Kabakov was withdrawn by its project with the competition "Innovation"

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I would like to speak about how the endless ambition, jealousy and unhealthy situation around contemporary art in our country outshines the art itself. Now read that Kabakov withdrew his project "Alternative History of Art" c "Innovation" contest.
http://www.ncca.ru/news.text?id=41
http://www.gif.ru/themes/culture/kabakovy-refuse/
Reason - unanimous fuss in the media about the fact that Kabakov - no match for the rest of the nominees and gives them a chance.
Here they write:
S. Khachaturov: "Alas, not very convenient and for the main nomination" The work of visual art @.

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arose a tidbit in relation to all worthy finalists situation. In the company of beautiful artists Nicholas Polissky, Victor Alimpieva, Nikita Alexeev, Vladislav Efimovachaturov hit and Ilya I. Kabakov Exhibition epic "Alternative History of Art", produced by the fall of 2008, Roman Abramovich and Daria Zhukova and shown in the new center "Garage". And what to do? Do not give "us all" prize - deliberately isolate themselves from the accepted rules of the game in the world for contemporary art, to voluntarily take the image of intellectual outsiders. Give him a prize - ponaveshat blows all the other artists of the nomination, which Kabakov's nothing worse, but turned out to be a bargaining chip in artdiplomatii, in situations where normal competition can not even arise. It seems to me that the weakness in this case gave expert advice. Had he had the courage, Kabakov's project could be recommended in a separate specially devised for his nomination for the non-competitive (with a symbolic monetary terms, but with an impressive wording, the case when the word is a bargain).

And all in the same spirit. Kandinsky Prize booed as too "right", and here for what bichuyut - for excessive talent or what? If you follow this logic, the next artist in the list of nominees, bulging out of his genius, will Nikita Alexeev. He, too, go for a resignation? Strange happens: politicized art - bad art now - too bad! : mad: