Grigory Revzin became Commissioner of the Russian pavilion in Venice
Commissars of the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale appointed patron Stella Kesaeva and architecture critic Grigory Revzin, RIA Novosti reported with reference to the adviser to the Department of Fine Arts of the Ministry of Culture of Russia Anna Novikov.
The order was signed on June 29. The previous commissioner, director of the Moscow Museum of Modern Art Vasily Tsereteli, the Commissioner will be the ministry's international exhibitions in Venice.
Kesaeva will deal with the Russian pavilion in 2011, 2013 and 2015, Revzin - in 2012 and 2014. At the same time Minister Alexander Avdeev will no longer appoint curators of national exhibitions at the Venice Biennale - now their candidate will recommend commissioners.
Stella Kesaeva - Chapter Stock Stella Art Foundation, winner of "Innovation" in 2010 for the promotion of Russian art. She has organized the Russian exhibitions abroad, including in Venice. Grigory Revzin, critic, ID "Kommersant", is preparing a national exhibition "Factory 'Russia'", which is present in late August at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
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