Opening of the new Center for Contemporary Art in Kiev

[DimaB]

I know that on Dec. 17 in Kiev, somewhere on the borders of Podil, not far from the prison, such as in building a network of former shop (like Moscow Leroy), opened the Center for Contemporary Art. Owner - not Pinchuk, and any other fan. Can anybody tell about this in more detail? My friend the artist went there for the opening, try rasprosit it. Although he, of course - the artist. At the little things do not usually draw attention.

[DimaB]

So. None of the witnesses, it seems, does not want to share. So have yourself. That's what I learned today from my great friend of the wonderful artist giperrealista Sergei Bazileva. He was born in Kiev, often goes there, and in general they believe his Ukrainian artist, even though 30 years had he lived in Moscow.
 So, this is not the Center and the Museum of Modern Art. The difference, like, in that pinchukovskom Center - art, as they say, post-revolution (the orange revolution has in mind), but here, at the Museum - the whole 20 century. That is, with Repin and Serebryakov (Ukrainians and they consider their own) are supposed to attend. And so - a huge, gorgeous, soverschenno contemporary and technically impeccable equipped building. At the exit from Podol up the street, next to St. Andrew's descent (as I explained the location of the root from Kiev). Total area - "as in the garage. Two upper floors - a permanent exhibition. The first is for exhibitions.
 At the opening, according to Sergei, was the entire rave Kiev, people firmly stood shoulder to shoulder (even though they have at this day, 17 th, it began to snow, and there was traffic jams), alcohol was - even drown, gave even hotter. It all ended in 2 hours of the night.
Owner of all this splendor, - a kind of Sergei Tsipko. Oligarch. Lives, like in Switzerland or Austria. With Pinchuk - opinion-leader of the Ukrainian art space - is in a great relationship.

[Вивьен]

In Odessa, for two days of opening a dozen guests passed the tickets because of weather conditions. I'd love to see the photo essay. Who has the opportunity, show us, please, how was the event.

[Lorart]

Сообщение от DimaB

So, this is not the Center and the Museum of Modern Art.

DimaB!Outstripped "friend-oligarch" lover Hirst?

[DimaB]

Add only more or less serious reference to Ukrainian media on this momentous event: http://www.unian.net/rus/news/news-352001.html
Boss name is Sergei Liliya Maksimenko.

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Сообщение от Lorart

DimaB! That is, it turns out, the first private museum of contemporary art in Ukraine? Outstripped "friend-oligarch" amateur Hirst?

It appears so! They say, however, relations are more similar to a partnership. And it seems like an art curator of both projects - Soloviev? Vivien, know anything about this?

[Вивьен]

About coaching Solovyov about the Museum do not know. But the idea is great and the directory must be good. Catalog did not get too long ...

[DimaB]

And here ссылочка about host: http://www.focus.ua/dossier/38109
77 th richest people in Ukraine. 72 million

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Сообщение от Vivien

About the Museum regarding the supervision Solovyov not know. But the idea is great and the directory must be good. Catalog did not get too long ...

See. So far, the reviews of my respondents, "all leaders of the cultural elite in Kiev, said that the new space is better pinchukovskogo. That's it.

[Кирилл Сызранский]

Over 4500 thousand unique exhibits moved into their own room with an area about 3,5 thousand square meters. Your attention - works 500 Ukrainian artists, representing all artistic movements, trends and art schools in operation in Ukraine in the past and the beginning of this century.

It all belongs to the founder of the museum?

[Galyona]

Сообщение от Cyril Syzransky

This is all belongs to the founder of the museum?

Collection DEAR. ODNI FRAME FOR LEAFS cost $ MILLION DOLLARS! "

A rich collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures and decorative art XX - early XXI century founder of the museum was going Sergei Liliya Maksimenko for 20 years and has about 4,5 thousand items. According to experts, is the largest collection of works of contemporary art in Ukraine. Private museum area of 3,5 thousand square meters, which took three floors of the building on the street Hlybochytska, 17, which recently located building a supermarket, was able to fit so far only about 700 items.

- How much does the collection? I did not think - says the founder of the museum businessman Sergei Liliya Maksimenko. - Some works were acquired at a time when Ukraine was not the hryvnia, and went coupons. In addition, since the price of painting a very grown up. But the collection of honey. Some picture frames cost a million dollars!

According to the owner of the museum, the collection began with the fact that buying art canvases to decorate offices. Then he got a hobby.

- I never have sold a single canvas! - Says Sergei Liliya Maksimenko. - Just acquired - for collectors, the artists have their heirs, the auction house. In my collection of all Ukrainian schools of painting - Odessa, Lvov, Kharkov, Crimea, Kiev ... In the meeting - the work of Nicholas Glushchenko, Tatiana Yablonska, Adalbert Erdelyi, Alexander Roytburd and many other famous artists. Very fond of landscapes, especially the Crimea. Favorite Artist - Nikolay Bortnikov. In Soviet times he lived closed to anyone not specifically contacted. I managed to get a complete collection of his paintings.

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Many paintings of talented fellow collector managed to return from abroad to show the people of Kiev and guests. Because many Ukrainian artists live and create in the United States, Europe, in Russia.

- We would like to come to our museum, children - says philanthropist. - It is obvious that in society in recent years lost spirituality. Younger generation must see that there is in life wonderful.

Incidentally, the museum will operate the library and art circles for children, planned to hold lectures and master classes, round tables and conferences with the participation of domestic and foreign art critics, artists, gallery owners. In the immediate plans of Sergei Liliya Maksimenko - opening of the museum Ukrainian stone.

- In my collection is a crystal, whose age is estimated at one billion 750 million years, - said Sergey Liliya Maksimenko, who is president of the Association of Jewelers of Ukraine. - You look at him and think: "The witness how many events he was!"

There are also talks with the Swedish Astrid Lindgren's Fund to establish a mini-museum of fairytale characters known writer.

Olga SMETANSKAYA "FACTS"

Additional information on the museum from other publications:

The Museum will run an art library and lecture hall (50-60 seats) for the theoretical and practical events: master classes, lectures, seminars, round tables and conferences, with the invitation of Ukrainian and foreign art critics, artists, curators, gallerists, and all anyone interested in state and problems of contemporary art in Ukraine and its presentation outside of our state.
Admission fee to the museum: adults - 10 UAH (1.25 USD); for students - 5 UAH (0.62 USD).
Children under 16 years old, pensioners, journalists, disabled, military personnel, employees of museums and galleries - free admission.

[Seriy]

Glybochytska, 17 - there was stroymagazin OLDI, and then the building was empty for a long time. It is near the cinema Kievan Rus, the metro Lukyanovskaya soon. If there is a view Lukyanovskaya prison, so it is a completely different side.