[Кирилл Сызранский]

September 20 Winery presents "Spiritual Combat". This is a joint project of the collector of ancient paintings of Victor Bondarenko and young artist Eugene Maltsev. They do not hide the fact that their action inspired punk band Pussy Riot at Christ the Savior Cathedral. The New Times understood it - "new icons" antiikony or paintings of modern masters, just use the sacred images.

Russian Orthodox priest Father NN *:
"His works look Contrary to religious tradition, denying it - and familiar aesthetics, and Christian ethics. No explanation of this painting is seen as antiikona, icon demonic. That's right, I suppose, it will be regarded outside of gallery space - the "negative" technological methods of the artist rather straightforward: the icon board, known iconographical subjects, but written in a "negative" light. To say that the painting Maltseva - is an icon, "new icon", can only with the necessary qualifications. Even if we agree that there is one in the paintings of the essential features of the icon - the phenomenon of the highest means of the earth (a "negative" search for evangelical ethics), this does not mean that before this "new icon" you can pray. Here his word to say time and assume that it is not on the side of the artist. Too local, in many ways, I feel inspired Maltsev story Pussy Riot. Even despite the fact that this story reveals the global eruption humdrum religiosity. This painting ideologically closer to the actual poster, with all its pathos, just search for truth, rather than the icon, in addition to reflecting the truth even eternity. "

*NN decided not to sign his real name comment, citing The New Times: «Such time now, especially after the transfer of Arkady Mamontov" provocateurs-2 "on the channel" Russia 1 ».