Estonian officials forced to buy works of art

[K-Maler]

Сообщение от SergeiSK

The document governing such areas as construction of public buildings, which is financed from the state budget. If the bill is adopted, then one percent of investment in construction will need to spend on the purchase of works of art (which will be used to design the building).

This was practiced in America (and probably still exists today). This was partly due to the fact that they wanted to keep some local industries (especially Indian) and to support artists in general. As a result, it has become almost a fashion and an element of prestige. I do not remember the exact details, but something like this ... Other countries are also doing something in this direction. We in the Soviet times it was common practice. Commissioned tapestries, and they now hang in some of the hotels, made mosaics, all still see them, well written and murals in the hotel rooms were buying paintings ... Nothing new, Estonia does not come up, good practice, the artists earnings ...