The present "Art-Moscow" is loaded by the parallel program as a forum of young collectors and a conference on globalization and the media. It is possible that the events get worthy (they will be held today and the weekend) - on the forum, in particular, invited the staff of New York's Gagosian Gallery, London's White Cube and the auction house Christie's. But at a news conference organizers told about them so unbearably boring that it was scary to think what would happen next. However, any educational projects always inspire respect, but still "Art-Moscow" does not Biennale, and fair, it did not come to learn, and buy. The first thing I want to see this good work of art.

Overall impression of the fair: there is almost no conceptual art and a lot of decorative. It is just that, with what "Art Moscow" struggled during its formation. Then the head of all was an innovation, today - the market. And the main task of dealers - primitive sell. Maybe that's why "Art-Moscow" has such a miserable design (or rather, in general it is not), that would not allow any self-respecting European Fair. Maybe that's why the stands are many decorative interior painting and photography, and almost no installation (except, for example, solid metal construction Anastasia Zaborowski in "East Gallery" or immediately recognizable objects, decorated egg Ukrainian artist Oksana Mach at galleries Barbarian from Zurich) - that can be hung on a wall, a recession is always in great demand, than gromozdskie objects. Maybe that's why the political or socio acute art at the fair is not at all. The only hint at it - the work of Paul Pepershteyna "Russia is not an experiment" on the stand Galleries Iragui, which, according to gallery owners, was made for a recent project "Russian Utopia" in the "Garage".

Finally, perhaps, why the advisory council of "Art-Moscow", which is not changed for years, who lobbies his tastes and ideas about modern art.

Marat Gelman walking the corridors of CHA as a king, and exhibits on the stand rather overexposed work "Blue noses". Other Russian monster art business also demonstrate "their" beloved and trusted authors. "Triumph" Alexey Belyaev-Hintaŭta and AES + F, as well as residues from previous exhibitions stray stars - Damien Hirst and the Chapman brothers, XL - Shekhovtsova, Shulgin and Chernyshev, Krokin - Tishkov, Infante, Batynkov, "Fine Art" - Shorin , Golovach, Vinogradov and Dubosarsky.
To see something new and striking imagination you can only with difficulty. One floor above, "Art-Moscow" exhibited Kandinsky Prize nominees. According to the authors, would imply a good contrast, but in reality the opposite happened. Kandinsky Prize exhibition looks much more serious, interesting and fresh. And the art market, it seems, is still in crisis. As in the economy and people's minds.
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