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Vejdi Rashidov publicly regrets nominating Boil Banov as minister
Vejdi Rashidov, deputy of GERB, former Minister of Culture, famous sculptor and mentor of current Minister Boil Banov (his former deputy – b.r.), He demanded his resignation with the words: “I made a mistake and I apologize to the Prime Minister and the public for the choice I gave him,” Vezhdi Rashidov, chairman of the parliamentary committee on culture and the media, said in an interview with BNT. When asked if he was referring to Boil Banov’s nomination for Minister of Culture, Rashidov replied: “I will not say it directly.
Torso, one of the master’s iconic works.
PHOTOS: YORDAN SIMEONOV
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My soul does not accept what is happening now. He believed deeply in people, but things are different. “When asked a second time if he wanted Boil Banov’s resignation, Rashidov said,” I cannot demand his resignation. Only the Prime Minister can request it. I’m in the legislature. Only my morality as an artist makes me defend. I kept the guild. I stopped the privatization of the Red House. It must become a museum. Cannot be rented. I enter the game. An Andrei Nikolov museum should be built. I moved from the Ministry of Culture to the National Gallery to administer it. Once it was given to a foundation, and to a company. We will surely have a serious conversation with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. I will inform you about this, because you have crossed borders and I do not understand what this ministry is for. I have to be very serious and take a position on this issue. I have to be silent when I’m in a team game. If I want to remain silent, I will leave, as I did in the third period. “
If we have to present Andrei Nikolov’s “Red House” case as an equation, it would contain many unknowns. The home of the great genius of marble and bronze, as it was called, was donated by his second wife to the Ministry of Culture for his museum. (In 1976, Nikolov’s family donated the house to the National Gallery of Art, but in the second half of the 1980s and 1990s, it gradually fell into disrepair.)
The heirs, although distant, are fully compensated with an apartment, and the building is expropriated. But they are demanding restitution and part of them has been returned to them. Others remain public property of the state, and a few years ago, under Rashidov, the Ministry of Culture entrusted them to the National Gallery.
The Foundation, concerned about the future of this cultural monument with a rich history, signed an agreement with the Ministry of Culture to repair it and use it as a center of culture and debate, with the stipulation that the works of the world master will be shown there. (Pérez 1999 minictarat na na kulturata in pravitelctvoto Koctov Emma Mockova naznachava komiciya, koyato ea perform predavaneto and priemaneto na imota of the National Gallery of minicterctvoto “zaedno c tsyaloto dvizhimo and nedvizhimo imushtectvo”. A 2001 Pérez-aota-predata Clearing House ”for the establishment of a cultural center and use for 10 years in exchange for a complete renovation of the building). You are working in a majestic Italian style house totally neglected (it is almost 1000 square meters) from appetizing place in central Sofia – 15 Lyuben Karavelov Str. lasts until 2004 for more than BGN 700,000 (calculated by the foundation), and the agreement entitles 10 years of use. (After the expiration of the 10-year term, the Ministry of Culture concludes a rental agreement with the foundation and the activity of the center to continue until the beginning of 2019 – b. R.).
The proceeds from the events, while numerous, are symbolic, the sponsors are obviously not as generous anymore. Activity stops. However, the returnees (heirs to the brother of the teacher’s last wife) also want theirs, the National Gallery, and the rent is as small as possible: BGN 5 per square meter. The fact that even the great 9 meters high speak for stagnation. Andrei Nikolov’s studio is not the exclusive property of anyone.
With this mixed property, it’s almost impossible to have a museum exhibit, let alone one for an artist like Andrei Nikolov, experts say. It requires special conditions, safe security, air conditioning, and there are none and it will be difficult to reach an understanding between the parties. This is NG’s position. The master’s most significant works are in the “Square 500” exhibition, others are in the warehouse. There is also his file.
In response to this paragraph 22, an advertisement appears in a real estate agency: “One of a kind, located on the ground floor of a landmark, a cultural monument of the city, the city. It is located at elevation 0, with visibility and independent entrance. There is an exit to the patio. Extremely suitable for event and party center, private club, art or design studio, showroom, gallery, educational center, office. .
Announced
at a reasonable price
and 2000 euros
The announcement was probably published by an heir. Suddenly, he reminded the cultural community that the “Red House” still exists and its fate is unknown. NG’s lawyers immediately contacted the agency and the agency removed the announcement. The gallery clarifies that its intentions are “to use the house for various cultural and artistic events, to preserve the genius and creativity of Andrei Nikolay Nikolay”.
The situation does not escape MK. It is known that in 2018, when the departure of the Red House Foundation will begin to be discussed, the Minister of Culture Boil Banov will sound the alarm in parliament.
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The heir has returned part of the house.
The National Gallery is surprised that such an announcement is possible, it is a house, a cultural monument, and the leasing of state property is only through an auction. “We have an agreement to give producer Dimitar Gochev the opportunity to shoot a documentary about Andrei Nikolov there,” are the team’s first intentions to realize the house’s potential as a cultural center. The building at 15 Lyuben Karavelov Street was sketched by Andrei Nikolov himself (1878-1959) in Italian style and assigned to the great architect Ivan Vasilyov. His will will be donated to the state after his death. The teacher has two heirs, but they have no offspring. His wife Pasha died before him, and at the end of his days he married. “Leave prejudice out!” He wrote in Italian on the arch of the Red House. Dante Alighieri’s winged thinking summarizes Andrei Nikolov’s philosophy of life. The other inscription is on the door: Ars longa, vita brevis (Life is short, art is eternal). Andrey Nikolov is the son of a shoemaker from Vratsa, studied in Paris and Rome. Among the most famous works of his sculptural heritage are “Torso”, “Spirit and Matter”, “Mother’s Kiss”, “Mother’s Chest”, the lion in front of the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sofia and others.
The cold war between
have been burning for years
Their conflict is a public secret.
The two were allies. Boil Banov was Deputy Minister of Vezhdi Rashidov. When he was a minister, Banov married Rashidov’s chief of staff, Iva Petroni, and they seemed close. The reason for the gossip that there is something was the so-called “Hello, Banov” scandal, with which Elena Yoncheva accused Boil Banov of deliberately missing a deadline to object to poorly carried out construction work on the long call in central Sofia At the time, the gossipers claimed that the recording accusing Boil Banov was made with Rashidov’s knowledge and even more.
Rashidov then kept a cold distance from his former deputy, but yesterday directly demanded his resignation.
However, Radka Petrova, the leading expert on the National Assembly’s committee on culture and media, stands firm: there is no war between them, all the dramas are created by the Ministry of Culture itself due to omissions and incompetence of officials But only as a last resort, Rashidov takes action. Especially when the scandal refers to agreements and decisions made during his government and then failed.
l The Venice Biennale scandal – The subject was raised by artists. They expressed doubts about the transparency of the competition, the venue, very discreet, the dubious issue and the significant amount spent on the event. Rashidov reacted: “For the first time I saw a miracle as an artist, it is a failure and I am ashamed. They spent some money in a totally wrong way: 500,000 BGN. Terrible things: ordinary mugs bought in Vietnam. One or two participants on a roof!
l The performance with meat in the palace (an NH branch) by artist Oda John, called the “great splash”. “Throughout the world, the state museum is a treasure where art is stored, in our country it turned out to be a place to splash! I cannot accept that. I repaired the Palace, restored its splendor, brought Petit Palais, Rodin, brought world art, and they applauded in the hall! Imagine someone splashing under the eyes of the Mona Lisa? (Then Boil Banov supported the performance – b.r.)
l The failure of the exhibition at the Louvre The opposite responses were given by Vezhdi Rashidov and Minister of Culture Boil Banov at the same committee session in the National Assembly.
Banov: Of course, we continue our cooperation for another five years.
Rashidov: There is no more Bulgaria in the Louvre. I regret the failed exhibition, which had to show artifacts from the 16th and 18th centuries in the context of the Ottoman influence on our lands.
The scandal “Hello, Banov”
Rashidov’s eyebrows He commented on the information provided by Elena Yoncheva about construction violations and misuse of state funds during one of the construction stages of the length of the capital: the so-called “Hello, Banov” scandal. “I have signed an order to go to court for this default fine. We are waiting for the second instance to speak, so I reacted. For everything else, the questions are for someone else.”
Banov says: “I cannot say that this was directed by Vezhdi Rashidov. At least I cannot prove it. Somehow we lost contact within my ministry.” Their conflict is a public secret
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