In September, the three exhibition venues of Moscow will be retrospective exhibition by Ilya Kabakov. Wife and co-author of the artist Emilia Kabakov reported that the installation of «red wagon» can stay in the capital since the end of the exhibition

Installation Ilya Kabakov «red car», which is present in the CSR «garage» the project «Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. Moscow Retrospective. Alternative History of Art and other projects », can stay in Moscow after the end of the exhibition, told RIA Novosti in an interview with a spouse and co-author of the artist Emilia Kabakov.

In mid-September for the first time in Moscow will see large-scale retrospective of Kabakov. September 15, opens a specially created for the Museum of Fine Arts Pushkin installation «Gate», which includes art objects, paintings and drawings. The next day starts large-scale exhibition in the Center of Contemporary Culture «garage»: it comprises object «red car», made for the Dusseldorf Kunsthalle show, and the installation of «alternative history of the arts». September 17 in CSR «Winery» will be presented to the famous «Much Life», «The game of tennis» and «WC».

«Basically, anything that brought to retrospectives in Russia belongs to us. At the end of the exhibition, 19 October, the majority of installations will go to the warehouse. The only thing was built here, - «red car», so we are not obliged to remove her from the country », - told Emilia Kabakov. Interlocutrix the agency admitted that she would leave the «car» in Russia: «It would be nice if someone bought the installation of a historical collection and showed it to the country». «Red wagon» to roads, because a «perfect example of the total installation, when a person has worked all his domestic installations». She noted that a good installation provokes rights «to use the resources that he has inside».

«red wagon» - the second installation is provided in the «garage». According to Kabakov, the wagon-utopia - a metaphor for the Soviet Union. «When entering the interior of the car and sadishsya on the bench, moving in the dark, empty space, in the depths of which the walls are paintings with images from the Soviet utopian future, the music sounds 1930-60's, the images on the walls of the wagon are highlighted muted directed light from below» - explained the wife of the artist.

Museum for an hour

Core installation, which is shown in «garage», in the words of Emily Kabakov become «Alternative History of Art» - fictitious museum for art made in the 1990's.

In the installation involved three fictitious artist, the three characters, invented by Ilya Kabakov: Malevich's disciple Charles Rosenthal (of his paintings льется mysterious light, and at the end of life they are just white canvases), his followers have never seen his teacher, - Kabakov and post-perestroika young Ukrainian artist Igor Spivak.

In order to accommodate all pictures «Alternative History of Art», in «garage» was built 23 of these rooms with museum-quality and well-illuminated. These rooms, as well as paintings, razberut immediately after the exhibition. One of the fictitious characters - the artist Rosenthal - «is the creator of the world's first installation». The installation is located in the Red Room and is a two paintings hanging in front of each other, - «Vostok» (the one with a three mysterious hunter who skachut on horses) and «West» (pictured bid auction Sotheby's). Between the scenes are wooden tables with a variety of quotes and buttons, which can push the audience. Instead «East» (this is the canvas, according to the artist, wants to buy Arabic Sheikh) are placed expressions of mystical sense, but on the «West» - the real thoughts of people sitting at the auction. «If you click outside the picture, written on a thin canvas and soaked leporine adhesive flashing light», - has added Kabakova.

In CSR «Winery» show famous installation 1990 - «Life flies» and «WC», made for the 1992 Documenta exhibition in Kassel. At «Winery», Gallery M & Z Gelman, will show «The game of tennis» - a kind of philosophical dialogue Kabakova with a well-known philosopher Boris Groys on the meaning of life.

Utopia

Most things have been created Kabakov in 1990, and only «Gate» he made specially for the exhibition in the museum of Pushkin. «This project is - what it was all his life, his dream to go to another space in another dimension. The project consists of several paintings done in the style of sezannovskoy paintings and pastels, and the installation are located in the heart of this very beautiful gates. But they poluprikryty, and they can not enter. This means that you can not get in another world where they are », - told the co-author of the artist. Recently, in her words, Kabakov works with the idea of utopia: «When losing their country - and we have two decades of settled abroad - how would visish in the air. The man, separated from the roots, is far from reality and live in a world of Utopia ».

Emilia Kabakov said that Moscow Kabakov retrospective is not regarded as a triumphal return to their homeland: «This is not to return, it is mythology, translated into reality. Kabakov - very mifologizirovan, and as a mythological figure it has some relevance in Russia. And we want to see what relationship it will be like a real man who is doing something ». This Kabakov positions itself as an international artist. «Kabakova in the United States called the American painter of Russian origin. We wanted to be international as well as good art should belong to the world. This raises the level of works of art and the artist's country ».

Hello, «garage»!

It is very important for artists Kabakov is the time that the proposal to make a retrospective exhibition and received from the Ministry of Culture and the Pushkin Museum Pushkin: «We do not want private organizers, so do not come these years, although the proposals make exhibition. It was important that the invitation has come from the state and the Museum ».

According to talk to the agency, with the same time as the Kabakov retrospective planned to do, he wanted her to do in the garage Melnikovskom: «We got into the building two years ago and were sold on the phenomenal space Melnikova. Immediately the idea to build a bridge between the themes of time and modernity. But the building was in terrible condition: no floors, no roof, nothing. However, we agree with the Jewish community, which has «garage» in city lease for 49 years, making it an exhibition. They promised to fix everything, and have been sponsors of our project - Gazprom and Mikhail Prokhorov ».

When «garage» moved Ms. Dasa Zhukova, artists initially upset, but then agreed with the new tenant that will enable them to hold an exhibition. «Dasha came to us, we have shown the project, and she agreed to move their plans for the organization of the Center of Contemporary Culture. By the same situation exists so that our sponsors are quietly dropped - for example, Prokhorov, we do not agree character. Therefore, instead of Prokhorov appeared Abramovich », - explained Kabakova.

According to the press attache «garage» Alina Saprykin, «Center of modern culture - a huge exhibition space world, and is logical that the first exhibitions held here - this is a great exhibition of contemporary Russian artists». She also noted that Daria Zhukova «with great respect for the creativity of Kabakov and considers a great honor to open the" garage "of his large-scale retrospective». «Conceived Kabakov exhibition required a large, completely free, and Daria Zhukova came to meet the artist, deferring to the internal arrangement of" Garage "and make it fully available Kabakova», - explained Alina Saprykina.

General partner of the exhibition project was made by the Fund Zhukova IRIS Foundation. The cost of this ambitious project - some three million dollars. About 250 thousand dollars has provided the Ministry of Culture of Russia, 300 thousand - the company «ArtMedia Group», and everything else - it means the fund Zhukova.

planned for future space «garage» will include exhibition areas, a library, bookstore, cinema, lectures, a café.

Source: rian.ru