In the Ministry of Culture. Interview questions

[Vladimir]

Then sent to the Ministry of Culture of the list of questions to arrange an interview. It's not fast, but in the meantime essence of the case, I suggest to see forum users questions. It may have something to add? What else to ask advise useful?

The questions themselves - below:

1. One of the factors limiting Russian art market - an acute shortage of supply - that is, objects in the market turnover. Reasons - historical. Many private collections were nationalized and things settled down in the store. One of the ways out of this situation - the audit storerooms and selling items at auction by the state, the "double" and items that do not have a high cultural value. How reasonable and believable do you see such a scenario?

2. The liberalization of the import of cultural property (now toll free) for individuals for personal use very positive impact on the domestic arts. But the ban on the export of certain types of antiques remains a significant negative factor hindering the purchase on the market. In the era of globalization, the measure seems obvious anachronism. Are there any plans to liberalize the export of antiques?

3. In our country, there is no art fair truly international scale (comparable to Art Basel, TEFAF, etc.) However, it is known that these are not only beneficial to the national culture collectibles, but the influx of tourism. It is no accident Qatar buys Cezanne for $ 250 million, and the Middle East poses a contemporary art fair schedule. Does the Ministry of Culture to support themselves or to initiate calls such an important event in Russia?

4. Ministry of Culture gives accreditation expert historical and cultural heritage. This is the case of historic buildings and other facilities. Does the Ministry of Culture, the accreditation of experts on antiques? As today arranged relationship expert antiques and the Ministry of Culture?

5. Does the initiative of the Ministry of compulsory liability insurance for experts in antiques (as is done for assessors)?

6. In 2013, non-profit organizations will provide grants for creative projects in the sphere of culture. Have the timing of application, who and what criteria will select projects?

7. The prospect of an art collective investment funds, private wealth management structures will require the adoption of federal standards for evaluating works of art. Does the ministry in developing the standard?

8. Ministry's website is regularly updated section that contains news about the stolen art objects. But there is no publicly available database. Do you plan to create a national database of stolen items Level Art Loss Register?

9. What measures the Ministry considers the priorities for improving the infrastructure of the national art market?

10. Do you plan to facilitate cross-border movement for show? Private organizers who tried to import or export from Russia exhibition, face absurd difficulties. It would seem, not the suspicious transaction becomes extremely time-consuming due to the complicated customs clearance and other bureaucracy. Without high museum cover (Tretyakov level) of plans to bring the private exhibition organizers soon abandoned.

11. Is the project legalization of market circulation Soviet orders? Measure many today consider anachronistic generating criminal black market.

12. In Moscow in 2012, the authorities had closed the regular art fair "Art Manege" and "Hudgraf." Participation in them could afford and galleries average hand, and contemporary artists with their projects. Now they do not, nothing in return offered. Ministry planning to help run the site are available for artists and galleries, to replace lost?

13. For many years, the idea of ​​an enabling environment for patrons. Our legislation does not favor patronage. It was believed that, should give privileges - and the culture will be used for tax optimization schemes. As a result, today the sponsorship of private traders to become such a headache that any such intention of the people had forgotten. Even elementary desire to sponsor an exhibition of a wealthy man (eg, in the Tretyakov Gallery) fraught with serious accounting problems. Does the ministry to resolve this issue?

14. We have for some years continued crisis in the contemporary art. His weak position and abroad. We're losing the competition, while some other states make up their galleries to the costs of stands, and certainly at the administrative level, give the "green light". Can the Ministry of the Russian participants to provide state aid foreign art exhibitions and fairs?

15. One of the ways to stimulate domestic market of contemporary art could be revived art lottery. Previously, this problem was solved Soviet Union Art Lottery, which was held from the beginning of the 1960s until 1991. Need to work on his hands went to the artists had money to eventually part of the work was intended for resale and formed the secondary market. With the art lottery launched, in particular, the art market is the UK, which now exports culture has become one of the most important economic sectors. How viable do you think is the idea of ​​art lottery in Russia today?