Marat Gelman

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Full Name	Marat Gelman
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Dec 24, 1960(1960-12-24)
Age	64
Birthplace	Chisinau
Country	Moldova
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Marat Gelman Biography

Marat Gelman is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on December 24, 1960 in Chisinau, Moldova. He is a successful entrepreneur who is best known for his work as an art collector and gallerist. He was the director of Perm Museum of Contemporary Art, and he also opened Guelman Gallery, which was the first privately-owned Russian contemporary art gallery.

His personal gallery was host to an exhibit by His personal gallery hosted an exhibit by Andy Warhol..

Marat Gelman(Russian: Марат Александрович Гельман ; born December 24, 1960 in Chişinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian collector, gallerist, and an op-ed columnist. The former Director of PERMM contemporary art museum in Perm. The Deputy Director of Channel One (Russia) from June 2002 to February

2004. A political consultant, a co-founder of the Foundation for Effective Politics, and a member of Russia’s Public Chamber (2010-2012 convocation).

Guelman worked as an engineer in Chişinău until 1986. After the Soviet era criminal rule on social parasitism was abolished on 1 March 1986 he quit his job to write a novel and to start his own business.

He had a son, Igor GelmanZak.

Marat Gelman Net Worth

Marat Gelman is one of the richest Entrepreneur from Moldova. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marat Gelman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at the Moscow Electrotechnical Institute of Communications.

He was the Deputy Director for Channel One Russia.

Marat Guelman was born on 24 December 1960 in Chişinău. His father is the writer and playwright Alexander Isaakovich Gelman. Upon finishing high school 34 in Chişinău in 1977 Marat Guelman went on to study at Moscow Electrotechnical Institute of Communications while working as a mechanic and a sceneshifter at Moscow Academic Art Theater, Sovremennik and Mayakovsky Theater. He graduated in 1983 earning a degree in engineering.

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He started his career in arts as a collector, however, having made poor choices for his first collection due to lack of experience he had no choice but to acquire the skills of selling artworks thus becoming the first art dealer in the USSR. In 1990, upon finishing his contemporary art studies abroad, he put together a collection of Ukrainian art, which became the core of South Russian Wave exhibition, shown in 1992, which caught the attention of the publicity and resulted in major feedback. Guelman himself describes his path into art and his career in art as a series of accidents. However, he believes this flexibility and open-mindedness in taking chances to be even more important for success than determination.

Facts & Trivia

Marat Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Moldova. Marat Gelman celebrates birthday on December 24 of every year.

Running major non-commercial exhibiting events in external spaces was another important activity of Guelman Gallery. The list of major events includes Conversion (Central House of Artists, 1993), Dedicated to the VII Congress of People’s Deputies of Russia (Central House of Artists, 1993), New Money (State Tretyakov Gallery, 2006), Dynamic Couples (Moscow Manege, 2000), South Russian Wave and Nostalgia (State Russian Museum, 2000, which marked the 10th anniversary of Guelman Gallery), Russia 2 (Central House of Artists, 2005), St. Pete Folks: Contemporary Art of St. Petersburg (Central House of Artists, 2005), and a number of other events.

Top Facts about Marat Gelman

1. Marat Gelman is a Russian collector, gallerist, and op-ed columnist.
2. He was born on May 16, 1960, in Tiraspol, Moldavian SSR.
3. Gelman founded the first private contemporary art gallery in Russia.
4. He has curated numerous exhibitions both in Russia and internationally.
5. Gelman has been involved in several controversies throughout his career.
6. In 2018, he was accused of sexual harassment by multiple women.
7. Gelman is known for his support of controversial artists and political activism.
8. He has written articles for various publications including The Moscow Times and Novaya Gazeta.
9. Gelman’s collection includes works by prominent Russian artists such as Oleg Kulik and AES+F.
10. He currently resides in Montenegro where he continues to work as a gallerist and writer.