On Friday, July 13 at the Gallery RED OCTOBER, a charity auction of contemporary art HELP Krymsk, lots which are 50 works by contemporary Russian artists. Collected about 178 000 euros

On Friday, July 13 at the Gallery RED OCTOBER on the Red October, a charity auction of contemporary art HELP Krymsk, lots which are 50 works by contemporary Russian artists. Auction to support the victims of the flooding led to the initiator Krymsk - Vladimir Ovcharenko.

before the auction Ovcharenko, Vladimir turned to art lovers and collectors, "Friends and Allies! You know the terrible tragedy that occurred in southern Russia, in Krasnodar Territory on the night of 7th July. Were killed and hundreds of homeless people. My friends - the artists have not gone away and offered to help by passing their best work for a charity auction to raise funds for those affected in the outbreak of the tragedy - City Krymsk. Some of the works offered for auction and I am. I ask you to show support for our initiative, and to collect the maximum amount for this good deed. Together we are strong! »

All artists and galleries, to which Vladimir Ovcharenko asked to donate work, unconditionally accepted. The auction was organized in record time in four days. "It was a movement of the soul: I wanted to do something real for the residents of Krymsk", - said Vladimir Ovcharenko.

Yuri Albert - Kandinsky Prize winner - 2011 (whose work is" open book ", item number 22, was sold for 2200 euros), said:" Over the years I have learned to part with their work, and In this case, the question was not about to doubt, to give or not ».

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In preparation for the auction right up to its launch, the list of participants has continued to expand. So, the day of the auction Ilya Kabakov offered his graphic work, which bought despite the fact that at the time of bidding, it was in the New York studio of the author.

Mike Bridge finished sculpture "Hero" only at the beginning of the week and, without hesitation, agreed to give it to the Crimean HELP! Oleg Oleg Dou has provided photographic "Cheburashka" series, made the year before the auction for victims of Japanese tsunami. By the project have also joined the duo of young artists "EliKuka", architect and artist Alexander Brodsky (Kandinsky Prize winner - 2010 and the competition "Innovation" - 2011).

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Among the famous artists who took part in a charity auction, such stars of contemporary Russian art, as Konstantin Zvezdochetov (this classic work of Moscow Conceptualism was sold for 4,000 euros), Ivan Chuikov , Paul Pepperstein , Simon Faibisovich , , Sergei Bratkov (winner of the Contest "Innovation" - 2009), Vladimir and Alexander Vinogradov Dubossarskii , Osmolovsky (Kandinsky Prize winner - 2007), Andrei Roiter , Alexey Belyaev-Gintovt (winner of the Kandinsky Prize - 2008), , Irina Korina, Batynkov . At the auction were presented and the work of talented young writers: Taisia ​​Korotkova , Anna Parkin, Valeria Chtaka , Yegor Koshelev, Ryabova Nastya, Alexandra Alexandra Paperno , Olga Croitor, Pavel Kiselyov, Margot Trushin and others.

By participating charity HELP Crimean supported and private collectors, and professionals in the field of contemporary art, including MMSI director Vasily Tsereteli and Director RPNS, Commissioner of the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art Joseph Backstein.

work coal and sanguine on canvas by Alexei Kallima (Winner of the Contest "Innovation" 2005) "Chechen female parachutist," sold for 8,000 euros. A rare work Valery Koshlyakov «Madonna's head," sold for 11,500 euros. A painting from the series "Razgulay" Seeds Faibisovich went for a record sum of 20,000 euros anonymous buyer.

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Following the auction, bidders have to buy lots for a total sum of 178,000 euros. Money for the fund has not yet been translated, but the revenue is expected within a week. At the same time will be announced final financial results of the auction.

Vladimir Ovcharenko team also relies on voluntary donations. In addition, there may be a post-auction sale of additional lots. In parallel, will be considered and discussed options for financial support - to whom and exactly how to send help.

Vladimir Ovcharenko says: "We have a few ideas of how to distribute the proceeds at the auction amount. In any case, it will all be completely transparent. We do not charge anything for the cost of organizing the auction. All the money that we help out, people will go to support Krymsk ».

chronology of preparation, holding and transfer of funds from the auction HELP Crimean can be traced to the on-line at Red October Gallery page in Facebook .

Source : Press Release Gallery Red October