The process for the exhibition "Forbidden Art 2006" is nearing completion

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MOSCOW, June 7 - RIA Novosti. The process for the exhibition "Forbidden Art 2006", the organizers of a criminal case, two years after he started coming to an end, said at a press conference on Monday, one of the defendants, ex-head of contemporary art at the Tretyakov Gallery, Andrei Erofeev.

"Two years after its inception process is nearing its end," - he said.

As noted by Erofeev, over time, this process was not leaning in favor of prosecutors.

However, the lawyer accused Dmitry Kurepin assesses the chances of a conviction is overturned as "fifty-fifty."

"I am confident that the conviction will be imposed," - said its part of the second defendant, former director of the Public Centre of Andrei Sakharov Yuri Samodurov.

Erofeev and Samodurov - the last was previously involved in criminal proceedings and similar items - are accused of inciting hatred and enmity, as well as the humiliation of human dignity with the use of official position (point B of Part 2 of Article 282). This paper provides a maximum penalty of imprisonment up to five years.

The occasion served as an organized their exhibition "Forbidden Art 2006" Zverev Centre. It was held in March 2007 and generated considerable publicity in the exhibition includes works of modern art in 2006, subjected to a museum or art galleries censor. The curator of the exhibition was made by Andrei Erofeev. According to the chairman of public organization "People's Cathedral" Oleg Cassini, its exhibits are hurting the feelings of believers and stir up religious strife. A statement he sent on his own behalf the Attorney General in March 2007.

According to RIA Novosti Tagansky Court in Moscow, following a hearing held on June 21, and while persons on the case waiting for a response from the Patriarch's Council for Culture and the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill. Appropriate letters, reflecting the position of Erofeev and Samodurov, who was unwilling to offend his exhibition anyone had been sent to them recently.

For Samodurov is not the first criminal case: he had previously brought to criminal responsibility for committing a similar crime. Tagansky district court of Moscow in 2005 he was sentenced to a fine of 100,000 rubles. The occasion was the exhibition "Caution: Religion!" in the Sakharov Center. This conviction extinguished.

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Holder "Forbidden Art" wrote a letter to Patriarch Cyril

Art critic Andrei Erofeev, accused of inciting religious hatred in connection with the exhibition "Forbidden Art - 2006", wrote a letter to the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church of Cyril. In his LiveJournal letter published on June 8 artist Dmitry Vrubel.

Erofeev denied accusations that the show he was "deliberately trying to humiliate and insult the Christian believers of their religious feelings," and asked for forgiveness from those Orthodox who show offended. He noted that "the use of religious images are not for its intended purpose, but as elements of a secular language for expressing criticism of Soviet ideology, deification of leaders or consumer cults present society" inherits much of an artistic tradition, to break that believers can not.

In addition, according to Erofeev, presented at the "Forbidden Art" artists "have always championed Christian values, although in small comprehensible to a wide audience aesthetics of modern art."

According Erofeev, ultra-conservative organizations, such as the "People's Cathedral", "National defense", "Union of Orthodox Youth", "Union horugvenostsev", accusing him of blasphemy, launched a campaign of slander artists and curators. They are obviously in good faith interpret works of art, trying to "drive out the culture of the public space of Russian life as an evil mirror of social diseases and personal spiritual and emotional trauma," says curator.

The reason for the letter Erofeev called that on June 2 the process was made by monk Sretensky Monastery Nicodemus, repeated the statement "ultra-right reactionaries." Nicodemus explained that advocates on behalf of the ROC, as received by the blessing of the Moscow Patriarchate. In this earlier Russian Orthodox Church has remained "above the fray" and its position on the criminal process is not stated.

"If this is true, then the rush, some words of his father and categorical Nicodemus cause me so much annoyance and anxiety ... This approach, if it prevails in the circles of the Orthodox clergy, deforms, and then completely negate your sensible and balanced policy sphere of culture. I will be very glad if you, Your Holiness, would dispel these fears, "- wrote Erofeev.

The exhibition, held at the Sakharov Center in 2007, were submitted works are not allowed to display art or of the Director of the Moscow museums and galleries. In June of that year Taganskaja Public Prosecutor instituted proceedings under article 282 of the Criminal Code. However, Yerofeyev accused was director of the Sakharov Yuri Samodurov (he later resigned).

June 8, 2010 Moskovsky Komsomolets wrote that the defendants had no hope for acquittal. Attorney Dmitry Kurepin said that "reports of interrogation of witnesses, made a blueprint," "themselves witnesses at the trial only on paper, and read, but evidence of the immorality of the exhibition made by the experts," which itself has admitted that for 20 years did not attend the exhibitions of contemporary art " . The penultimate meeting is scheduled for June 21 /lenta.ru

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In my LJ a letter published on June 8 artist Dmitry Vrubel.

Letter Andrei Erofeev

His Holiness Cyril,
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

Your Holiness!

I am an art historian. There are currently a defendant in a criminal trial for the exhibition "Forbidden Art 2006", which in March 2007, I organized in the museum named after Andrei Sakharov. My opponents had unleashed this process, we are sure that the exhibition at the Sakharov Museum, I intentionally tried to humiliate and insult the Christian believers of their religious feelings. I'll tell you in all sincerity - is a false accusation. My conscience is clear, and if I was her exhibition involuntarily someone outraged and hurt from the Russian Orthodox Church, I beg their pardon.

I understand that the use of religious imagery is not for its intended purpose, but as elements of a secular language for expressing criticism of Soviet ideology, deification of leaders or consumer cults present society does not like a believer. However, to prohibit the practice of a centuries-old culture of these quotations believers can not. This borrowing is not necessarily generate a blasphemous work. Of course, it is hardly justify the deliberate mockery of faith in the custom of the Soviet anti-religious agitation. But the work of leading Russian artists of the non-conformists 1970 - Ilya Kabakov, Alexander Kosolapov, Leonid Sokov, Vagrich Bakhchanian, Vyacheslav Sysoev, Mikhail Roginsky - which I exhibited at the exhibition, this category does not include. These artists have always defended the Christian values, although in small comprehensible to a wide audience aesthetics of modern art.

Russian viewers are often not able to correctly read a message from the artist. This was the basis of day to day increasing and the spreading campaign of defamation and slander of the Russian art world, artists, art critics, curators, which today hold call themselves "orthodox" ultra-conservative organizations such as the "People's Cathedral", "National defense", "The Union of Orthodox Youth," Union horugvenostsev. Their tactics - stirring up conflict by deception, knowingly unfair interpretation of "texts" of art. Their strategy - hands of misguided believers supplant the culture of the public space of Russian life as an evil mirror of social diseases and personal spiritual and emotional trauma.

I have no explanation for the decision of our state to join the campaign, part of which is, and my criminal trial. May have said a habit that became instinct for power. As for the position of the Russian Orthodox Church, she remained at all times outside of this ultra-bout with the artists.

However, at the next court hearing on 2 June made Fellow of the Patriarchal Council on the Arts Sretensky Monastery monk Nicodemus (NG Beken). His remarks word for word repeated statements from the far-right reactionaries "People's Cathedral, at the request of which he appeared in court. On behalf of the whole Church Father Nicodemus strongly condemned the exhibits as "blasphemous and sacrilegious", and declared me, ahead of a judge's sentence, guilty of deliberately insulting the Orthodox believers. Powers to speak on behalf of the Church, he explained from the Moscow Patriarchate's blessing. If this is true, then the rush, some words of his father and categorical Nikodym cause me so much annoyance and anxiety. I am sure that such a primitive and warlike approach to art can only discredit the Russian Orthodox Church in the eyes of the Russian and international public. This approach, if it prevails in the circles of the Orthodox clergy, deforms, and then completely negate your sensible and balanced policy in the sphere of culture. I will be very glad if you, Your Holiness, would dispel these fears.

With sincere esteem and respect,

Andrei Erofeev. 07/06/2010.

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June 8, 2010, 13:47

 In the Sharia court filed a lawsuit against the TV company, was accused of "aggressive", "false" and "sinful" television shows.
The reason for the lawsuit served as a program in which a documentary film about three Saudi youths, who created a band, playing "heavy metal". In her teens talked about the undue cultural restrictions in the kingdom, a strict religious censorship, lack of women in municipal management, etc., according NEWSru Israel. This criticism was met with hostility by officials: they charged and musicians, and MTV's "misrepresentation of the true state of affairs.

In the same broadcast described the boy Aziz, suffering (as well as millions of his peers) without physical love, so that sex is forbidden, but he is still married can not (for financial reasons), and a young woman named Fatima, who is trying to sell women's clothing colorful colors as opposed to the traditional black robes and faces opposition from the authorities and the local clerics.
Since the lawsuit against MTV is filed in a Sharia court, the outcome of the case almost a foregone conclusion: MTV broadcast may prohibit throughout the kingdom. Note that the transfer at MTV broadcast on Saudi Arabia and so subject to censorship and filtering, but many of them are still too "bold" for this country.

Protects broadcaster MTV lawyer Sulaiman al-Jamal. He also defended a year ago, Mazen Abdul Dzhauada from Jeddah, who spoke about their sex lives Lebanese television channel LBC. As a result, the court limited "soft" sentence: Mazen flogged and locked up in jail for five years. a producer of television programs, subjects of the kingdom 22-year employee of the TV channel LBC Rosanna Al-Yami, a Sharia court sentenced to 60 lashes.
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There sharia court, and we certainly orthodox .. urgently needs to be in the WC enter the lashes, and what trifles ....

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June 8, 2010, 13:47

 In the Sharia court filed a lawsuit against the TV company, was accused of "aggressive", "false" and "sinful" television shows.
The reason for the lawsuit served as a program in which a documentary film about three Saudi youths, who created a band, playing "heavy metal". In her teens talked about the undue cultural restrictions in the kingdom, a strict religious censorship, lack of women in municipal management, etc., according NEWSru Israel. This criticism was met with hostility by officials: they charged and musicians, and MTV's "distortion of the true state of affairs.

In the same broadcast described the boy Aziz, suffering (as well as millions of his peers) without physical love, because sex is forbidden, and find it still can not (for financial reasons), and a young woman named Fatima, who is trying to sell women's clothing colorful colors as opposed to the traditional black robes and faces opposition from the authorities and the local clerics.
Since the lawsuit against MTV is filed in a Sharia court, the outcome of the case almost a foregone conclusion: MTV broadcast may prohibit throughout the kingdom. Note that the transfer at MTV broadcast on Saudi Arabia and so subject to censorship and filtering, but many of them are still too "bold" for this country.

Protects broadcaster MTV lawyer Sulaiman al-Jamal. He also defended a year ago, Mazen Abdul Dzhauada from Jeddah, who spoke about their sex lives Lebanese television channel LBC. As a result, the court limited "soft" sentence: Mazen flogged and locked up in jail for five years. a producer of television programs, subjects of the Kingdom of 22-year employee of the TV channel LBC Rosanna Al-Yami, a Sharia court sentenced to 60 lashes.
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There sharia court, and we certainly orthodox .. urgently needs to be in the WC enter the lashes, and what trifles ....

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It would be nice, of course, spank some years. "artists, art critics, curators" ... Spank would be somewhere in the thread area, so that, God forbid, "heroes" are not ponapech. New martyrs. How are things at "iskusstoveda" twisted:

"The Russian audience are often not able to correctly read a message from the artist. This was the basis of day to day increasing and the spreading campaign of defamation and slander of the Russian art world, artists, art critics, curators ..."

Again, no luck with the people. " "... not yet know how ..." and so 500 times) It is, kaneshna: not everyone can catch up with the cart of progress. And strive " hands of misguided believers supplant the culture of public space of Russian life as an evil mirror of social diseases and the personal spiritual and emotional injuries."

Famously he did for the whole culture ... Do not stand memorable 37-second)) One thing's certain defined - "their" culture. Feels experienced hand of a professional:
"... Mirror ... personal spiritual and emotional injuries." And who needs it, but "injured"? That's when Zhvanetskiy was still funny, he was such a phrase:
"We live in a time when the avant-garde art is behind ..."
Zhvanetsky he, after all, - "nashsibirsky guy with a big beard !"))) Also " ... still can not correctly read a message from an artist ")))

Non-e ... Thrashing!)

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Not th ... A thrashing!)

 or maybe just: "pen povydergivat-povykalyvat eyes?

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Do not cover this good word vanguard. This is just a political provocation and agitation from the other camp. But they overdid it crossed the moral and ethical standards.

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But the opinion of the "People's Cathedral" which sued Erofeev:
http://narodsobor.ru/default.asp?artID=3542

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, Moscow. June 21. INTERFAX - Prosecutors asked sentenced to three years in prison ex-director Yuri Samodurov Sakharov Center and a former department head of contemporary art at the Tretyakov Gallery, Andrei Erofeev, accused of inciting hatred for the organization of the exhibition "Forbidden Art".

As the correspondent of "Interfax", prosecutor said this in the debate parties in Tagansky Court in Moscow. Protection of the defendants for their part asked them to justify.

Yuri Samodurov and A. Erofeev guilt for the alleged acts did not recognize.

Debate parties - one final stages of the trial. After graduation figures of the case in his last word, and then be expelled for sentencing.

In connection with the organization and conduct of the March 2007 exhibition "Forbidden Art 2006" was prosecuted under 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement of hatred or hostility).

The trial had previously been suspended in connection with spinal cord injuries A. Erofeev.

Yuri Samodurov had criminal responsibility for committing the same crime and was sentenced Tagansky district court of Moscow in 2005 to a fine of 100 thousand rubles. Now the record is settled.

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We are waiting .......