A “Landmark” Museum for Ukraine10.10.2011
In a rare interview, Victor Pinchuk tells us about his plans to build a new contemporary art space in Kiev Source: The Art Newspaper
Source of energy17.06.2011
Victor Pinchuk grew up in Soviet-era Ukraine, first in Kiev and then in the eastern town of Dnipropetrovsk, where queues for food and goods were a dreary facet of everyday life Source: Financial Times
| Modern Medicis flash their cash in Venice as the world of art goes into a new orbit04.06.2011
Sir Elton John swept from his speedboat on the Grand Canal into a magnificent palazzo full of new international art and beamed like a proud parent at a school prizegiving. He greeted his host, a Ukrainian billionaire, bought one of the hulking concrete sculptures in the foyer and ascended the stairs to meet a young Brazilian artist who recently won a new art prize that Sir Elton helps to run. Source: The Times
The New New Rich (fragment)26.02.2011
When the oligarchs of the former Soviet Union first burst out beyond their own borders, they were Marxist caricatures of the nouveau riche, purchasing yachts and sports teams, and surrounding themselves with designer-clad supermodels. Fifteen years later, they are exploring how to buy their way into the world of ideas Source: The Times
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