Do you feel like a representative of an ancient clan?
- Certainly. Rhode Dadiani Mingrelia known since 1036. According to its influence on the history of the Georgian people with Dadiani can compete unless Bagration. I keenly feel the connection between generations. Knowing that you are not accidental, that behind you there are generations and generations of your ancestors, gives a very strong emotions. Genetic memory helps me in my studies antiques. I can not tell you how I know what this thing is good, and she - no. This is totally irrational feeling, the voice of the blood. I can not offer their own definition of beauty, but I clearly discern the true beauty coming from the works of art. И не важно — полотна это старых голландских мастеров или работы советских нонконформистов.
What can be called a business card "Alexander Art»?
- In November of next year we will organize an exhibition under the working title "Temporary guardian of the eternal." It will feature the works not only from the funds of the gallery, but have long been part of other collections, sold us the picture. For this exhibition, we will release the directory on which work is now. Through this directory, each new client "Alexander Art" will be able to obtain a fairly complete picture of our work.
You can say that "Alexander Art" two spaces. One - in the building of the restaurant "Prague", another - in Crocus City. Why do you so much?
- "Alexander Art" in "Prague" - a classic antique shop, center, who visited such famous personalities as Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, Helmut Kohl and Gerhard Schroeder. This site focuses mainly on arts and crafts. However, if the "Prague" is on the Arbat, in the antique district of Moscow, the "Crocus" benefits from its unique infrastructure, luxurious design and location. "Alexander Art" in Crocus "- more modern, secular gallery. Antique business often requires confidentiality, but because we are specially equipped with some room for very important meetings. In addition, it is in Crocus "organized a special deposit of painting, giving the opportunity to professionally maintain the collection of our clients.
What makes the collectors to engage in the gathering? Possibility of investing money?
- I think money is here of secondary importance. In the first place - a passion, which some collectors take sometimes features of passion. Collector finds some parallel life, the lives of its collection, seeks to replenish it. Incidentally, the main advantage of our work is not one-off sales, and the ability to create unique collections.
What about cleaning collections?
- It takes almost more popular than the formation! As a rule, we are talking about giving the collection a certain orderliness. For example, the definition of the concept of assembly, the distinction between value types, search history, publications, archival materials to the already acquired works, the definition of identity and fill gaps in the material, selection of subjects and authors who could most fully represent the idea of meeting.
And what is usually the dropout rate?
- Approximately 50 per cent.
Today many talk about the fact that the level of Antiquarian Fair in CHA is gradually growing.
- I would not say so. There are five or six people, on which the Salon, the rest simply create the background. On the first I do not want to talk, because I do not want to do their advertising, while the others be offended if I call them "ballast". Generally, Antiquarian salon turned into tusovka professionals. This is a good market not only for business, how to communicate.
You can say the same about the International Fine Art Fair in the Manege?
- He is still young enough, but because, like all not completely settled, attracted great interest. But I think a couple of years salon also become a kind of club.
There is a stereotype is a thing as pride for the company. What it is exactly for you?
- The pride of the company - a reputation: the greater good, the good things we hear about our work, the more I realized that occupies a prominent place in our profession.
Do you have a professional dream?
- I strive to create a collection that proudly could smuggle across the world. My dream is that this exhibition was accompanied by mass of pleasant things: crowds, rave reviews from critics, the buzz among art historians. Then, there can be at peace: dwell at home or on the coast of France, I'll write a book. Something like Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea "... Little boat I got.
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Photo: Alexander Dadiani.