Anyone can be a museum director, as demonstrated by Moscow businessman-turned-art-collector Igor Markin. His 700-plus–piece collection had outgrown his private properties, so he decided to start a museum where he could display his art and share it with the public. And so art4.ru (‘Art for Russia) was born.
The small gallery space is used to exhibit not only pieces from Markin's own collection, but also up-and-coming artists that he has 'discovered'. It's a unique experience that is worth investigating if you're interested in Russia's hot contemporary art scene.
