Organization of the Moscow Biennale, instead of Joseph will Backstein Julia Muzykantskiy – TASS

MOSCOW, July 8. / TASS /. Julia Muzykantskiy will organize the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, which will be held next time in 2017. Former Commissioner Joseph Backstein it will remain in the status of an honorary Commissioner, the new one will not be appointed – organizational function will take over the fund, “Biennale of Contemporary Art”, and creative – the advisory council headed by the rector of the State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. . Repin, Commissioner of the Russian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale Semyon Mikhailovsky

“Commissioner’s functions on a common decision, we have divided into two parts:. Organizational and creative Art Biennale Foundation will prepare its implementation, and creative solution – appoint a facilitator and select projects in parallel and special biennale program will be advisory council headed by Semyon Mikhailovsky, “- he said today at the musician’s press briefing, which was the president and co-founder par Natalia Akhmerova and Dmitry Hankin newly organized art fund” Biennale contemporary art “.

Mikhailovsky said in turn that he agreed to lead the expert Biennale advice because” there is a great opportunity for institutions unification, curators, artists, and thanks to this synergy, we will be able to create a clear, understandable and effective product”. Among those who will be invited to participate in the advisory council – director of the Pushkin Museum. Pushkin Marina mules and director Tretyakovskoly Zelfira Tregulova gallery, as well as representatives of private museums and art foundations.

One of the initiators of the Biennale was Joseph Backstein, who resigned as its commissioner in May. First Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art was held in 2005, with time its organizational structure changed – first and the last, the sixth major project involved curatorial team, the most successful with viewers third curated by Jean-Hubert Martin, the fourth – Peter Weibel, the fifth – Catherine de Seger. The site of the Biennale were and Museum. Lenin and the tower “Federation”, and Artplay design center “Garage”, “Arena” and ENEA.

Julia of musicians, who graduated in 2004, Lomonosov Moscow State University. MV Lomonosov Moscow State University, from 2005 to 2009, she worked in various positions in the apparatus of the Government. In 2009 he went to work in the Ministry of Culture, where moved to the post of Director of the Foundation for Support of Contemporary Art “Winery”, and in 2012 returned to the Ministry of Culture Advisor to the Minister. After Zazulina worked in the museum and exhibition center “ROSIZO” and again in the Ministry of Culture, in the position of director of the department of cultural heritage.