To deal with the present and even more trendiness always difficult. Any generalization and grouping too vulnerable to criticism, assessment change, the role of transformation. Yet we dare

To deal with the present and even more trendiness always difficult. Any generalization and grouping too vulnerable to criticism, assessment change, the role of transformation. Yet we dare.

The proposed rating ARTinvestment.RU included time and quiet of the eighties, and the rebels of the nineties, and artists representing the art of the XXI century. It so happened that in the same breath with the mothers were aktualschikov artists, principally distance themselves from the "relevance", as well as those to whom the sixties not only allows to rank unyielding deadlines. We will not hide the fact that even we both compilers in this list lacks harmony. Uncomfortable. But you will not argue with the same numbers, making the price rating?

Although much broader limits of modernity, ARTinvestment.RU fundamentally distinguishes the sixties as a separate group and ranks them separately auction results (see «Top 20 works of the sixties» ). Besides, there are many reasons, but enough at least to that without this assumption, rating just would not have been: the markets of the sixties and contemporary art shares the price gap.

As a result, the proposed top-20 included Russian artists, born after the war, and some Ukrainian masters, which we incorporate into the orbit of contemporary Russian art. All in the golden age for the creator: the oldest artist in the list 67 years old and the young - 43. Traditionally, we recall that a place in the ranking of the auction should not be extrapolated to the value in the history of art. Top 20 is for entertainment purposes only. The only criterion of its formation - the maximum auction price of the product, that is often a random event. Of course, every artist is represented by one or a group of work.

What rating of our contemporary art attracts attention?

1. The vast majority of record results refers to the pre-recession peak in 2008. Since then successfully managed to crack the charts only twice: in 2010, a personal record at Phillips updated Anatoly Anatoly Osmolovsky ; and a year later unexpectedly and phenomenally expensive to buy "Last Supper» Konstantin Khudyakov . Again at Phillips.

2. In contrast to the rating of the sixties in an ultramodern segment reigns supreme for two houses - Sotheby's and Phillips de Pury, and almost on par.

3. For the investor or collector "price of admission" to the market of contemporary art (and in his best series) in much lower than for the next time the market of the sixties. For comparison: 20 highest auction results sixties sum to about $ 17.5 million, the folded record prices top 20 contemporary authors, we get $ 2.1 million. Ratio of 1:8. Thus, the cheapest in the top job nonconformist is more expensive than the most expensive in the top of the modern. It is no accident gallerists note that the auditor and commercial way of these markets, it seems, finally broke.

4. In contrast to the sixties in the list of top 20 records of contemporary art, there are four women authors (with Tatiana Arzamasova of AEC F ) . And in the top of the sixties there were no women at all (in the third ten, that is, the line is cut, the next record to be in Lydia Masterkova - 159 000 dollars).

5. Auction deals with works by contemporary Russian artists are still relatively rare. If the sixties quite actively traded in auctions (many have 30-40 sales), then aktualschikov still represented individual transactions. Exceptions to this series - Vinogradov and Dubossary (they have more than 60 auction events), Koshlyakov (greater than 30) and O AES (more than 20).

6. The top 20 is dominated by modern art, "old-fashioned" painting. Despite talk of the imminent death of painting and triumph of three-dimensional objects, the tastes of collectors are conservative. Only three out of the rankings in the scope: object Osmolovsky (he is hung on the wall), installation Kopystyanskogo (also includes picture) and honest sculpture AEC F. All other records of contemporary authors found just paintings. Old-fashioned way.

As an investment component, then all the rules known contemporary art - a zone of high margins and high investment risks. The nature of risk is not even that artists continue to offer the market new things (offer extended), and that the emphasis is not placed. Value and the degree of innovation of individual areas still have not passed a full test of time. In particular, even the rating, which includes, by definition, not the last name, can not be considered a guide to action class "Go and buy it on the list." Need to consider a lot of factors - both understandable and not obvious.

beginning investor should also be remembered that the segment of modern art has been hit by the crisis, more of the same segment of the sixties and other segments. And while he has not recovered. Although the fact that he will come down and will play the pre-crisis level, there is no doubt special. Actually, that's the key point is. Yes, with a risk, yes, with high uncertainty, but today, the buyer has a real opportunity to choose and buy things collectible quality at great discount prices - for example, buy the best with new exhibitions. More predictable market segments such comfort, you see, do not offer.

Top 20 auction results contemporary Russian artists

1. VLADIMIR Dubossary and Alexander Vinogradov (1994) Night fitness. 2004 canvas. 194.9 x 294,3 Result: 262.97 thousand dollars 22.06.2007. Phillips de Pury, London. Lot 65	2. AES F (1995) Warrior № 4 Bronze. H 160 Result: 242, 05 thousand dollars 12.03.2008. Sotheby's, London. Lot 142
3. Stargazers, Konstantin (1958) Perdo-K-62M board, oil. 122 x 200 Result: 180.61 thousand dollars 13.06.2008. MacDougall's, London. Lot 481	4. KANTOR, Max KARLOVICH (1957) structure of democracy. 2003 Oil on canvas. 290.5 x 250 Result: 151.78 thousand dollars 18.10.2008. Phillips de Pury, London. Lot 349
5. Koshlyakov, Valeriy (1962) Versailles. 1993 Oil on canvas. 180 x 250 Result: 145.63 thousand dollars 12.03.2008. Sotheby's, London. Lot 130	6. KOPYSTYANSKAYA, Svetlana G. (1950) Seascape. 1995 Oil on canvas. 94 x 119,4 Result: 117.03 thousand dollars 13.10.2007. Phillips de Pury, London. Lot 438
7. Ovchinnikov, Nikolai (1958) KS V. number 4. 1988 Oil on canvas. 149 x 199,5 Result: 109.47 thousand dollars 12.03.2008. Sotheby's, London. Lot 68	8. Zakharov, Vadim ARISOVICH (1959) Baroque. 1986-1994 Oil on canvas. 80 x 150. in 4 parts Result: 106.07 thousand dollars 18.10.2008. Phillips de Pury, London. Lot 222
9. Roitburd, Alexander (1961) Goodbye Caravaggio. 2008 canvas. 200 x 300 Result: 97.27 thousand dollars 29.06.2009. Phillips de Pury, London. Lot 179	10. Nakh, IRINA Isaevna (1955) Triptych. 1983 Oil on canvas. 150 x 149,5 Result: 78.14 thousand dollars 12.03.2008. Sotheby's, London. Lot 42
10. FILIPPOVA, Kate (1958) Marina Ladynina. Series "Russian Hollywood." 2006 Mixed. 155 x 105 Result: 78.14 thousand dollars 12.03.2008. Sotheby's, London. Lot 145	12. KHUDYAKOV, Konstantin (1945) Last Supper. 2007 canvas ultrachrome print. 110 x 220 Result: 75.55 thousand dollars 18.02.2011. Phillips de Pury, London. Lot 113
13. Chichkan ILYA ARKADIEVICH (1967) It. 2003 Oil on canvas. 140 x 189 Result: 74.33 thousand dollars 30.06.2008. Phillips de Pury, London. Lot 317	14. Novikov, Timur Petrovich (1958-2002) Basketball. 1989 Acrylic. 200 x 186 Result: 73.32 thousand dollars 12.03.2008. Sotheby's, London. Lot 94
15. OSMOLOVSKI, ANATOLY Feliksovich (1969) Bread. Series "pagans." 2009 installation of 21 pieces. Wood, paint Result: 71.96 thousand dollars 24.04.2010. Phillips de Pury, London. Lot 293	16. Sawada, Arsen V. (1962) Photos of the project" Underground 2000 ". 1999 photo, aluminum, digital printing. 75 x 90 Result: 71,5 thousand dollars 17.12.2011.« Golden Section ", Donetsk. Lot 126
17. Lebedev Rostislav EVGEN'EVICh (1946) Russian fairy tale. 1989 Acrylic on canvas. 147 x 213,5 Result: 66.94 thousand dollars 3.06.2008. Uppsala, Sweden. Lot 1029	18. Shinkar, Vladimir Nikolaevich (1954) I. Lenin Square 1999 Oil on canvas. 60 x 80 Result: 64.75 thousand dollars 30.06.2008. Phillips de Pury, London. Lot 433
19. KOPYSTYANSKY, Igor (1954) interior № 5. 1987 installation. N pattern, 2 armchairs Result: 63.38 thousand dollars 13.10.2007. Phillips de Pury, London. Lot 443	20. Filippov, Andrey S. (1959) Seven feet under the keel . Bulletin 1988, oil. 172.5 x 60 Result: 62,90 thousand dollars 31.05.2006. Sotheby's, London. Lot 232

Formation rating - Elena Vladimirova, AI
Comment - Vladimir Bogdanov, AI