4 trains, planes 9, 5000 words, autograph Hearst Greek oranges and Lake Geneva - the summary of the world tour journalist Art Newspaper, Hirst visited 11 exhibitions, which shows on 3 continents, Larry Gagosian

artistic race card party: all the points in the finals to be filled with colorful stamps galleries Source: theartnewspaper.com

Art Newspaper journalist Christine Ruiz (Cristina Ruiz) - a real enthusiast of the case: not every art-criticism can be made for the sake of writing material to make a trip around the world. Ruiz same enthusiastically took part in a race round the world of art, announced by Damien Hirst (Damien Hirst) and Larry Gagosian (Larry Gagosian) in honor of the opening" point "Hearst papers in 11 branches of Gagosian Gallery, scattered across three continents . Christina told me in detail about all the twists and turns of his journey in a blog on the site of native issues. offer readers of AI exposure of these feature stories truly heroic journalists - not all of us so devoted to art, as it.
Art Odyssey Christina Ruiz began in London gallery at the British Street: there she was registered, received a special membership card race, and then went to inspect the exhibition. In the gallery on Britannia Street eyes rejoices variety of scales: here you can see works of Hirst's spot size from 3 mm to 1.5 meters. Here you can admire the work and the 1994 "arginine decarboxylase" - one of the most expensive Series point: last February, it was sold at auction in London Christie's for 881,250 pounds.

In another branch of the London gallery is available with 28 very small pieces, and sometimes the size of poltochki. fans alike works are, for example, Elton John (Elton John) and his spouse David Furnish (David Furnish), have provided for the show 4 paintings from his collection.

from exposure to the Davis Street in London Source: theartnewspaper.com

We must pay tribute to the sincerity of Christina Ruiz, who writes about his panic in connection with her forthcoming visit to a dozen more such exposures. The author does not hesitate a respected publication like a mere mortal, to admit that the show seemed to her rather monotonous, and even shares his concerns about the fact that she will have nothing special to tell the readers. To help her come partly met her in the gallery on Britannia Street, the museum's director, Chris Tate Modern Derkon (Chris Dercon), which explains the bewildered journalist that point the picture is not a cynical experiment with a naive audience, but "amazingly harmonious system and the study of what capable of color. " The main thing is that the meaning of the work of Hirst understands the director of a respected institution, Ruiz concludes reassured, and with a pure heart and a light head off to their difficult journey that leads her to the continent - in Paris.

to go fall, Christina gets up at 4 in the morning and goes to the station where the train sits on the Eurostar, which is worth a ticket for 39 euros. Dozing traveler wakes up around 9 am - even in Paris, and immediately noted an alarming symptom of a rare disease, which affects only the fans of Damien Hirst: the rising sun seemed to her a huge point with one of his paintings.

An elegant little Gagosian Gallery in Paris, holds 23 of Hirst. Ruiz says of himself that Parisian atmosphere most favorable effect on the perception of British art: the local point look more profitable ones that exhibited in London. So 15 minutes spent looking at the work on Ruiz 'oxolinic acid "(1.7 x 1.8 m), it does not seem to be a waste of time (the contemplation of the meaningfulness of the work adds the fact that the hotel is still too early to go, and on the streets noticeably cold .) Work has hypnotic properties, said Ruiz, and possibly Buddhist monks could well use it as an object for meditation.

Paris signs are shining clean Source: theartnewspaper.com

participate in the race about 600 people, so it is not surprising that Ruiz is not the first member of the competition, who visited Paris gallery. There she encounters yet another rival: 30-year-old lawyer from Brussels Theodore Baum (Theodora Baum) explains the journalist that the project Hirst and Gagosian makes sense only if all 11 galleries. "These paintings are pleasing to the eye: critics can confirm anything, but they're just encouraging people. I do not know how it works, but it is so," - says Baum. This interpretation is quite creative Hurst convinces Christine that goes from Paris to Geneva.

From London to Paris:

• a taxi to the train station (London): 26 , 7 pounds (40 euros);
• train in Paris: 39 euros (50 dollars);
• hotel in Paris: 150 Euros ( 192 dollar);

Subtotal: 283 dollars.

Swiss branch of the Gagosian Gallery is conveniently located on the first floor of an elegant building in the prestigious shopping area, near Lake Geneva, close to the boutiques, Rolex and Chanel. There are only eight pictures. Warning Christina Ruiz at this time attracting small work "Tsetofaksim" gallery which recently sold for 300,000 dollars. It turns out that in the race 650 people are already involved, so that Christina, failing to properly interpret what he saw, rushing to the airport, that they might get to Rome, where she prepares the fate of insurmountable obstacles in the form of a strike of taxi drivers.

Paris - Geneva - Rome:

• taxi to the Gare de Lyon (Paris): 12 euros (15.50 dollars);
• Train to Geneva: 89 euros ($ 115);
• a taxi to the gallery (Geneva): 12 euros (15.50 dollars);
• train to the airport (Geneva): 3.50 Swiss francs ($ 3.75);
• flight from Geneva to Rome: 81.95 Swiss francs ($ 88)
• train to Rome city center: 8 euros ($ 10);

Subtotal: 247.75 dollars.

Building Gallery Gagosian in Rome Source: theartnewspaper.com

Magnificent Rome - home of Bernini (Bernini), Borromini (Borromini), Michelangelo (Michelangelo) and Caravaggio (Caravaggio), of course, was decorated with the fruits of cooperation Gagosian and Damien Hirst. Roman gallery, to which, in spite of a strike of taxi drivers, Christine did manage to get, instead of 18 works of various sizes. All this wealth has settled in the palace decorated with columns, built in the twenties of last century. Looking weary traveler is delayed by one of his works, entitled "Phenylalanine, Tyrosine," which, according to annotations, written from 2004 to 2011 (one can only guess why the creation of the work it took so long). It was in Rome, Christine learns that Uhovsky Valentin and Jeff Chu (Jeff Chu), a much ahead of it, is finished in galleries in New York and London. She is comforted only by the fact that in Rome she had not spent at the hotel as staying with friends. The next destination on the path to beauty - Athens.

Greece has everything., Including oranges and Damien Hirst (at the entrance to the Athenian Gallery Gagosian) Source: theartnewspaper.com

Greek branch of the gallery located in a charming quiet side street in the heart of the bustling capital of the country. There are only six Damien Hirst's work - for the crisis is quite enough, Ruiz enters and makes a disappointing forecast: unlikely in the near future on the ancient land of Hellas at Hurst there are new buyers. When the economy goes into the pipe, not to art, whatever it may be optimistic.

Economics economy, and in the galleries of Larry Gagosian around the world, including Athens, reign peace and quiet, all right, polite, all as a nice selection of staff members who speak fluent English language. This, of course, happy Christina, but will not reimburse frustration that occurs because one of her impetuous lover of art ahead, have traveled all 11 exposures Hirst. Depressed by this fact, Christina is sent home to London to make a break and then , not hurrying, fly to Hong Kong.

Rome - Athens - London:

• flight from Rome to Athens, then - London: 124.98 euros (162 dollars);
• taxi from Athens airport to the gallery: 35 euros (45 dollars);
• otherwise a taxi to the airport: 35 euros (45 dollars);

Subtotal: USD 252.

Hong Kong - the promised land for U.S. and European dealers: branches of Western galleries are growing like mushrooms after rain. Larry Gagosian opened a gallery in Hong Kong a year ago an exhibition of the same Hurst. exhibition was literally brilliant: to local connoisseurs offered a reduced ("child") version of the diamond skull medical cabinets gold with precious stones in the role of drugs and other expensive pleasure. exhibition has enjoyed tremendous success - as long as it is the most high-profile event in the local branch. this exhibition, too, is popular does not hold.

Log in Hong Kong Gagosian gallery is decorated in the New Year Source: theartnewspaper.com

In a young market, which only feels the ground beneath their feet, such a large value of art as Hirst, most likely the key to success, therefore, not surprising that the London dealer, Ben Brown (Ben Brown), whose gallery is located on the third floor in the same building as the Gagosian Gallery, now in the national team exhibition of his art also shows Hirst (two picture-rotation).

London - Hong Kong - London:

• flight from London to Hong Kong and back: 588.32 pounds (931 dollars)
• taxi from the airport to the hotel: 340 Hong Kong dollars ($ 44 United States)
• night in the hotel: 2064 HK dollars (266 U.S. dollars)
• taxi from the hotel to the airport: 310 Hong Kong dollars (40 U.S. dollars)

Subtotal: USD 1281.

Journey Christine is coming to the finale: a route in its two points - New York and Beverly Hills. In New York, that Mecca of Modern Art, the actual art for Christine suddenly fades into the background, as it combats the unpleasant discovery that a New York gallery staff against their counterparts from other countries looks very profitable. Spoiled employees likely the most financially successful branch of the gallery in the world scarcely deigned a respected journalist, the publication look (not that a good word), all the while staring intently at their computer screens. In retaliation, Christine recalls a story about how some time ago, a man who buys art for Bill Gates came to the gallery incognito, and was so dissatisfied with the arrogant attitude of staff that left, so did not bought (and now let the rude administrators biting elbows - rightly so!).

in the New York branch can be found the earliest work on the current Hirst's "World" exhibition. It's called simply "painting with dots," and was created by Hearst's own hand, without the help of assistants, is now back in 1986. Work carried out on board, and not on the canvas, as the later works of the series, and it is kind of sincerity and freshness, even the colors seem more vivid, says Christine.

London - New York:

• flight from London to New York and back: 399.94 pounds (633 dollars);
• taxi from Kennedy Airport to the Gagosian Gallery on Madison Avenue: $ 55;
• overnight in New York friends: free;

Sub-total: 688 dollars.

works by Franz West and Jorge Pardo on the roof of a gallery in Beverly Hills Source: theartnewspaper.com

on the roof of a gallery in Beverly Hills Source: theartnewspaper.com

Staff Gallery in Beverly Hills, must have been warned in advance of the arrival of Christina Ruiz: everything shine with smiles and helpful to the impossibility, she will organize a tour of the building, and even show a terrace, located on the roof, which housed sculptures by Franz West (Franz West ) and decorative lights by Jorge Pardo (Jorge Pardo).

Then comes a solemn moment: on the card member bearing races last round stamp. Christine chooses what the inscription should leave her prize - a point prints limited edition - Damien Hirst. Journalist comes to mind, which is in herstovki would look the following inscription: "Christina, go to hell».

Hollywood size: huge point of Hurst Gallery in Beverly Hills Source: theartnewspaper.com

4 trains, planes 9, 11 galleries, nearly 5,000 words on the blog. What's up? Conclusion of Christina is that point the picture is much more relevant to "cash" cities like Geneva and Beverly Hills: here is it does not matter that these pictures, (be honest) means nothing, most importantly, they are bright, recognizable and signed the name of one of the most famous contemporary artists. Yes, one more thing: if you are thinking in a tour around the world on trains -planes, in any case do not travel in economy class. Believe knowledgeable person.

New York - Los Angeles - New York:

• flight New York - Los Angeles and back: 199.10 pounds (314 dollars);
• taxi to Kennedy Airport: $ 40 artinvestment.ru