Marat Guelman announces (in Russian) a grandiose 5-venue exhibition by Ilya Kabakov. It will travel from Moscow to the Tate and Pompidou Centre.
Video report (in Russian) from the Sotsart show in Paris.
Apparently a "letter of comfort" has been secured for the Royal Academy show next year.
I missed this (better late than never): The IHT on Russian collectors at Frieze.
