Collector Mikhail Astakhov (right) hands the portrait of Sergei Diaghilev painted by Ragimov in 1997 down to Ilya Cherkasov, director of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic .
photo: Ekaterina foundation at «Persona. Image. Time. Human Representation in Art: from Modernism to the Present-day» in the framework of special projects of 3d Moscow Biennale for contemporary art. The Cultural Foundation Ekaterina (+1)
The catalogue of the show at the Russian museum/Museum of Ludwig at the Russian museum. With texts of Alexander Borovsky, Ekaterina Andreeva, Irina Karasik, Anton Uspensky.
UPD link: http://catalogue.sothebys.com/auctions/L09670/auction.html CATALOGUE NOTE (Ragimov on his Human Project Series): "I make the paintings anonymous by removing all accompanying information or explanation from the original. This silencing of information seems to me to be a perfect inaudible soundtrack to the work.