The public is not worth to wait for "shark in formalin" and platinum "skull in diamonds". But a number of other powerful software things British rebel soon for the first time can be seen in the capital

Gary Tatintsian Gallery
31 Mar @1 mdas Jun 2017
Moscow, Serebryanicheskaya embankment, 19

Evil tongues are probably already itching to say that the stars at the-прежнему germinate in the West and sink in East. Allegedly, Hearst — is already a "disco 1990-х" or the beginning of 2000-х. Yes, 10 years ago Hurst rattled as the main star of contemporary art, to compete with which could only mentioning Jeff Koons.

Skeptics were boiled at the mere mention of his "shark in formalin" (installation "the Physical impossibility of death in consciousness living"). Choked with indignation, when they presented the diamond-encrusted skull. Still: at that time it was the most expensive work of contemporary art and the purchase of stones for it raised the price of diamonds worldwide. In 2008 ArtReview put him on first place in the ranking of the most influential people in the art-рынка. Even Gagosian was there second.

Now about Hearst began to write much less. And often not without malice. About how old "favorites of fortune" Hirst and Koons plummeted prices. How, worn out with the sale, your platinum skull he bought from himself. Or how about in 2016-м Hurst decided to Dodge the rake and re-open your previously ruined art-ресторан Pharmacy2. Sometimes surprising turns. But now hearing more of the other heroes — AI Weiwei, Anish Kapoor, dear Chinese, young Gerhard Richter. Fashion is changeable, press need to keep in wonder, has this power or not.

However, all this definitely does not mean that Hurst came into circulation. Let the auction market it works pretty volatile and peak prices sample 2008 — far behind. But the artist has definitely entered in history of art — sweeping, climbing the neighboring lines, but with large blotches around. Today at the Hurst-прежнему included in top-10 the most expensive living artist. It is only on the auction results (skull for $100 million were sold in a private transaction). Formally, the most expensive auction — wardrobe with tablets "Sleepy spring", which in 2007 was sold at Sothebys's $19.2 million (for 1 pound then gave almost $ 2).

a Full-fledged personal computers Hirst in Moscow was not, in my memory, ever. "Triumph" as-то again brought in stacks of prints in the British rebel, Tatintsyan was included in the exhibition chess Hirst, in the MAMM showed a personal collection of the artist. That is what-то was, but all in fragments. And now at the end of March will bring a full show. It is expected that the composition exhibits will enable to assess the main ideas in the works artist — the frailty of life, the incomprehensibility of death, the fears and the search for solace in medicine as a new religion. View. The wait is long. Opening — in two weeks in the gallery of Gary Tatintsyan (he himself in the personal collection of Hurst has for a very long time).

Vladimir Bogdanov, AI

Source: tatintsian.com, artinvestment.ru