Representatives of the fair sex are increasingly involved in the development and appearance of advanced ideas in contemporary art. They found and supervise private galleries, museums, foundations, discover new talents and collect unique collections. In addition, women boldly declare themselves as creative individuals, creating masterpieces that collectors will hunt in the near future.
Marina Abramovich
The creative career of this amazing woman has been going on for more than 50 years. Marina was born in Serbia, but permanently resides in New York. She is called the "grandmother of performance." In his works, Abramovich explores the relationship between the author and the audience, physical limitations and the vast possibilities of the mind.
In one of her performances, presented in 1974, she allowed the public to do anything with herself. At the same time, Marina herself was sitting motionless at a table on which lay more than 70 objects, including scissors, a pistol with a cartridge, a whip and other dangerous objects. Another time, she breathed together with her partner, exhaling each other, until both lost consciousness from a lack of oxygen. In 2010, at the performance “In the Presence of an Artist”, Abramovich made eye contact with visitors to the exhibition. In Russia, her work was available at the Garage Museum in October 2011.
Cindy Sherman
This artist from the USA is engaged in production photography. She is called one of the most influential people in contemporary art. She became famous in 1977 when she released a series of pictures stylized as frames of motion pictures. Moreover, in all frames, the artist filmed herself. Sherman’s second most famous work is historical portraits similar to famous paintings. Since 2007, Cindy’s photos have been sold at the largest auctions in the world, and their price often exceeds one million dollars.
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist holds a record for the cost of work sold in life among women. One of her creations in 2008 was bought for 5.1 million dollars. In 2019, Kusama celebrated its 90th anniversary. She lives in a specialized clinic, because she suffers from a mental illness, and there is a studio next door, where a restless Japanese woman continues to create, despite her age. Her work is based on numerous repetitions, the use of patterns and psychedelic elements. Kusama creates not only paintings, but also performances, collages, installations, sculptures.
Nita Ambani
The wife of India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, heads the Reliance Charity Foundation, which holds exhibitions at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Chicago Institute of Art. In addition, she plans to build cultural objects in her homeland, in Mumbai, that will help her compatriots to get involved in art.
Daria Zhukova
Unlike Nita Ambani, Daria Zhukova has already implemented a similar project in Russia. In 2008, she opened the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture. This museum acquaints viewers with the achievements of modern art, including representatives of national culture are actively involved in its exhibitions. In addition, since 2011, Zhukova began to publish the Garage magazine in English, and two years later its Russian version appeared. Daria is one of the few representatives of Russia whom authoritative world publications regularly include in their ratings of the most influential people in the field of art.
Sheikh Mayassa Al-Thani
The eldest daughter of the Emir of Qatar and his second wife, Sheikh Moza bandage Nasser in 2013 was named the most influential woman in the art world. In her homeland, she heads the Office of Qatar Museums and acquires the work of the best artists - Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko for Arab cultural foundations. And for the picture of Paul Cezanne, Sheikh Mayass did not spare 250 million dollars. However, this acquisition fits into the overall budget of her organization, which amounts to $ 1 billion.
Maya Hoffman
The famous Swiss collector Maya Hoffman in 2004 founded the non-profit organization LUMA Foundation, which supports independent contemporary artists and innovators in various fields of art. In addition, she heads cultural centers in Zurich and Basel, and collections for these museums began to be collected by her grandparents.
Olga Sviblova
Russian art historian, curator of many exhibitions, a member of the Russian Academy of Arts, author of articles on art - all these regalia reflect only a small part of Olga Sviblova’s studies. It has long turned into a unique figure in the domestic cultural segment. One of Olga Lvovna's most striking achievements was the creation of the Moscow House of Photography in 1996. Later, this project turned into a Multimedia Art Museum.
Yngwild Goetz
In 2013, it became known that the largest private collector in Germany, Ingvild Getz intends to donate his collection of art objects as a gift to the city of Munich. Her collection totaled 5, 000 items worth a total of 30 million euros. Goetz acquired her first exhibits in the 80s of the last century, she preferred American art of that time, the works of Young British Artists and media art. To store the masterpieces, a special building was built in Munich by order of the owner, which also came under the control of the city administration.
