I myself do not think the state should intervene in matters of art - very well see how it turns out, both in the USSR and France - but
noart in many respects human rights. I am almost sure that the translation for the forum article on the state poldderzhke abstract expressionism (but I will not look - too long), try to find it,
Constantine. It tells how the United States to deprive the European art of leadership in contemporary art - not an easy task
On the other hand, you think, what all these gentlemen Gagosian with Consort come to Russia, look out for promising authors? No, people here vparivat wealthy people the contents of their bins.
It is a vicious circle - Russians are willing to invest in art, buying works of western artists because of their disproportionately greater liquidity, respectively, the Russian domestic market of art, devoid of the flow of money, could not get on their feet ...