V-A-C Foundation
V-A-C Foundation is an international non-profit private organization founded in 2009 with an emphasis on supporting contemporary art exhibitions and projects emerging from Russia and the former Soviet Union.
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| Founded | 2009 |
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| Founder | Leonid Mikhelson, Teresa Mavica |
| Focus | Arts |
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Area served | European Union, Russian Federation, United States |
Key people | Leonid Mikhelson, Teresa Mavica |
| Website | www.v-a-c.ru |
History
Founded in 2009 by businessman and philanthropist Leonid Mikhelson, the V-A-C Foundation is a nonprofit organization that initiates, supports, presents, and preserves contemporary art projects by internationally-based visual and multidisciplinary artists, with a particular emphasis on artists located in, or emerging from, the Russian Federation and the former Soviet Union.[1]
In 2015, architect Renzo Piano was commissioned to design the foundation's venue (GES-2) in Moscow.[2][3]
References
- "Laying The Foundations". Financial Times. May 24, 2013.
- "V-A-C Foundation unveils plans for Renzo Piano-designed museum for Moscow". The Art Newspaper. January 28, 2016.
- "Billionaire Builds a Big Museum for Russia's Tiny Art Market". Bloomberg. June 14, 2018.
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