Ilya Kabakov , author of the most expensive works of living Russian artists, opens in 2009, its own museum near the home where he lives on Long Island, said in an interview said his wife, Emilia Kabakov, who takes part in the creation of many of his creations.

«The largest collection of works by Ilya Kabakov is with us. We are now in the process of establishing the fund, for which I have selected the best works from each series. Museum Kabakova already exists near the place where we live, and I occasionally spend tours for local residents. But the museum officially opens next year », - said the wife of the artist.

Kabakov, by their own admission, is very closely watching what is happening with their work, are in private hands, and until recently bought up their own work. Interlocutrix Agency recognizes that all works Kabakov, «which were scattered in private hands», she bought up herself, «until last year, not the auction sales, and work did not cost millions».

STEWART COLLECTION

«If art is in private hands, his fate is always in question, as there is no certainty that after a while it did not put up for sale, as is now happening with the collection of John Stuart», - explained Emilia Kabakov.

American John Stewart (John Stewart) first in the late 1980's, realized the importance of artists from Russia, and assembled one of the largest collections of contemporary Russian art, including those it owns the largest collection of works by Ilya Kabakov, is in private hands . More recently assembly Stewart became clear: the fall of 2007 the collection was sold at auction nonconformists Phillips de Pury nearly 7 million dollars. Things Kabakova was not there. In the art world talk that Ilya and Emilia Kabakov Stewart sold the painting to the special conditions: without a visa can not be resold works.

According to talk to the agency, now artists are negotiating with potential buyers of collections Kabakov. «We would like to be bought any museum or collector, who would have presented the work of Ilya Museum».

The collection of Stuart, according to the artist's wife, there are thirty - forty paintings by Kabakov, some fifty drawings and eight albums.

«The most important thing is that he has - a few early paintings of the 1970's, which are the icons of conceptualism, and eight albums, each of which focuses on individual character-painter», - explained Emilia Kabakov.

Overall, she said, Kabakov has created fifty-five albums, and the ten most valuable of them, including drawings of a man who left the apartment, or an album Malygin decorator, she was forced to sell. «Eight are from Stewart, and two more - at the Center Pompidou. The French wanted to purchase from the American collector of these albums, but he asked for them too high, the market price, and the Pompidou such money was not », - explained it.

MUSEUM IN RUSSIA

According to talk to the agency in Russia, very little work Kabakov, they have collected only a few people.

«A lot of the work of Elijah is in private collections in Switzerland, is a collection of the Arab sheikhs noticeable interest in it in the United States, a lot of things exhibited in the museums of Germany, for example in the Museum Ludwig. A museum in Wiesbaden, where the installation is «red car», even built a whole wing Kabakov. Naturally, we gave them a lot of things », - she added.

Kabakov believes it is important that installation, set up by the artist himself, and to do so for centuries.

«If in Russia, we offered a place in the museum and promised that it will be permanent, we would, of course, given the work. But while such proposals have been received », - she said.

short term

In mid-September for the first time in Moscow will see large-scale retrospective of Kabakov. The project «Ilya and Emilia Kabakov retrospective Moscow. Alternative History of Art and other projects »September 15 starts at three art venues of Moscow: in the center of modern culture« garage », Pushkin Museum Pushkin and the center of contemporary art« Winery ».

September 15, will open specially created for the Museum Pushkin installation «Gate», which includes art objects, paintings and drawings. The next day starts in the large-scale exhibition «garage»: it comprises object «red car», made for the exhibition of the Museum of Art in Vienna, and the installation of «Alternative History of Art», on 17 September «Winery» will be presented to the work «Much Life», «The game of tennis» and «WC».

Ilya Kabakov - a native of Dnepropetrovsk, with the 70-ies of the twentieth century became one of the leaders of Russian unofficial art. The main motive of the early works by Kabakov - ordinary Soviet communal, submerged in a mysterious atmosphere of absurdity. In February 2007, work Kabakova «Bug» (1982), placed at auction Phillips de Pury & Co, has sold nearly 6 million dollars.

Source: rian.ru