Director: Half of Gagosian’s Sales Are to Russians
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Buyers from Russia and other republics of the former Soviet Union account for almost 50% of total global sales at Gagosian Gallery, the art world’s global leader in exhibition space, one of its directors said.
Four years ago, it had almost no Russian buyers. Their numbers rose rapidly over the past 18 months, Victoria Gelfand, director of Gagosian’s London gallery, said during an interview in Moscow. On September 17, Gagosian opened a show of 70 artworks in a former chocolate factory near the Kremlin.
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