According to the channel’s source, this mansion was bought for the project of the Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art by Sofia Trotsenko. They wrote about the beginning of the restoration of the historical building last year, but work is not being carried out there now. According to the GPZU, which the channel has at its disposal, the house after reconstruction will become a private household for individual residence, that is, it was not originally purchased for restoration as a cultural object.
As for Winzavod itself, the gallery has a scandalous reputation. The leadership of Winzavod was publicly criticized by public organizations and the press in connection with the awarding of the Moral Support Prize to the artist Ilya Trushevsky, who was sentenced to five years in prison for raping a minor. The prize, according to the official version of the Winzavod management, was awarded to “representatives of the art environment who have problems with Russian law enforcement agencies. The case itself caused a great public outcry, in particular, the Companion Award, held at the Winzavod center for contemporary art, noted Trushevsky as “a victim of persecution of contemporary art.” In 2019, a new victim, journalist Margarita Bondar, filed a complaint with the police about rape by Trushevsky.
Surprisingly, such scandals do not bother high-ranking officials with whom Trotsenko is close. Thus, the exhibition “The Best Photographs of Russia” held at Winzavod in 2010 and 2012 was visited by the President (Prime Minister) of Russia Dmitry Medvedev.
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