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"Funding for our work comes from the government, but nevertheless, we hold the government at a distance. We - an independent organization, and the Government have in no way has no control over. Every three years we have received from the Government a certain sum, which we distribute among cultural organizations ", - said in an interview with BBC BBC spokesman for the Council Emma Russell.

Vot eto interesno. Dumaiu "wishful thinking".

No tema bezuslovno interesnaia, o vzaimodeistvii gosudarstva i kul'tury.

Odin iz primerov - v Kanade na razvitie Art Management, let 15 nazad, pravitel'stvo vydelilo okolo 90 millionov dollarov. Segodnia ih shkola - samaia sil'naia v mire, a Fransua Kol'ber, schitaetsia veduschim spetsialistom mira po Art Marketing. Kstati on byl odnim iz moih prepodavatelei v Zal'tsburge. Ego kniga na etu temu perevedena na kuchu iazykov i vyderzala neskol'ko izdanii.

A vot i drugoi primer - ispolkom odnogo iz raionov Auckland (NZ) vydelil na razvitie arta $ 300,000, no zatem vyiasnilos', chto dol'schikov na eti den'gi okolo 100o chelovek, te $ 300 na cheloveka. Takie granty ni k chemu ne vedut.

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A osobenno horosho eti voprosy otrazeny v knige "What's wrong with contemporary art?" Timms, po-moemu 2004-2005goda.