Nicolas Iljine

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Nicolas V. Iljine

Iljine (far right) with Vladimir Putin at the Guggenheim in 2005
Born (1944-09-10) September 10, 1944
Paris, France
Occupation Author, executive, curator
Language English, Russian, French, German
Nationality French
Citizenship Russia, France
Education Sorbonne
Subjects Russian and Western art
Children 2

Nicolas Iljine (born September 10, 1944, Paris)[1] is a French and Russian author, editor, curator, and art consultant. Among his editing projects are the 2013 book Memories of Baku,[2] and he authored Odessa Memories in 2003.[3] Much of his work has involved the Russian and Western art of the 1920s-2010s, including the Soviet sale of Hermitage paintings. In 2006, Iljine was awarded the Russian Order of Friendship.[4]

Early life, education

Nicolas V. Iljine was born on September 10, 1944, in Paris, France.[1] His father was Professor Vladimir Nikolayevich Iljine, a Russian Orthodox theologian and philosopher.[5] Iljine was educated in Great Britain and France, studied mathematics at the Sorbonne, and then specialized in public relations.[5]

Career

From 1968 to 1994 Iljine worked at Lufthansa, the flagship airline company of Germany.[5] He started in marketing and sales,[6] and in 1971 he moved to the public relations department, eventually serving as general manager for the entire company.[4]

From 1994 to 2008, he worked as the European representative for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation,[6] where he was instrumental in creating and implementing museum projects including Guggenheim Bilbao, Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin with Deutsche Bank, Guggenheim-Hermitage in Las Vegas, and the development of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.[6][7] He also curated architectural competitions for designing the Guggenheim museum in Lithuania and Mexico.[6]

From 2008 to 2010[6] he worked for GCAM (Global Cultural Asset Management Group) in New York, headed by Thomas Krens, formally of the Solomon R.Guggenheim Foundation.[1] He was VP for international development,[8] dealing with museum construction, building art collections, management programming, and art investment.[4] He worked jointly with French architect Jean Nouvel on the design for a project of a Museum of Contemporary Art in Baku.[6]

As of February 2010, he is a consultant on issues such as "international cooperation" to several European cultural institutions.[6] He is currently acting as Educational Activities Adviser at the M.T. Abraham Foundation,[9] and since 2013 is heading the advisory board of the Hermitage Museum Foundation Israel.[10]

Exhibitions

As a member of the Friendship Society of the USSR-FRG in the 1970s-1980s, he executed a number of cultural exchange programs and events.[5] For three years during the Art Basel Miami fair, for example, he organized an annual exhibition of Russian contemporary art.[11] He has taken active part in organizing numerous Russian art exhibitions, including:

  • The Great Utopia[5]
  • Chagall’s Jewish Theater
  • Amazons of the Avant-Garde[5] (opened in New York by President V.V. Putin)
  • Kazimir Malevich - Suprematism[12]
  • Russia![4] (opened in 2005 by Putin)

Books

Personal life

Iljine is married, with two grown children and a granddaughter. He is a citizen of both France and Russia.[1]

In September 2006, Iljine was awarded the Order of Friendship, on order signed by President Putin.[4] He is a founding member of the Board of Trustees of the Kandinsky Prize,[4] and an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts.[13] He is also a member of the Paris Council of Emperor Alexander III for developing cultural and political ties between Russia and France.[6]

Publishing history

Publications as author, editor, or co-publisher include:

  • 8 Illustrated publications for Lufthansa on flight—myths and legends
  • 2000: Sold Treasures of Russia (Trilistnik, Moscow)
  • 2003: Odessa Memories (University of Washington Press)[3][14] - author
  • 2008: Pass to Paradise (Vagrius, Moscow)
  • 2008: Nikolai Suetin (Palace Editions, St. Petersburg)
  • 2009: Fire of Worlds by Vladimir Iljine (Progress-Traditsia, Moscow) - editor
  • 2013: Memories of Baku (Marquand Books, Seattle)[15] - editor
  • 2013: Selling Russia’s Treasures (M.T. Abraham Foundation, Paris)[16] - editor

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Nick Iljine". Snob. Retrieved 2014-01-25.  (Russian)
  2. ↑ "Video:". Britain Azerbaijan Business Council. Oct 9, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-25. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Moss, Kenneth (2007). "Review: Nicolas V. Iljine, ed., Odessa Memories". Jewish Quarterly Review (97:3). Retrieved 2014-01-25. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Speakers: Nicolas Iljine". The Russia Forum. 2010. Retrieved 2014-01-25. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Nick Ilyin (Nikolay V. Ilyin), son of Russian immigrants ...". LiveInternet. November 4, 2010. Retrieved 2014-01-25.  (Russian)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 "Nick Ilyin". Linkedin. 
  7. ↑ Honigsbaum, Mark (26 January 2001). "McGuggenheim?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-01-25. 
  8. ↑ "Champagne and vodka". The Art Newspaper. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-25. 
  9. ↑ "Founders". MT Abraham Foundation. Retrieved 2014-01-25. 
  10. ↑ "Advisory Board". Hermitage Museum foundation. Retrieved 2014-01-25. 
  11. ↑ "Moscow biennale attracts new generation of Russian collectors". Budapest Business Journal. March 9, 2007. Retrieved 2014-01-25. 
  12. ↑ "Cross, square and circle: The edition to Kasimir Malevich - Suprematism at the Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin". db-art.info. Retrieved 2014-01-25.  (German)
  13. ↑ "Ambassador of Azerbaijan Launches New Literary Work-Memories of Baku: Beyond the Land of Fire". Yahoo! Finance (Press Release: ATC Communications). Oct Sep 27, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-25. 
  14. ↑ Ilvin, Nick (2013-03-21). "Nick Ilyin and his "Odesseya": Interview". Southern Lights. Retrieved 2014-01-25.  (Russian)
  15. ↑ ""Memories of Baku" book presented in London". News from Azerbaijan. September 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-25. 
  16. ↑ Warren, Marcus (December 8, 2000). "How the Bolsheviks sold Russia's treasures". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2014-01-25. 

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