Within two months we will know what kind of artists (painters, sculptors, photographers, etc.), the twentieth century, most readers of English newspapers like Times. Last year, the newspaper in collaboration with the gallery of Charles Saatchi (Charles Saatchi) held a preliminary vote by posting on the site Saatchi Online list of 600 names, which can complement anyone. Visitors to the site added more than 200 names. From the resulting list of 500 were selected, which are now represented this page . Site visitors can vote for their favorite authors and discover the works of those on whom they have little knowledge. Function including education: if «click» in the name of any artist in the list, it will open a website with information about it. In May 2009, will be presented to the final rating, which will include 200 names.

For readers ARTinvestment.RU particular interest, of course, of the Russian artists included in this list. And their no less - twenty-six: Alexander Arkhipenko , Lev Bakst , Marc Chagall , Sonia Delaunay , Lisitsky El , Naum Gabon , Natalia Goncharova , Arshil Slides , Alexei Yavlensky , Ilya Kabakov , Wassily Kandinsky , Komar and Melamid , Jacques Lipszyc , Kazimir Malevich , Louise Nevelson , Jules Olitski , Serge Polyakov , Lyubov Popova , Alexander Rodchenko , Mark Rothko , Nicolas de Stal , Haim Soutine , Vladimir Tatlin , Paul Chelischev , Max Weber. It turns out that with few exceptions, this collection represents the essence of the intellectual core of that determined the history of world art in the XX century. So that the love of the British to Russian artists is quite a fundamental rationale.

In the UK a lot done to raise public interest in contemporary art. Use at least the famous British Turner Prize (contemporary art), which has the same «fans», how many, and some sporting events. In different years, her prize was Anish Kapoor, Rachel Uaytrid, Antony Gormley, and in 1995-m and the favorite of readers ARTinvestment.RU Demian Hurst. By the way, not all of Turner Prize winners in the future to knock people - but that's another story.

noted that any such contests and prizes «moving» contemporary art. Thinking about who the nominees of support, people are coming to an understanding of what art they like and what they have in it most of all are valued. «Competitive» Award encourages a spirit of intellectual debate. Saatchi has recently announced the launch of new reality show, which will bring together young artists . These authors, as well as various guests - celebrities from the world of art - will express their views about what the artists are guided, a «traditional» works. Here, too, will be «root» of the participants liked. The one whose works will be found most impressive, will have a chance to put them in the St. Petersburg State Hermitage Museum.

Material prepared Yulia Maksimova

Source: timesonline.co . uk , artinvestment.ru