It follows from the case, on May 16 last year, a surveillance camera recorded the museum, as Serebryakov several times "slashed" the key to the painting of modern Latvian artist Vija Kelmins "Night Sky#2". The museum exhibited the canvas on loan from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2008 held in the exhibition "The Carnegie International."
After his arrest Serebryakov written acceptance stated that he went to an act of vandalism because of the rejection of the banal paintings. He did not like this piece of modern art, which represents the processed oils photograph the night sky.
Prosecutor intends to require the defendant to probation. This penalty involves the early release of the convicted person, subject to good behavior. Lawyer from the very beginning of the trial states that "Fur is undergoing treatment by a therapist. "He is fully aware that he had committed, and recognizes its responsibility for this," - noted defender. Mitigating factor is that the defendant is engaged and has a child.
However, the most difficult aspect of this case is the question of compensation for damage to the museum. Rehabilitation Institute of Art painting cost $ 5 thousand, but the fact is that the art market seriously damaged work of art loses in value. So in this case, the estimated value of "Night Sky#2" dropped from $ 1.2 million to $ 960 thousand
The loss of $ 240 thousand Serebryakov with its income can not compensate. According to his lawyer, to earn the money, the former security guard may need to work all my life and with nothing to spend. Defender wants to seriously reduce this amount.
Latvian-American Art
Via Kelmins - Contemporary American artist of Latvian origin, is quite popular on the art market. She was born in Riga in 1938. At the age of ten, moved with his family in the United States and settled in Indiana, where she lives so far. After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Institute of Herron in Indianapolis, Kelmins continued her education at the University of California at Los Angeles, she graduated from the Master of Fine Arts.
Attracted the attention of critics already in adolescence - lovers across the world's liking her landscapes, which were treated with a brush photos. One of the favorite techniques of the artist and to this day remains the image on the background of the web of the night sky, sea vistas and desert horizons. In this paper, she uses oil paints, charcoal (charcoal) and uses a different technology application prints of images.
Her retrospective exhibition held in such famous museums such as the Institute of Contemporary Art in London, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
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