Megakollektsioner shares his thoughts on the art world

on September 8, published by Phaidon published autobiography of the British megakollektsionera Charles Saatchi (Charles Saatchi), entitled «My name is Charles Saatchi, and I artogolik». On the occasion of the book's publication the Guardian newspaper claimed in an interview with the collector. first part, consisting of 29 questions and answers was published on our website yesterday . And the most important question Saatchi said in his book.

most important question: what do you think about the art world?

We have David Sylvester (art critic, 1924-2001. - Ed .) was a stupid game: we asked each other, with someone from the art-world personalities -- artist, curator, collector or critic - we least like to spend several years on a desert island. Of course, each of the categories listed above does not suffer from lack of heinous representatives, and we always answer the question differently, depending on who is to us last week the most boring. Such are the conclusions we eventually reached.

Dealers

I love art, according to some of my friends, collectors, there is a dark side - you have to communicate with a certain type of art dealers. This pretentious, arrogant and overbearing «Keepers of the public taste» ought to face control at the club stand, to decide who to let, and who not. Their arrogant behavior discourages many novice collectors and prevents them how to understand the work of artists. These dealers are very fond of thinking that they «control» market. But when the market is the artist «bloom», then it becomes impossible to manage. Recently, one prominent New York gallery owner said that he does not like a good auction results of one of his wards, because now collectors are not required to stand in line for his work. Instead of rejoicing in the success of the artist, it is to sneer at the fact that someone is deprived of his power. Of course, dealers are not always so - there are real visionaries, without which many of the great artists of our time would have passed unnoticed.

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art-criticism of some British newspapers with the same success could settle in the section «Gardening» and «Travel» and happy to work there until retirement. Many newspaper editors do not have enough time to ensure that both should read the reviews section, and the art they are, it seems to me, not very interested. Therefore, we can now see how the critics fall into the ecstasy of the works of artists who are ignored or ridiculed a decade ago - and all because these artists are now considered respected and satisfied with first-class exhibitions. For such critics, probably hamstring shake the thought that comes some villain and tknet their noses in their old writings. And when Matthew Collings (Matthew Collings), star of television art critic, said that the loss of many works of art in a warehouse on fire Momart - is «nothing wrong», as «young artists yet be», you know all about the evil nature Some citizens, who earn their living with stories about art. Nevertheless, there is nothing better than a critic, who perfectly understands his subject and writes so that you open any new depths.

NB Shortly after I wrote it, I was a little talk with Matthew Collings, and I realized that I really like. It is a pity that I decided to quarrel on him, rather than someone else of our most respected art critics .

Curators

With very few exceptions, all of them toured the world-famous curators who organize all Biennale and other mega-exhibitions, work, holding in one hand, the electronic guide, in the other - a book like «You -- expert in the theory of art. How to convince others ». All their projects are the same as the days of the protagonist in the movie «Groundhog Day». They are arranged only to two and a half, hundreds of people who share the same ideas, they saw and praised. It seems that no show is not carried out, except those «remarks on socio-political issues», in which either no soul, no life, only the claim. Everywhere some relics of 1970's Conceptualism, boring photos and texts in frames, though descended from the conveyor installation banal impenetrable, gloomy dark room where screens show indistinguishable from each other video - here's a result of decades of curatorial lawlessness. The fact that the pictures write all of the forty-five artists nominated for the Turner Prize in the past 10 years, raises questions not about a crisis in painting, but what we have curators. But sometimes in a different way: when you see a very special exhibition, organized by people who sincerely loves his job, then you understand that we owe so much to a remarkable curators and their memorable exhibitions. Unforgettable in the literal sense - you will forever remain in memory, that them exhibited, where and how .

NB Since writing this note [passed a few years], and several ceremonies Turner Prize. Of the 16 nominees are two painters .

Artists

If you decide to explore some great work of art, you'll likely find that its creator was a genius. And geniuses are different from us to you. So let's not calling them capricious, self-centered, impudent and infantile. Artist - the most difficult profession of all possible, and all who decided to earn a living art - a little crazy. I love all the artists.

Collectors

Of course, many collectors do not collect art because of love for him. Many people want so show that they deserve to occupy a high position in society, some simply want to decorate the walls. But I admire the fact that more and more rich people decide to collect contemporary art, rather than race horses, antique cars, jewelry and yachts. If they do not, then the art world all would be run by the state. And we all would be allowed to look only at work, approved by the apparatchiks of the Ministry of Culture. If I were asked, whose taste I trust more - [rich] Goldfarb spouse or bureaucrat who, in another scenario, be prepared any tax documents - then I would have chosen Goldfarb. In any case, some of my friends collectors simply charming people. They have enough energy and enthusiasm, and communicate with them - even fun.

Sources: guardian.co.uk , artinvestment.ru