, however, he said not very willingly. For example, he did not assess the value of his collection, but it noted that the museum has a lot of work, which cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. The money for the maintenance of the museum Chekhoev Aslan makes his position a top manager of a large company.
"I am a highly paid, but a hired manager. I am not a shareholder. - He says modestly. - But I still have assets. There are rooms that are rented. There is a restaurant in Moscow, which brings some income."
One of the main problems of the contemporary art market Aslan Chekhoev considers the large number of fakes. He says he saw a fake all the artists - some of good quality, and some can be seen as bullying. But how to deal with this phenomenon, he does not know because it happens that the experts give evidence at the conclusion of the authorship of the frankly fake. He does not believe that the government will soon decide

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