Artist's Coronation
Well,ladiesandgentlemen,comradesand comradess,we have gatheredatthisfestivemomenttoannounce the winner.What a sweetwordisVICTORY. The name of the chosen one will beannouncedat the end of December.Butnow, neitherthejurynorthehonorablepublic has anydoubts about whowon the race. The entireartworldunanimouslyand without alternativenominatedandsupportedKonstantinZvezdochetov's candidacy for thepost of "King of RussianArt".Herightfullydeservedthistitle,andwedecided to presenthim with an artcrownandmarkit with an unprecedentedevent— a solo show of the Kingin the uniquespace of the House with Atlants.
I, a gallerist of All Russia, have knownKonstantinalmostsinceart swaddle. Starting myquestformasterpiecesback in 1990, I wasimmediatelyfascinated by the subtlehumoranddepth of ourKing's ideas.35years have passedsince then,ourcountryandall of ushave been through everything duringthattime,butthefeeling of lightnessandyouthfulenthusiasmwithwhichKZperformed(this is howhesigned some of the works)at the beginning of his career is stillwithhim.