77481242 Award "Innovation" was awarded an art group "War"
State Prize for contemporary art "Innovation" on Thursday handed over the art-group "War" per share "X * k in the thrall of the FSB." It is reported on Twitter one of the nominees, Novosibirsk artist Artem Loskutov. Most Loskutov, an organizer of "Monstration-2010, got prize in the nomination" Regional Project of Modern Art. " Yuri Avvakumov won in the category "curatorial project" for organizing the exhibition "Open House. Mansion-gymnasium-clinic-museum. Russian Art 1989 – 2009 from the collection of MMSI. Best in category "New Generation" found to Arseny Jiliaev and Anya Acorn. Antonio Dzheuza, author of a three-volume catalog of the History of Russian Video Art ", won the nomination" The theory, criticism, art studies. " According to witnesses present at the ceremony were enthusiastic about the news of the victory of the "war", but none of its members for the award did not come out. Recall about the nomination of "War" on the State Prize, established by the Ministry of Culture and National Centre for Contemporary Art, a scandal arose. At the end of February 2011 "X * k in the thrall of the FSB was excluded from the short-list award, as the members of art group did not give formal consent to the nomination of his work. Agreement has not been received, but in mid-March, it became known that the sensational action is still considered among the nominees. Action "X * nd in the thrall of the FSB, was held in St. Petersburg on the night of June 15, 2010. At Foundry Bridge was painted by a huge phallus, and when the bridge lit it up before the windows of the local FSB office.
