The famous St. Petersburg collector, died in Moscow at age 50 after a long illness

About this became known yesterday. After Aslan himself Chekhoev left St. Petersburg "the New Museum", opened in 2010 on Vasilevsky island, a remarkable public meeting, published catalogs and books about artists.

Aslan Chekhoev (1966-2016) — Ossetian by origin, studied in Leningrad, graduated from First medical Institute, much later — St.-Петербургскую Academy of management and Economics. A rich man, he was no oligarch in the literal sense of the word. Worked in business, in high positions, mainly in the energy sector. In 2009, he became Deputy General Director of the St. Petersburg inter-regional distribution grid company of the North-Запада plus had private projects (restaurant business, etc.).

His collection, he started collecting in the early 2000-х, when he was not yet forty years old. Bought at international auctions and in galleries. In particular, he was an important buyer for the Moscow market of gallery. Unlike many collectors of the new wave of Aslan Chekhoev well versed in the subject matter itself, did not rely solely on consultants, though, and listened to the opinion of knowledgeable people. As a result, by the time of the opening of the New Museum," his collection featured a retrospective of balance and integrity. The works chehova it was possible to obtain a comprehensive view of informal post-war art and contemporary art of Moscow and St-Петербурга. It is well represented in St. Petersburg "asenevtsi" and "new academicians", Moscow "Lianozovsky", "credence" and other groups of artists. In the exhibition "New Museum" is the work of the sixties Oscar Rabin, Vladimir Nemukhin, Dmitry Krasnopevtsev, Vladimir Yankilevsky and Oleg Tselkov, Vladimir Yakovlev, Anatoly Zverev, as well as contemporary artists AEC f, Oleg Kulik, Anatoly Osmolovsky, Dmitry Gutov, Vitaly Pushnitsky, etc.

Head of Department of the newest currents of the State Russian Museum Alexander Borovsky said about the death of Aslan chehova with the following words: "He just loved what he had like. And I must say, the art was paying him the same: in our environment rarely enjoyed such affection and respect. Aslan was a very brave man: he had a long and was seriously ill, as the doctor at first profession, he knew all about their situation. But never complained, rightly feeling himself at-настоящему successful man. And the truth is: he was doing his favorite work, was surrounded by a loving family who shared his interests, the former next to him and, in joys and in sorrows. Sometimes I think: how many of Russia's talented people who have achieved heights in the material sense and waste their energy in the glamour and offshore. Sadly, Aslan is gone so young. But he will be remembered as a man of noble, knightly deed: he founded the Museum. So, in difficult times gave shelter to the artists, and the audience — occasion for thought and communication. Children of Aslan will be proud of".

Vladimir Bogdanov, AI

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