British director Nicholas Serota Tate Gallery can be a consultant to the center of modern culture «garage», initiated the creation and the director of which is Daria Zhukova

The building in which the center of modern culture - a masterpiece of Russian constructivism, the former Moscow bus depot, built in 1927 by architect Konstantin Melnikov and the engineer Vladimir Shukhov. The area of the new Arts Center is 8500 square meters. m, ie it is significantly more Manege, which today is the largest exhibition hall in Moscow (5000 sq. km. m). Bahmetevsky garage has long been used as a bus park. Construction of the same premises under the exhibition will need to work in the UK a young Canadian architect Jamie Fobert. The first exhibition of the new center will be scheduled for September, a retrospective of Ilya and Emily Kabakov. Here, apparently, will be held III Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art. Director of the Center is Daria Zhukova, girlfriend of Roman Abramovich.

According to the newspaper Daily Telegraph, Mr Seroty decision was not approved by the Board of the gallery and may violate regulations relating to paid and unpaid work for others. According to the administration of the gallery, the consent of the Director Tate has so far not violate any rules. The representative of PR-department of the Tate Gallery confirmed «Kommersant», that Mr. Serota had not received a formal invitation to become a member of the advisory group with a new center in Moscow. However, she said, he recently received a formal proposal. «A few months ago, it was asked whether he would be able to advise the gallery, and he agreed in principle. In that case, if Nicholas Serota has received a formal invitation, he was adopted in the practice of Tate, has requested permission to take this position », - she said.

According to some observers, who cited the newspaper, Nicholas Serota should not advise the Moscow meeting, which could rival the Tate. They refer to the recent purchase of Roman Abramovich at the auctions of contemporary art. In their view, occupying the post of consultant in Moscow Center of Contemporary Art, Nicholas Serota tries to get the location of Russian billionaire to get the financial support necessary for the construction of additions to the Tate Modern. Nicholas Serota expects to open an extension of this construction which is estimated at 215 million pounds sterling for the Olympic Games in 2012. At the moment, for this project must be brought more than 100 million pounds.

Source: kommersant.ru