Shargorod - Centre for Contemporary Art

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The journal Russian reporter appeared an interesting article on how to make the former Jewish town of the capital of modern art.
It is a small Ukrainian town Shargorod.
I wonder what will come of it, and whether this place is popular and attract artists, curators and tourists from different countries.

In general, there is a country - perhaps someone has already started to forget about its existence - Ukraine called. And in it - a city not a city, as well, the former Jewish town Shargorod. And in this very Shargorod a memorial monument to the unknown.

They say that opening the TNG. Covered with a sheet, as it should, pulling it off triumphantly, and then, under it - again! - Another sheet, but from the tiles. Local residents, who came to the event, to breathe - inhale and exhale forgotten. It hurts alien was seen. Initially wanted to get rid of the tiled surface - the same curious what was inside. But then I realized that by design.

The motor of this beautiful ugliness - a Moscow businessman Alexander Pogorelsky. He was for some reason wanted to do Shargorod, their small home, the center of the Eastern European contemporary art. To this end, he bought a former sugar factory, from which in the near future - just for some five years - wants to make an art town.

- Why do you need all this, Aleksandar?
- Tsikavo.
- What?
- Oh, sorry. I am always here to inertia on the Ukrainian turn. "Tsikavo" means "interesting", "entertaining".
- Interestingly, mean?
- Well, yes. The Americans asked: "how?" - "How?" The Germans: "Varum?" - "Why?" A Russian asks: "Why the hell are you surrendered?" - Our main philosophical question.

Here's a link to the article:
http://www.rusrep.ru/2010/31/sovremennoe_iskusstvo/

Photo: The Unknown monument