Az aukcis hzat a kt orosz zletember, Leonid Friedland s Leonid Strunin ltal alaptott Mercury Group vsrolta meg 2008-ban kzel 60 milli dollrrt. bombing of a Ukrainian maternity hospital. He is also the founder of TSUM Art Foundation. We have seen how the world of banking, travel, leisure, sport and culture have responded to the crisis. Khatulya Avsadzhanashvili, general director of Babochka. Friedland and Strunin also own the Mercury Retail Group, one of the largest luxury goods retailers in Russia. Maezawa bought the painting atChristies New York in May 2016 for a then record $57.2m (including fees). Friedland and Strunin have not been named among the people whose assets are being frozen by the US and UK, though even businessmen who are not being hit with sanctions could face difficulties going forward. 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What Mercury thinks of all this and how it affects the health of its investment is a matter of speculation, since principles Leonid Friedland and Leonid Strunin do not speak to the media. Phillips also recently announced its exclusive representation of photographer Annie Leibovitz (see story below). The company owns fashion boutiques selling Goiorgio Armany, Patek Philippe, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, Tod's, Rolex, Bvlgari, Tiffany & Co., Chopard, Bentley, Ferrari, Maserati cars and other luxury brands. After graduating from London's Central Saint Martins, Gordienko created the thick Marfa Journal, a magazine dedicated to her impressions of everything in the world from travels with friends across the U.S. and encounters with Erik Brunetti, creator of the FUCT clothing brand, to works by minimalist artist Donald Judd. (Abramovich said Wednesday that hed sell the Chelsea soccer team in the UK.). Her Naked Heart Foundation builds children's playgrounds throughout Russia and creates support centers for handicapped children and their parents. Inspectors found that TSUM had been using this strategy of social tax evasion since 2004. Yet Leonid Friedland is one of the most powerful men in fashion. The suites were paid for by the firm Mabetex. Source: Kommersant-Online, 18 January 2012. Girling, the former Bonhams CEO, said that only a boycott would get the attention of the owners of Mercury to hopefully influence Putin to change his current chosen course of action., We have seen how the world of banking, travel, leisure, sport and culture have responded to the crisis, he told The Art Newspaper. Strunin was aware of that, because he has the right of disposal on the off-shore company Vetra Holding account, used as intermediary by said transaction. Rolex, Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe said they would not comment when asked by WATCHPRO about their position on Russian invasion of Ukraine. Dzhabrailov came to the party escorted by the milicia security guards and two blondes. Alumni of the Moscow Institute of Transport & Engineering, Fridlyand and Strunins initial venture into retail began as a small jewellery and watch outlet, quickly growing through strategic alliances with brands such as Bulgari, Chaumet and Tiffanybefore diversifying into fashion. Even Exxon is pulling out of Russia which it didnt do when Russia invaded Crimea. Many of the most high-profile works set to be auctioned on Thursday are by artists popular with Russians, like a 1980s triptych by Francis Bacon expected to fetch up to $73 million. Two influential Russian figures in the global fashion business, Fridlyand and Strunin were amongst the first to establish early franchise and distribution rights for brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci and Prada within the former Soviet Union. Their retail network has almost 200 mono-brand boutiques all over Russia, among which are Armani Collezioni, Etro, Gucci, Max Mara, Audemars Piguet and Blancpain. Earlier this month, Matthew Girling, the former CEO of Bonhams, told the Art Newspaper that people should boycott Phillips, which is owned by Russians Leonid Friedland and Leonid Strunin.. Yesterday, the Russian-owned auction house Phillips (which last year realised a best ever $993.3m in auction and private sales) attempted to clear the air on Instagram by posting a statement in support of Ukraine, also posted by Jean Paul Engelen, the firms recently appointed president, Americas and co-head of 20th century and contemporary art. Earlier this month, Matthew Girling, the former CEO of Bonhams, told the Art Newspaper that people should boycott Phillips, which is owned by Russians Leonid Friedland and Leonid Strunin . Will art buyers show solidarity with Ukraine or will the art world display its usual hypocrisy?. "Around 50 %" of the figure went to cover Phillips's liabilities. Friedland and Strunin also own the Mercury Retail Group, one of the largest luxury goods retailers in Russia. Matthew Girling, chief executive of Bonhams until 2020, told The Art Newspaperhe believes people should still boycott Phillips over its Russian links. On August 23, the Mercury construction director Dmitry Eliseev wrote to the first deputy chairman of Saint-Petersburg commitee for construction Nikolay Krutov, asking him for 10-month extention of the term. On Thursday, Phillips the Russian-owned auction house will hold a 20th Century and contemporary art auction where a three-picture series by artist Francis Bacon is expected to fetch up to $73 million. The historic building, near the Bolshoi, will be refurbished to its former grandeur, enlarged with a new development at the back, and become a palace of brands. The top three are Roman Abramovich, Alisher Usmanov and Leonid Mikhelson, together worth $58.3 billion. As president and CEO of Mercury, the largest luxury retail group in Russia, Friedland and his associate, Leonid Strunin,. As the financial world unites to launch powerful sanctions against Putins oligarchs, the art auction season has begun in London as if nothing has changed. Contemporary art star Anish Kapoor considers "Phillips as legitimate a target as the Chelsea football club", formerly owned by Roman Abramovitch. Earlier this month, Matthew Girling, the former CEO of Bonhams, told the Art Newspaper that people should boycott Phillips, which is owned by Russians Leonid Friedland and Leonid Strunin. The event and forthcoming auctions will also be a litmus test of feeling towards Phillips, which insists it is business as usual in the face of a boycott by respected figures in the art world. Named after the Roman god of commerce, the Mercury Group, one of Russias largest retail and real estate conglomerates, was founded by Leonid Fridlyand and Leonid Strunin in 1993. TD TSUM owns and runs the oldest Moscow department store TSUM, located in the city center. Former gossip editor at Harper's Bazaar Russia and one of the main Russian it-girls, in 2011 Duma established her own online business, which reconciled art with fashion. Nine of the 10 most expensive watches were sold through Phillips in 2021, including a brand-new reference 5711 Patek Phillipe Nautilus watch created with Tiffany, which initially sold for $6.5 million, before the winning bidder withdrew and the second, under bidder was awarded the sale. Friedland v Strunin cng s hu Mercury Retail Group, mt trong nhng nh bn l hng xa . One cannot imagine a list of world-famous Russians without top model model and mother of four Natalya Vodyanova. All bets are off now. Enter your email to join the thousands of other professionals receiving breaking news from WATCHPRO. Mercury is run by Leonid Friedland and his associate, Leonid Strunin. In a statement on Friday, theU.S. Department of the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control said that it was targeting the two largest banks in Russia, the Public Joint Stock Company Sberbank of Russia and the VTB Bank Public Joint Stock Company. The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world. Russian teams have been excluded from world sporting competitions and oligarchs like Roman Abramovich are seeing pressure to sell their teams. u thng ny, Matthew Girling, cu Gim c iu hnh ca Bonhams, ni vi Art Newspaper rng mi ngi nn ty chay Phillips, cng ty thuc s hu ca ngi Nga Leonid Friedland v Leonid Strunin. Source: History of criminal case N 18/277049-99. In 2001 they established BoscoSport, which dressed the IOC officials at the Olympics in Rio. The artist always plays a prominent role in the twice-yearly contemporary sales in New York, but this season his work saw a phenomenal turnover of $181m, almost a third of the week's total proceeds. As president and CEO of Mercury, the largest luxury retail group in Russia, Friedland and his associate, Leonid Strunin, are fashion's rising czars. After LVMH owner Bernard Arnault acquired a majority stake in 1999, the company made an unsuccessful attempt to compete with Sothebys and Christies, often through aggressive use of guarantees, which were not always recouped at auction. Biography . Asked if he thought the Russian ownership label would harm Phillips's reputation, Albert Biton, a New York private dealer active in the auction trade tells The Art Newspaper: No, it wont affect their business because art collectors are not that thoughtful about it. 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The company, Russia's largest luxury goods retailer, was set up in 1993. LONDON (Reuters) - Auction houses Christie's, Sotheby's and Bonhams have cancelled sales of Russian art in London in June, part of the art market's response to Western sanctions on Russia as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine. Friedland and Strunin also own the Mercury Retail Group, one of Russia's largest luxury goods retailers. Despite it donating 5.8m to the Ukrainian Red Cross Society from a recent auction in London, and its CEO condemning the Russian invasion, those calling for the company to be shunned argue that only a boycott will force its Russian business figures such as its owners Leonid Friedland and Leonid Strunin to put pressure on the Kremlin. says Reebok. A Phillips statement said that its sales of contemporary art rose 80 percent between 2007 and 2008. Source: Nezavisimaya Gazeta, 22 October 2003. The Berkeley Square headquarters of Phillips, which was acquired in 2008 by Russian luxury-goods company Mercury Group. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Friedland and Strunin also own the Mercury Retail Group, one of the largest luxury goods retailers in Russia. Mysterious Tomb Unearthed in Armenia, Containing a Couple Who DiedTogether, Phillips Reaches $1.3 B. in 2022, But Asia Sales Declined, ArtPrize's Board Disbands, German Government Buys Back Hamburger Bahnhof's Building, and More: Morning Links for November 16, 2022. With an expanding market of eager, upbeat consumers, as opposed to retailers on shrinking budgets in the morose Western markets, Mercury's buyers are becoming luxury fashion's big spenders. Kusnirovich and Moiseeva own another very large retailer Russias leading department store, GUM on Red Square. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which took place on February 24th, shocked the whole world. In Russia she has been the face of various brands, from Rado to Carrera y Carrera. Some buy art but many others go to exhibitions or become patrons and its maybe higher than your normal new London intake and they use it to get acquainted culturally here.. In 2009, the Moscow City Property Department brought to the Moscow Arbitrary Court a 1,5 million roubles civil suit against the Torgovy Dom TSUM. Mercury reputedly paid around US$60 million to acquire a majority share, although the actual transaction was private. They are very wealthy, collect art and have a large footprint in the Russian economy, but they are not viewed as politically influential oligarchs and have not been placed under . He is a bit vain, though carefully conceals this fact: his photograph is kept behind the wall of his office and can be shown only to chosen ones. Karput established her avant-garde, street brand store in 2009, using the famous Colette in Paris as a model. He is a bit vain, though carefully conceals this fact: his photograph is kept behind the wall of his office and can be shown only to chosen ones. Leonid Friedland and Leonid Strunin, owners of Mercury Group Leonid Friedland (right) and Leonid Strunin (center) / Source: PhotoXpress The company, Russia's largest luxury goods. The watch firm Lange and Peter Avens investment firm have been approached for comment. On Tuesday, Phillips launched a whisper campaign to let potential buyers know that their sellers are not on any sanctions lists or have any ties to Putin, according to people familiar with the matter. couscous salad with raisins and almonds. They say that until recently, this luxury trader has enjoyed bringing his Mom to the high-end parties, that certainly speaks volumes for him, as well as the Mercury annual turnover, estimated at $150 million. For example, the billionaire Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea football club, placed the club under the stewardship of a trust over the weekend, no doubt a defensive measure given his reportedly close relationship with the Russian president Vladimir Putin. The World's Premier Art Magazine since 1913. According to Companies House in the United Kingdom, Phillips has two owners with significant control: Leonid Fridlyand and Leonid Strunin. Mercury group has managed to extend the term of the House of Leningrad Trade (DLT) refurbishment contract to July. Previously, de Pury was the majority shareholder. Born in 1969. Other groups and brands, including LVMH, Richemont and Richard Mille have not replied. Set in grounds of over 80,000 square metres complete with hotels, spas and a concert hall, the village also boasts a dedicated shopping street lined with brands such as Since 2008, the auction house has belonged to Leonid Friedland and Leonid Strunin, the owners of Russian luxury group Mercury. However, Mercury ategorically denied any possibility of such a deal. Phillips auction house has voiced its condemnation of Russias invasion of Ukraine. TSUM was the main venue for the Second Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, and Barvikha Luxury Villagein a billionaire enclave just outside the citywas the venue for a Gagosian Gallery exhibition last October. As the EU, UK and US impose a punishing roster of economic sanctions against Russia for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Russian-owned businesses are potentially at risk of suffering collateral damage. He suggested ordering suits from the firm Zegna, Property Management Department`s official partner at that time. We at Phillips unequivocally condemn the invasion of Ukraine. Head of the Property Department Vladimir Silkin claimed that TD TSUM gains illegal profits from sales on city territory. According to a report in the Russian newspaper Kommersant, the groups 2006 turnover was estimated at $850 million. Along with the rest of the art world, we have been shocked and saddened by the tragic events unfolding in the region. The secret of the site's success is its combination of large image spreads with short, carefree news pieces about fashion, beauty, culture and society gossip. In 2007, Mercury announced launching the Sochi Luxury Village Project (similar to the Barvikha Luxury Village in Moscow region) in Esta-Sadok settlement near Sochi. ARTnews is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Born in 1969, Strunin is the Chairman of Mercury, the largest Russian luxury retailer, selling watches and clothes as well as cars. to return $6400 to Borodin, according to the receipt. The two Russians who own Phillips and control a business empire in Russia Leonid Friedland and Leonid Strunin are not on the same plane as Abramovich, though. "Stealth wealth is not working yet in Russia," Friedland says. Everybody knows about a $40 million buyer`s loan received from Sberbank, when Mercury purchased a building complex in Tretyakovsky proyezd. Earlier this month, Matthew Girling, the former CEO of Bonhams, told the Art Newspaper that people should boycott Phillips, which is owned by Russians Leonid Friedland and Leonid Strunin . The U.K. announced sanctions targeting five banks and high net worth Russian oligarchs in Vladimir Putins close circle. The holding company runs a chain of luxury stores across the country . Their visit to the luxury shops was related to the inspection of Ecolux, Mercury`s agent for international buying. 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