Cultural billionaires .....

[Евгений]

An era of rapid secular party of billionaires, it seems, is complete. Perhaps someone gave the signal does not tempt people to become more cultured. After numerous signals and heed it. Now the "art" and "billionaire" can not live without each other, these two entities is almost inseparable.
In the past 2010, all who follow the cultural events, observed that many projects were sold exclusively through the support of leading Russian businessmen. For example, Roman Abramovich (№ 5) sponsored a tour of the Moscow theater "Contemporary" in London. He also promised to do something very cultural for purchased in St. Petersburg for $ 400 million New Holland Island. Magazine "ArtChronika announced Abramovich and his girlfriend Daria Zhukova, the most influential people in art in 2010 - thanks to the exhibitions in the center of them belonging to the" Garage ".
Got a great response action by Vladimir Potanin (№ 9), created an endowment for St. Petersburg's Hermitage and the motion in it $ 5 million
Former partner Potanin and Mikhail Prokhorov (№ 3), has launched a very estetskih magazine Snob, which invested $ 150 million, financed the Festival of Russian Art "Unknown Siberia" in Lyon, spending about 2 million euros, and sponsored in the Theater of Nations brilliant performance of "Stories Shukshina.

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About the same time president of Novatek Leonid Michelson (№ 15) organized an exhibition of paintings by Russian artists in Turin. Some events last year were expected and traditional, they say, were on schedule. For example, Kandinsky Art Prize with a prize fund of 57 thousand euros, financed by Shalva Breus (№ 271). It took delivery of the premium, "Debut", funded by Duma deputy Andrei Skoch (№ 23) (prize money - a few million).
But the most high-profile projects was the establishment in Moscow Institute of Media, Architecture and Design "Arrow", an annual budget which determine the amount of "up to $ 10 million. He has appeared thanks to the money Alexander Mamut (№ 46) and Sergei Adoneva. Co-owner Scartel Sergei Adonijah is not included in the top 500 Russian billionaires, but he was a partner Vladimir Kehmana, billionaire theatergoer, who succeeded in time operational control of the banana empire to the post of Director General of the Mikhailovsky Theatre.
The oligarchs, in spite of the seemingly imply the exhibit ostentatiously personal participation in sponsored projects. Leonid Michelson was the company to artists on a trip to Turin, Mikhail Prokhorov, he opened the festival in Lyon, and attended the premiere, Andrei Skoch and Shalva Breus participated in the awards and presentations of works of finalists. And the only Roman Abramovich is Daria Zhukova.
"All life is art," dvizhuha "if you allow yourself a term of youth slang, today, is based on private initiatives - said the chief editor of ArtChronika Milena Orlova. - The best showrooms in Moscow - are privately owned. Without the support of charities do not pass meaningful exhibitions, festivals and Biennale - even if it comes to public museums. "

The resumption of the boom. So, in 2010 gave a rich harvest of the largest employers funded cultural projects that can be attributed to accumulated during the crisis "a spiritual thirst," and, of course, the rapid rise in oil prices. As told to "F." Commissioner of the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art by Joseph Backstein, the peak of interest in contemporary art from the patrons observed both times in 2007 - before the crisis. The crisis led to a decline in interest, and last year began its restoration.
Indeed, in 2007 the owner of the AEON Corporation Roman Trotsenko (№ 188) created a cultural center "Winery" in whose reconstruction invested $ 7 million in the same year established an award Kandinsky. In 2008, Roman Abramovich has created a cultural center of the "garage", which, according to expert estimates, was invested 50 million euros, and the founder of VimpelCom, Dmitry Zimin (№ 207) established the prize "educator" with a prize fund of 2 million rubles. Then the crisis began, and in 2009, projects of this scale was not, although it was established literary prize "FNL", funded by Mikhail Prokhorov (№ 2), with prize money of 1 million rubles. In 2010, interrupted the process continued.
The most important feature of patronage in recent years - the emergence of large-scale projects. Theme support for culture is not new to Russian philanthropists, - the executive secretary of the non-profit partnership grantmaking organizations "Donors Forum" Natalia Kaminarskaya. - Since the early 1990's, they have actively supported museums and theaters, buying works of art. Say that there was some significant inroads in recent years, in my opinion, is not quite true. Rather, you can name a few major new long-term projects based on modern approaches to supporting culture. "
"The emergence of such cultural projects as the" Garage "and" Arrow "- a real miracle! - Exclaims impressionable president of the Institute "Arrow" Ilya Oskolkov-Tsentsiper. - In the world of a few examples, whenever there were cultural institutions such magnitude, funded entirely from private pockets, with absolutely no government assistance. This is a unique thing. "

In unselfishness not believe it. Today it is no snob from the magazine "snob" would not dare put in an example of our pre-revolutionary oligarchy of patrons like Mammoth and Morozov. Our worse. Another thing is how sincere they are guided by a genuine interest in art.
It is obvious that a number of our oligarchs, although the number of an act in the sphere of culture, but they made them for effect, with a clear eye to the authorities, without any enthusiasm. So, when Viktor Vekselberg bought the famous Faberge eggs, or when Alisher Usmanov (№ 3) returns home Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya collection, as well as rights to a collection of Soviet cartoons, it's clearly been a PR campaign, made with a political eye. The same probably can be said about the owner of AFK Sistema Vladimir Yevtushenkov (№ 20), and since 2004 has headed the Board of Trustees of the Russian Museum.
Interviewees "F." politicians - probably because of the profession - believe that the billionaire philanthropists are driven only a rough calculation.
"" Net "of patrons among the Russian billionaires, responding to the" call of the heart ", no: for any charitable project is a subtle (or not) of political or economic calculation - I am sure the president of the Center for Political Information Alexei Mukhin. - Billionaires - Sponsors culture - combine business with pleasure: their hobbies and personal preferences are used for proper positioning of your business. "
In the same way and believes a leading analyst of the political conjuncture of Russia Dmitry Abzalov, according to whom, usually the "aggravation" charitable business activity takes place against the backdrop of some significant transactions requiring special public relations support. In particular, the famous Faberge eggs, brought to Russia by Viktor Vekselberg, were used to strengthen the hardware products on the background of transactions on consolidation of Rusal and planned investment in Kazakhstan. For Alexander Mamut, engaged book publishing, book trade, film and the Internet, such a structure as the "Arrow", according to Dmitry Abzalova, quite organically to promote his business. And Roman Abramovich is interested in culture, but even more so - for football (and actually pay wages Guus Hiddink), according to the expert, "needs to establish itself in Russia, where he has many assets, a positive image" .
Does not lag behind political scientists and the public. According to a survey conducted by the Graduate School of Economics, the population belongs to the charities cool. More than 40%of the respondents are of the opinion that only less than a quarter of donors selflessly engaged in charity. One in three respondents believed that more than half of donors are engaged in charity, to bring popularity to secure a PR and 13%- that are targets of almost all donors. According to 31%of the population, more than half of donors are using philanthropy as a way to improve their communication with officials, while 16%attributed to this category, almost all donors.

Vanity Fair. This current negative stereotype of people trying to resist the direct relevance of art - and perhaps because of this biased.
"There is a huge range of motives that compel businesses to engage in culture, - says Ilya Oskolkov-Tsentsiper (Institute" Arrow "). - Vanity is at all, but who wants to impress the girls, while others - for eternity. Someone managed by religious considerations. Someone really wants to change society in one way or another. I understand that in Russia to reduce taxes by charities can not. Issues of establishing relations with the authorities, probably play some role, but I do not think Abramovich is no other way to talk with Putin than vbuhali much money in the creation of a "garage". We are at a general negative background are always looking for the worst in people. That someone had told Abramovich "thank you" for the "Garage"? I am one of them said! Motives sponsors "Arrows", Alexander Mamut and Sergei Adoneva, according to my impressions, totally altruistic. Them for 50 years - it's time to do something good, there is a desire to use, drive, take part in something new. "
"This boom is due to patronage, in my opinion, is simple: the elite of our business ripe in order to position themselves in society is the elite, and philanthropy in the arts and culture - one of the most worthy and proven ways to define this identity, - says Milena Orlov (Journal ArtChronika). - It is difficult to judge what motivates famous patron, but it seems to me that most of these people is dominated by idealistic motives and ambitions as a literal benefit from such activity quite obvious. I think that a sense of its mission, the social significance of charitable activities, public recognition gives them a primarily moral satisfaction, if you want to justify their social status, not to mention the other bonuses.
Of course, we can not exclude the vanity. Everyone wants to be famous, and billionaires - the same people as us. Rewards and benefits - is an old trick by which the state of the world, including the Russian empire, encouraged charity. And now the Minister of Culture Alexander Avdeev Prize shall be awarded to Vladimir Kehmanu and says: "People like Kehman - this is our cultural heritage." And Kehmanu nice. And when Kehmanu nice - some of us are too nice.
"You know, the oligarchs bitch and vparivayut, of course, junk, but because of this they fall into the higher spheres - said in an interview a famous artist Mikhail Shemyakin. - Here, for example, Pinchuk Ukraine somewhere has done a lot of money, but who knew him, until he suddenly got in touch with Larry Gagosyanom and Charles Saatchi (Western art dealers. - "F.") and opened its Center for Contemporary Art? Now this figure, which is found in all art magazines, and it is a completely different attitude - a patron, who earned, bought a huge place in high society, gets the prestige, recognition. "
Also in Russia, almost blocking the channels for political career: even the businessmen who have become MPs and senators can not always count myself among political decision-makers, and the art is for them a way to satisfy ambition.

Investors, and enthusiasts. Sure, the "cultural" activity of some billionaires are closely linked with the names of their relatives and friends. So, created by Roman Abramovich Centre for Contemporary Culture Garage directs Daria Zhukova. Tobacco tycoon Igor Kesaev (№ 45) is not seen in the love of art, but his wife, Stella Kesayeva - active art promoter and fund manager at Stella Art Foundation. Funded by Mikhail Prokhorov journal New Literary Review "is headed by his sister Irina Prokhorova. Established by the Roman Trotsenko Cultural Center "Winery" is headed by his wife Sophia Trotsenko.
Somewhat more complicated to understand the role of daughter heads Novatek Leonid Michelson Victoria in his patronage projects. Her name is present in any endeavor: Leonid Michelson has created a charitable foundation "Victoria", a gallery of "Victoria" in Samara, and more recently - also is associated with arts fund Victoria Art Foundation. However, details concerning its role are unknown, but he Leonid Michelson personally present at the opening of the exhibition.
Anyway, one of the obvious motives for patronage activity of some Russian billionaires - ensuring level playing field for close friends.
And yet we can not assert that all is limited. Joseph Backstein offers test - how to distinguish the "enthusiasts" from "investors." According to him, all the entrepreneurs who are in the Trusteeship Council of the Moscow Biennale, which have a sincere interest in art. A billionaire from the board of trustees listed as Pyotr Aven, Shalva Breus and Leonid Michelson. In addition, the number of "kith and kin" caregivers are billionaires Daria Zhukova, Stella and Sophia Kesayeva Trotsenko.

Someone else's soul - darkness. It is undeniable that extraordinary personalities, prone to shocking, to artistic ambitions, among our major employers are. Thus, the choice of investment directions from Alexander Mamut - movies, books, internet - says about the personal predilections, especially since no one has yet proved that the famous SUP can be profitable.
Mikhail Prokhorov finances not only the arts but also the energy of the future, and the famous "E-mobility". Prokhorov and Potanin risk to participate in the telecast, and Potanin was even a presenter.
Vladimir Kehman not just finances the Mikhailovsky Theater, but also serves as its director and reformer. His case, perhaps the most "passionate": he danced Prince Lemon in the children's play "Chipollino" and sent out press releases about the end of the first course of the St. Petersburg Theatre Academy.
Interest in the arts supported by the fact that many Russian billionaires - active collectors. Roman Abramovich in 2010, entered the top ten biggest collectors in the world by the magazine ARTnews. Abramovich bought in 2008 at Sotheby's triptych of British painter Francis Bacon for $ 86 million, and last year the work of the Swiss sculptor Giacometti "Walking Man" - for $ 104 million In the struggle for the "walking man" Abramovich "furnished" Boris Ivanishvili (№ 27), also known collector who bought it is rumored that in 2006 Picasso painting for $ 95 million-famous collection of Alfa Bank president Pyotr Aven (№ 35), which in 2006 was officially estimated at $ 150 million Vladislav Doronin (№ 386 ), known as the fiance Naomi Campbell, bought the painting Catherine Goncharov for 2.6 million pounds.
Of course, art - it's an investment, but without the aesthetic interest in it is easier to invest in gold and platinum. Meanwhile, Russia has already emerged whole museums based on private collections (for example, the Museum of Russian Icons, initiated by Mikhail Abramov).
"Motives for supporting cultural differ slightly from those peculiar charities in general. This is a personal interest in the subject, and the desire to go down in history for example Tretyakov or Morozova, and altruism, and even attempt to find new and interesting possibilities of self-realization ", - says Natalya Kaminarskaya.
"Do not confuse sponsorship and charity, said one of the leading researchers in the problems of charity, professor at the Higher School of Economics Gregory Tulchinsky. - Sponsorship - mutually advantageous cooperation, it issued the contract, based on a model agreement on joint activity. Is the subject of the contract (exhibitions, concerts, publishing, etc.), have obligations and rights of the parties. And here it is engaged in the business, not rich people who are already engaged in charity work, the motivation which can be very different: from "I love these guys" and "ecstasy own capabilities" to "civil liability".

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[iside]

Interesting article, thank you Eugene

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interviewed" F. "politicians - probably because of the profession - believe that the billionaire philanthropists are driven only a rough calculation.
"" Net "of patrons among the Russian billionaires, responding to the" call of the heart ", no: for any charitable project is a subtle (or not) of political or economic calculation - I am sure the president of the Center for Political Information Alexei Mukhin. - Billionaires - Sponsors culture - combine business with pleasure: their hobbies and personal preferences are used for proper positioning of your business. "
In the same way and believes a leading analyst of the political conjuncture of Russia Dmitry Abzalov, according to whom, usually the "aggravation" charitable business activity takes place against the backdrop of some significant transactions requiring special public relations support.

It is interesting to know the opinion of members of the forum on this point.

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investors and enthusiasts. Sure, the "cultural" activity of some billionaires are closely linked with the names of their relatives and loved ones .... Anyway, one of the explicit motives patronage activity of some Russian billionaires - ensuring level playing field for close people.

We have, I see a slightly different picture. "Interest" in art (gallery business, exhibitions and auctions) are often not so much the individual characters (they also eat, but very few of them), and holdings, most media or industry, representing different feshnbrendy. Ie they simply include art in its holder Lifestyle product. The client base is ready, the PR system is functioning well, so artbiznes for them only as an offshoot of the core business.

On the one hand it's good, because various activities are well organized and run by companies such awakening interest in the subject of art in general from a variety of populations, on the other hand we find that it turns into a club for the elite, where the art is not name and story artist, and Entertainment for the wealthy. And of course there tied friends and relatives to make money and secrets did not come from a family, I think it's obvious.

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... Vladislav Doronin (№ 386), known as the fiance Naomi Campbell, bought the painting Ekaterina Goncharova for 2.6 million pounds ...

This article is already a lot where there was, and no one corrects - now Natalia Goncharova.

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Interviewees "F." politicians - probably because of the profession - believe that the billionaire philanthropists are driven only a rough calculation.
"" Net "of patrons among the Russian billionaires, responding to the" call of the heart ", no: for any charitable project is a subtle (or not) of political or economic calculation - I am sure the president of the Center for Political Information Alexei Mukhin. - Billionaires - Sponsors culture - combine business with pleasure: their hobbies and personal preferences are used for proper positioning of your business. "
In the same way and believes a leading analyst of the political conjuncture of Russia Dmitry Abzalov, according to whom, usually the "aggravation" charitable business activity takes place against the backdrop of some significant transactions requiring special public relations support.

It is interesting to know the opinion of members of the forum on this point.

I do not think that behind this is always straightforward and unambiguous political or economic calculations. Here at once a complex of reasons, which, in fact in the article and they say, that is, including public relations, and poteshennoe pride. Further more such reasons - the better for the other (nemilliarderov). Horoshouzhe that such reasons do have. Previously, they simply did not have
And ultimately, what, in essence, the difference between what their motives. We do not care about it never reliably know. Important because the result

[Vladimir]

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This article is already a lot where there was, and no one corrects - painting by Natalia Goncharova.

Natalia

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Pablo Picasso. Dora Maar with Cat, 1941

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Sold at Sotheby's in 2006 for $ 95.2 million

The most expensive piece of art of the top-7 (among those whose whereabouts are well established) belongs to the person who formally ceased to be a Russian billionaire. The founder of the bank "Russian credit" and the company "Metalloinvest" Boris (Bidzina) Ivanishvili became interested in collecting art in the mid-2000s, after a sold substantially all of its Russian assets, becoming a portfolio investor. Perhaps initially buying art for him was just one of many ways to invest money, but over time it has become a serious hobby. Ivanishvili operates favorite style big collectors who prefer to buy in secret, alone or in a very small circle of confidants and never flaunt their purchases. We know that he is very fond of painting of the late XIX - early XX century, including impressionism and abstract art. The full extent of the collection is not known, but experts suggest that its market value in excess of $ 1 billion is known about one of his major purchase - Picasso's, one of the ten most expensive ever sold works of art.

9 Faberge Easter eggs

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private sale auction at Sotheby's in 2004. The deal is estimated at $ 130-250 million

Viktor Vekselberg, began collecting art in the 1990s, starting with the Russian painting. The collection he founded the fund "Link of Times" is the work of Ivan Aivazovsky, Konstantin Korovin, Isaac Levitan and other classics. At first, Vekselberg bought carefully, very expensive masterpieces of these paintings there. Indeed he was serious money to spend, fascinated by Russian applied art. In 2004, Vekselberg bought from the heirs of the publisher of Forbes magazine Malcolm Forbes collection of 215 items by Faberge, including nine of the famous "Imperial" Easter eggs. In subsequent years, businessman continued to buy products of the firm, having spent only on it about $ 350 million today in his collection of about 700 works and is the largest private collection of Faberge in the world. Fund "Link of Times" also has one of the most important world collections of Russian silver and enamel, as well as the largest collection of icons that previously belonged to the imperial families of Russia. Vekselberg promised in the coming years to exhibit their collections in two museums in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The total cost of collection is estimated at $ 800 million

Francis Bacon. Triptych, 1976

 

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Sold at Sotheby's in 2008 for $ 86.3 million

The former owner of "Sibneft", the owner of the club and the owner of Chelsea the world's longest yacht Roman Abramovich like to attribute super-expensive purchase in a variety of fields ranging from luxury villas to entire islands. Almost certainly can not say for sure whether it's true or fiction - any such deal easily fit into the emerging years of the image is very rich and slightly extravagant businessman. When in the mid-2000s Abramovich became a regular notice in galleries and art fairs, he began to ascribe and new auction records, including those sold for an amount in excess of $ 100 million works by Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti (most art dealers are confident that it's still not buying it.) Abramovich's sphere of interest in the art of modern art is often limited, which is a fan of his companion Dasha Zhukova. Actually businessman began buying art as early as the 1990s, and his collection is much larger and more varied - for example, it has a picture of XVII-XVIII centuries. Its market value they estimate at up to $ 1 billion

Gerhard Richter. Abstract Painting 745-2, 1991

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The estimated cost of $ 30-35 million

The owner of the "Energy Standard" Grigorishin became interested in collecting art in the early 1990s. Starting with the Russian avant-garde and classic, Grigorishyn then began to buy and Western art. Today, the works from his collection are regularly exhibited in leading museums, and its insurance value of $ 300 million

Marc Chagall. Vision. Self-portrait with the Muse. 1917-1918

 

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The estimated cost of $ 30-35 million

"I wanted it to be something to do with Russia, something very Russian. However, it's sure to be something "very Jewish", again for obvious reasons. And always something special "- Forbes explained the ideology of the collection owner of the chemical of concern" Akron "and the head of the European Jewish Congress, Moshe Kantor. The collection of about 400 works by 33 artists, the property is formally established by Cantor in 2001, the Museum of avant-garde art (MAGMA). The museum has a really outstanding collection of Russian avant-garde, while it does not, for example, not a single work of this style titanium Kazimir Malevich - simply because he's Polish. Cantor owns many auction records collected them artists, from Chaim Soutine and Sonia Delaunay to the living Ilya Kabakov and Erik Bulatov. But the gem of the collection - the work of Valentin Serov's "The Rape of Europe", the author's version of the picture, exhibited at the Tretyakov Gallery - Cantor was able to buy in early 2000 from the heirs of the artist for only $ 1 million of its initial market value today is multiplied at least 10 times. The total cost of collection is estimated at $ 150-200 million

Mikhail Larionov. Portrait of Velimir Khlebnikov, 1910

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The estimated cost of $ 20-25 million

Aven - it is always the first name that called the gallery owners and dealers, responding to a question about the largest Russian collectors. His collection of Russian art can yield a number of others on the market value (although it is still measured in hundreds of millions of dollars), but it is the most complete, high-quality and sophisticated of all known post-Soviet space. In the early and mid-1990s, Aven was actually the one who bought the Russian art of the late XIX - early XX century, systematically and on a large scale. In his collection of the most complete collections of the participants leading arts organizations of the time - "Jack of Diamonds", "Blue Rose", "World of Art". By that time, when in the early 2000s interest to collectors of Russian art from this period began to grow, causing a sharp rise in prices, Aven has managed to buy almost everything I wanted. In his collection there are outstanding works of Serov, Korovin, Petrov-Vodkin, Goncharova, and the Aven finds most valuable painting a portrait of Velimir Khlebnikov brush Mikhail Larionov. The entire collection is valued at $ 500 million

Claude Monet. Pond with water lilies

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Sold at Chrisite's in 2008 for $ 80.5 million

The only thing out of our top-7, the present owner of which can not be called with 100%certainty. There are rumors, however, are very resistant, they co-owner of the company is "Eurohim" Andrey Melnichenko. Very little is known about the collection itself Melnichenko: say only that it is very extensive and the owner loves impressionism.

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is an interesting article in 2012 in the " Forbes ":

Why billionaire Grigorishyn does not sell anything from his collection of paintings


The owner of the " Energy Standard " has created a collection valued at $ 300 million, of which no one is willing to sell a painting

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In 2008, businessman Grigorishin (№ 70 on the list of the richest to Forbes, - $ 1.3 billion), arranged a dinner at his mansion . Three dozen guests - members of the board of trustees of the Guggenheim Museum , which cooperates Grigorishyn and American collectors , for the sake of it flew to Moscow.

The museum regularly organizes such private dinners in the homes of collectors from around the world. Billionaire proudly showed guests paintings from the private collection . And he really has something to be proud of. On the walls of the house are decorated with three dozen works from the time-tested by Lucas Cranach the Elder to the trendy Roy Lichtenstein .

One of the guests found a job on Wall Russian constructivist El Lissitzky : " She always hung my friend in Palm Beach " A little later, he sent Grigorishyn old photo of a friend's home - to show how " Proun " looked in the interior. Businessman immediately noticed Fernand Leger on the mantel of American and began negotiations to purchase. " For the price not agreed . But we keep this thing on the radar. We need a Leger , "- says the 46 -year-old businessman in an interview with Forbes.

On the wall

The owner of the " Energy Standard ", which includes the largest Ukrainian manufacturers of power equipment , the first painting bought in 1993 .

His friend Edward Dymshits Kiev , curator of the collection of one of Ukrainian banks, the businessman offered to hang on the wall instead of the calendar landscape Mikhail Klodt. "I thought it was the right idea ," - says Grigorishyn . Especially since the price of the issue was not critical - about $ 20,000 . Now in its collection of works 238 " oil on canvas " and about 500 sheets of graphics. The total cost was estimated collections a year ago Lloyd's underwriters in the $ 300 million

In contrast, Peter Aven, collecting art "World of Art " and " Jack of Diamonds" , or Dasha Zhukova , collects only modern art , in Grigorishina has it all. And the old masters, and even Aivazovsky - "big , beautiful ." The only unifying principle - in all areas of the collection provides only top names. "In everything should be perfectionism . If you buy , the better , "- said a businessman .

His first love was the avant-garde. Grigorishyn , all of whose assets are located in Ukraine , gathered , in particular, the most comprehensive collection of the Kiev Alexander cubofuturists Bohomazov . One of the theorists of the avant-garde art, painting the Civic campaign train in the Red Army during the Soviet era was banned, but the work has kept widow .

In 1966, in the wake of Khrushchev's thaw, she was able to organize an exhibition in Kiev , and the following took place only in 1991 . One of the organizers was the same art Dymshits . Intrigued with his creativity flow Bohomazov , Grigorishyn found out the names of all the collectors who have been the work of the artist, and gradually bought what I wanted , not only colorful canvases, but also about fifty sketches for paintings .

"In the fullness of our meeting , perhaps, can only be compared with the museum. All of the best work is, and the goal to get to the ore , assemble everything in front of you I never put "- says Grigorishyn . But then he admits that he would like to have around even " Streetcar " - this work is in the collection of well known art collector Valeria Dudakov that part with it is going. Grigorishyn personally had no contact with him , but not for the first throws a rod through intermediaries.

Art of the early XX century Grigorishyn buying , not thinking about whether this investment perspective - in addition to " Iris " by Natalia Goncharova , for example , he is in a meeting , and her early work , doavangardnogo period. The first ten years he collected on a " hang on the wall ," and the only reference was " feeling inside ." In 2003 Grigorishyn generally stopped buying art - several experts , one by one doubted the authenticity of some works from his collection. "No money was sorry , just frustrating ," - says the businessman.

Examination of authenticity - a non-trivial task. Questions asked , when redeemed our archive of his relatives - just in 2003 businessman bought in Germany about 100 sheets of graphics avangardistki Olga Rozanova , wife of the poet's twisted , directly from her brother. Well studied and described the work of such artists as Goncharova and Larionov, who left the Russian themselves have taken out all of their work to the West (which is why the security of their works western banks willing to lend to collectors ) . With the majority of the same name the story is more complicated.

Shit happens even with the leading auction houses . Once Grigorishyn bought at Sotheby's Nicholas Pymonenko work , and when he became execute documents , it appears that neither the Tretyakov Gallery or Grabar Institute does not undertake to confirm authorship : no expert on this particular artist. Sue auction for tens of thousands of dollars businessman did not. All this has helped Grigorishyn realize that serious collection need a professional curator.

The hunt for the picture

The last eight years of his collection has been on a constant basis Olga Vashchilin . We met by chance, when he and flew to St. Petersburg on the birthday of mutual friends . The reason for talking about art and authenticity of works was a birthday gift - a surreal sculpture . It turned out that Olga herself collects contemporary artists . Offer businessman she considered the year , and eventually agreed.

The primary task - to verify and confirm the authenticity of the already existing collection of works . " Provenance , experts , technological expertise : X-rays , chemical analysis . We are 100 %sure to be "- says Vashchilin . Despite the passionate desire to have a collection of Kazimir Malevich , Grigorishyn was forced to give up one of the options " Suprematist Composition" and other works - was not sure of the authenticity .

All paintings Grigorishyn holds in Russia and Ukraine (" I live here , and not in the West "). Delivery of paintings purchased abroad is expensive : a special box , supervision from the place of purchase to the airport, armed guards , etc. This service provides auction houses to them for transportation from the U.S. to Moscow would have to pay $ 40 000-50 000 . But if you go directly to contractors - this is dealt curator , the delivery cost at least five times cheaper.
One of the main tasks of the curator - to seek work are of interest to collectors. Grigorishyn , for example , has long hunt for nude by Amedeo Modigliani - give his wife Natalia .

 How many will have to wait - is unknown, but the curator already being worked on. Total Modigliani painted a nude 32 . Of them as possible to establish directories and various exhibitions of communicating with collectors and experts in private hands today is seventeen. Only seven of the potentially accessible works are interesting Grigorishyn .

Olga collecting the crumbs of information about each owner : who, what country , who works without a divorce that with finances , etc. It seemed that luck is close - one of the works found in the collection of Arab investment fund that is ready to part with it . But the owner asked for a $ 70 million Modigliani , Grigorishyn took a reprieve. A fund in the meantime sold the work through an auction .

The collection includes "Portrait of Picasso " - a little work on the cardboard. The recent success - portrait of a woman who managed to buy just because a rich New York family that owned it since 1962, started a divorce, but both husband and wife were so fond of Modigliani, they could not divide it .

Museum exhibit

When the collection was systematized , confirmed the authenticity of the works of reputable experts and they were included in the catalogs , reason (full catalog of an artist . - Forbes), to Grigorishyn began to address the major museums. Now 60 %of his collection for the year goes to the international exhibitions . "This is not to increase the value - if a good job with good provenance , it is even more worth it if they write " never exhibited " not become familiar ," - says Grigorishyn .

At the 2006 at the Pushkin Museum. Pushkin's solo exhibition graphics Basil Chekrygin more than half of the works were from the collection of Grigorishina . Chekrygin in his youth was a friend of David Burliuk and Vladimir Mayakovsky ( made ​​out his first book, " I "), but is better known in the group " Jack of Diamonds ", which was the main ideologist of the priest Pavel Florensky . In 1922, the artist was killed under the wheels of the train, and it was almost forgotten . The meeting Grigorishina more than 200 of his works , including paintings uncharacteristic for him . Everything - from the family bought the daughter and granddaughter of the artist.

In 2008, the Russian Museum hosted an exhibition of works from the collection of Alexander Bohomazov Grigorishina in 2011 - Vasily Ermilova exhibition in the exhibition center "Arsenal " in Kiev ( one of the papers given, by the way, from his collection of Viktor Pinchuk, which often communicates by Grigorishyn Ukrainian business issues or policy ) . This summer Ermilova solo exhibition was held in Moscow - the Multimedia Art Museum .

In September, returned home from exhibitions in the United States and the Pushkin Museum 's most expensive exhibit collection Grigorishina - work by Joan Miro . " Worried , of course ," - says the businessman. Even more lives through his wife , when exhibitions are asked to work out the number given to her - always asks in detail , for how long , exactly when to return, says Grigorishyn .

But businessman confident that cooperation with museums, which can not always afford to buy works in private collections - the right thing . "Sleeping " by Tamara Lempicka from his collection , and it is "The Lady in Black Dress " from the collection of Alexander Chistyakov , who participated in the recent exhibition "Portraits of Collectors" in the Pushkin Museum , were shown for the first time in Russia the public works of the artist's iconic art deco , it is noted in the museum .

Grigorishyn - a rare example of our international -type collector, - says Marina Lochak , art director of the " arena " and co-founder of the gallery " Proun ", co-organizer of exhibitions Ermilova . - It is open to various educational projects and ideas , understand that the arts should be supported . And he does not do it for their own PR . "

This behavior is not typical of the billionaires who collect art . Few people have seen a collection of Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili (№ 153 in the global list of Forbes) or Roman Abramovich (№ 9 "Gold hundred "). About the collection of Dmitry Rybolovlev (№ 13 in the "Golden Hundred" ) was known only from the claim of his wife in a divorce . Rumor has it that it has a Van Gogh , Degas , Monet, Picasso. Grigorishyn is open to the world .

It communicates with many international gallerists , curators and collectors . For example , the director of the Pushkin Museum , the legendary Irina Antonova , visits Grigorishina away . The billionaire said that communication with people from the world of art in his pleasure. "From a business, especially Ukrainian , it is difficult to communicate - talk about politics , money and business, quickly bored ", - says the businessman.

What to collect


Partly with the filing of Olga, who constantly brings him books and catalogs with new names , Grigorishyn started buying contemporary art. With Russian art dealers talks , but prefers to buy in the West - where the level of work , in his opinion , is much higher.

Eight years ago, noticed the work of Roy Lichtenstein's "head" in one of the books . The curator had found it in the catalog of the American gallery owner Larry Gagosian . Sent a request - can you find the coordinates of a private owner . Surprised by the interest of Russia , Gagosian helped . Now, talking all the time - at the Gagosian Grigorishyn bought , such as Francis Bacon, when he still was not as expensive as it is now (the record set Roman Abramovich , who paid in 2008 for his work at Sotheby's $ 86,3 million).

The work of the Colombian Fernando Botero painting the obese people Grigorishyn bargain personally - I saw her on the cover of a book , called himself an artist , and even got a discount to the argument " you do not have in Russia ." "There are lots of things to like about contemporary art, but the price is a little confusing - says Grigorishyn . - At the Gagosian good young artists . The last I saw , like abstraction Sesili Brown, Clifford Still's work . But it was so expensive that I did not dare . "

The big names of contemporary stars and auction records for Grigorishina is not valid - it is still guided by their emotions . "I 've seen a lot of Damien Hirst - Commercial collectors whole show. In the Tate Modern recently Hurst was again . But I do not feel anything when I see it ", - says the businessman.

Despite the fact that he became interested in Western art , an interest in Russian and Ukrainian artists of the early XX century in 20 years is not weakened . Bohomazov last purchase he made just two years ago. Grigorishyn emphasizes that forms the collection is not as an investor . "I have much to invest ," - said the billionaire .
He's a tough business , and shares the passion and says that he can control his passion for art : never had a situation where he would spend money on art to the detriment of the business. Bargaining at the auction for the " Vampire " by Edvard Munch , Grigorishyn stopped at the last moment and did not outbid rival - a record $ 38.2 million , "When you realize that you pay for the work the most in the world, it is sobering ," - says the businessman.

But when Grigorishyn considers the price reasonable , the money does not regret. In May 2009, he bought at auction Christie's « Night Fishing " by Peter Doig for $ 4.7 million , " I would never have been able to buy it, if not a crisis . Or not be sold , or would have cost three times as much. "

He still has not sold a single work from the collection. Those that now seem to be weaker just does not get out of the store. Despite the fact that tastes change over time, says the collector, works that really would not like him , not in the meeting .

About the only thing he was willing to part with part of the collection - the work of Hieronymus Bosch. "From the start gathering 'm looking for Bosch. But for 20 years, no one in the market was not yet 50 years old and can not be ", - says soberly Grigorishyn . But among the fifty works of the old masters in his collection is " The Temptation of St. Anthony " by Pieter Bruegel the Elder - especially for his dealer got the job in boskhovskom style in one of London's galleries, knowing that the client will like it.

In the other dreams come true - Pavel Filonov , who bequeathed all of the Hermitage are not on the market, Paul Gauguin ("good Tahitian Gauguin happen, but so far negotiations have failed ") , Kazimir Malevich (" to close the block of the Symbolists in the collection ") - only about fifty authors or particular works .

The list is based on all of the same personal preferences and attachments. "Collection - is a strong personal case , you need to collect himself. If someone is charging, will no longer be yours " - says Grigorishyn .

photo:

Office Grigorishin . On the wall - relief Leger

( photo Eugene Dudina to Forbes)

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Сообщение от IV; 2814811 "

interesting article in 2012 in the " Forbes ":

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For example, a fragment of a funny ending, so to speak :

In the other dreams come true - Pavel Filonov , who bequeathed all of the Hermitage are not on the market, Paul Gauguin (" Tahitian Gauguin is good , but so far the negotiations have failed ") , Kazimir Malevich (" to close the block of the Symbolists in the collection ") - only about fifty authors or specific jobs .

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