Marat Gelman, director of the Museum of Modern Art PERMM, Public Chamber member:
- I talked about how he intends to repeat the exhibition "Forbidden Art" in his gallery. But when the verdict is declared, this is no longer necessary.
This offer was needed until Erofeev and Samodurov threatened to real life, but for us it was most important - to protect them from it. While over the curators of the exhibition hung term, many could not speak frankly. Debate has not happened because people could lose freedom, and nobody wanted them to harm their statements. Yes, and Erofeev many things are saying, because he was frightened by the prospect of jail time.
Now that the sword of Damocles has disappeared, to seek the abolition of the court. Though it is joyful for us all, but unfair: on the wording of it is absolutely absurd. We must begin the second phase - educational. The situation showed that we are living in conditions of impaired communication between artists and society. It is necessary to explain the aims of art, to outline the boundaries of his influence.
When there are no more threats to life, I can honestly say that this exhibition as "Forbidden Art", it was necessary, of course, be done in an artistic space, but not a community center. This exhibition is intended solely for the site, which is clearly marked as fiction. Is experience really is a mistake by the organizers or their conscious position, I do not know. Most of the work that went into the exhibition "Forbidden Art", exhibited in my gallery, and even when the forces of obscurantism tried to sue us, they do nothing. She came prosecutor's office, we wrote an explanatory note, which clearly indicated that the gallery - a place of art, and that we do, no crime.
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