суботу, 30 липня 2011 р.

Not for profit or Art for art's sake

my article for Ukrainsky tyzhden

Ukraine hosts its first fund-raising auction to promote contemporary art


The tradition of selling artworks to finance charitable causes, such as helping children or fighting AIDS, has a fairly long history. The fund-raising event called ‘Prosto. Mystetstvo’ (Simple. Art) is unique in that its proceeds will be used to support art itself. Therefore, participating artists and buyers will invest directly in the space of freedom and experimentation which is critical for Ukrainian art now that it has found itself between the Scylla and Charybdis of commercialization and government control.

http://www.tyzhden.ua/Culture/25227