These days, his office is decorated with blue-chip artists , Christopher Wool and Olafur Eliasson. is a huge fan of said Mavica. many including the “He Rudolf Stingel,” “He owns works,” black- and-white self-portrait exhibited earlier this year at gallery in artist’s 11-foot-tall New York. Personal Project Although Novatek has funded various cultural activities, including the Russian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2009, the Victoria foundation is personal project. Mikhelson’s By placing the Russian artists alongside their counterparts from , , , and the , Gioni highlighted their common preoccupations. of ordinary (often naked and awkwardly framed) Soviet Boris Mikhailov’s snapshots citizens in the 1960s and 1970s capture the vulnerability and drabness of life. German photographs of female factory artist Helga Paris’s 1984 black-and-white workers, with their stern eyes, pressed lips and drab garb, complete the picture of the struggles behind the Iron Curtain. video looks at the new Russia by juxtaposing young boys in crisp Olga Chernysheva’s Soviet-era uniforms with scantily clad cheerleaders. In British film, a former artist ’s Marxist-theory teacher talks about his shattered identity after the Berlin Wall came down. Gioni would not disclose the amount of Victoria sponsorship, but said it also foundation’s helped with research, access to the artists and many logistics. you just need a check, come to said Mavica. like to be involved in “If don’t us,” “We producing the shows we support.” (Katya Kazakina is a reporter for Muse, the arts and leisure section of Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are her own.) To contact the reporter of this story: Katya Kazakina in New York at . To contact the editor responsible for this story: Manuela Hoelterhoff at . Endangered Russian leopards caught on film
These days, his office is decorated with blue-chip artists , Christopher Wool and Olafur Eliasson. “He is a huge fan of Rudolf Stingel,” said Mavica. “He owns many works,” including the artist’s 11-foot-tall black- and-white self-portrait exhibited earlier this year at gallery in New York. Personal Project Although Novatek has funded various cultural activities, including the Russian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2009, the Victoria foundation is Mikhelson’s personal project. By placing the Russian artists alongside their counterparts from , , , and the , Gioni highlighted their common preoccupations. Boris Mikhailov’s snapshots of ordinary (often naked and awkwardly framed) Soviet citizens in the 1960s and 1970s capture the vulnerability and drabness of life. German artist Helga Paris’s 1984 black-and-white photographs of female factory workers, with their stern eyes, pressed lips and drab garb, complete the picture of the struggles behind the Iron Curtain. Olga Chernysheva’s video looks at the new Russia by juxtaposing young boys in crisp Soviet-era uniforms with scantily clad cheerleaders. In British artist ’s film, a former Marxist-theory teacher talks about his shattered identity after the Berlin Wall came down. Gioni would not disclose the amount of Victoria foundation’s sponsorship, but said it also helped with research, access to the artists and many logistics. “If you just need a check, don’t come to us,” said Mavica. “We like to be involved in producing the shows we support.” (Katya Kazakina is a reporter for Muse, the arts and leisure section of Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are her own.) To contact the reporter of this story: Katya Kazakina in New York at . To contact the editor responsible for this story: Manuela Hoelterhoff at . Endangered Russian leopards caught on film
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