The first session of the Sotheby's Russian auction brought $ 10 million

[Евгений]

Сообщение от SergeiSK

Russian non-conformism,

Interesting opinion:
.... Smallest success enjoyed by contemporary artists nonconformists. At the auction were not sold the work of Komar and Melamid, Oleg Tselkov, Alexander Kosolapov. Series Grisha Bruskin "Birth of a hero", consisting of 15 sculptures was unveiled Sotheby's as one of the most significant works of contemporary art and is estimated at 200 thousand dollars. But she could not find a buyer. There had been sold and sign work Leonid Sokov "Stalin and Marilyn.

Natalia Kolodzei, which, together with his mother, Tatiana Kolodzei possessor, according to experts, the world's largest private collection of contemporary Russian art, explained by the fact that at some point the market was crowded with works of artists nonconformists.
"In the first galaxy of collectors already classical works of this genre, - said Natalia Kolodzei. - We should spend a little time before they grow a second generation of collectors, who have no these artists. Maybe it will take a year or two. I never expected that the work of Komar and Melamid will be sold, because for the last 3-4 years the market was quite a lot of their works, as this market is quite narrow. Not so many people gather conceptual art.
http://www.voanews.com/russian/2009-04-23-voa8.cfm

[SergeiSK]

Сообщение от Eugene

Not so many people gather conceptual art

But talk about him seemed to love everyone. Personally, I love what I collect and gather what I love.

[Кирилл Сызранский]

When Estima $ 500-700 thousand a $ 1.3 million left diptych Boris Grigoriev's Cooking pancakes "- perhaps it does not add anything sensational creativity creator of the" Faces of Russia ", but is interesting from the scene and compositional point of view. At the insistence of one shown in the picture of the owner of the New York restaurant, Giovanni artist cut the painting into two parts, but no matter what other concessions will be gone - and, despite the objections of a restaurateur, on canvas a number of bottles of Chianti, which is in the preparation of crepes suzette is not involved.

Now porassmatrival this "cut in" painting.

[Vladimir]

Сообщение от Eugene

"At the first galaxy of collectors already works of the classics of the genre -" Natalia said Kolodzei. - We should take some time before they grow a second generation of collectors, who have no these artists. Maybe it will take a year or two.

Opinion coincides with their own feelings. There is a gap between generations of collectors.