Mintimer Shaimiev meets representatives of Halcyon Gallery (England)

On June 22, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Guardians of the “Revival” Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev met representatives of Halcyon Gallery (England) at the Kazan Kremlin.

President of the gallery Paul Green and its CEO Udi Sheleg accompanied by Ernst Magdeev, who was born in Tatarstan, arrived in Kazan to visit the republic and discuss areas of cooperation.

The guests will visit the Millennium square, “Black lake” park, Kazan Kremlin, Kul Sharif Mosque, Annunciation Cathedral, and “Hazine” National art gallery.

Mintimer Shaimiev told the guests about cultural life of the republic. He said that the first branch of Hermitage opened in Kazan.

Udi Sheleg said that it was a great privilege for them to meet the first President of Tatarstan.

“We know about achievements of your republic during your presidency. We also know that culture is a very important sphere for you. It will be a great privilege for us if we can help you to achieve more results in promoting art. Representing one of the biggest cultural capitals in the world, we are interested in cooperation with other countries. What we do in London is just a small part of our work. We understand that the language of art can be brought to another country by respecting its cultures and traditions in order to understand each other better. The art represents the spirit of people. Therefore, wherever we go we meet people first of all, and then start working when we know its traditions and customs. We would like to know your vision regarding further development of culture and art in Tatarstan,” Udi Sheleg said.

Paul Green presented Halcyon Gallery that was founded in London in 1982. Today it is one of the biggest galleries in Europe with three galleries in London, Mumbai, Shanghai, and Cyprus. The main gallery is located in Mayfair, London.

Paul Green noted that works of a famous Russian sculptor Dashi Namdakov and an Italian sculptor Lorenzo Quinn are very popular among visitors and experts of the gallery.

On May 11, 2015, Halcyon Gallery unveiled She Guardian, a very famous sculpture by acclaimed artist, Dashi Namdakov in Hyde Park, London.
Paul Green showed sculptures unveiled in London, Venice, Doha, Shanghai and other cities.

Ernst Magdeev said that the purpose of this trip to Kazan is to discuss opportunities to present decorative fine art in order to make the city more beautiful and attract more tourists.

Summing up, Shaimiev said that he supports the idea of open presentation of artworks that is important for arousing interest towards art and reviving spirituality.