Zhukova, Rem, and the Garage

       The Garage in Gorky Park.  What?  A place to park your sports car?  No, a museum, of sorts.   Seems some folks thought it would be a good idea to transform an old Soviet monstrosity into a museum of contemporary art.  So, Roman Abramovich sends his spouse, Dasha Zuhkova, to sweet talk Rem Koolhaas, the 70 year old Dutch architect, to wrap his arms around the project.  Gorky Park needs some attention.
      Next thing you know, the project takes off like rocket.   Soon there's buzz about the project among artists eager for a new, respectable venue to show their work and their talent.  Who wants to exhibit in some broken down, Soviet era wreck?  Nobody.  Enter 33 year old Dasha, Angelina Jolie's missing twin sister(Ha).  When you husband has a discreet interest in the art world, you can make things happen.   But in Gorky Park?  Come on?  And in Moscova?  Are Russyan artists that hard up?  Maybe since the rouble is worth less than a dong,  and Russyan oil is worth less than $45/barrel, then artists can't sell a painting for more than 10 roubles.  A guy could starve, even eating borsht every day.
      Maybe they'll stage an exhibit of Crimean artists.  They need a little more exposure since Mad Vlad took over a few months ago.  The article written by Tony Perrottet is really a flimsy advertisement for Abramovich' extra money.   Seems crass to me.
     The name comes from an earlier rendition, a bus depot in another part of Moscova, in a building by architect Konstantin Melnikov designed in 1920's, following the revolution and the murders of the Czar and his family. 
     I expect Mad Vlad will be holding publicity foto shoots at the Garage, where he can announce his next big move.  Maybe a little slice of Lithuania, or Finland.  Why not China?  Would they miss a few sq. kilometers of real estate?  Hardly.   Mr. Ras Putin certainly has his work cut out for him.  "Hello, Dahhling Dasha, this is Vladdi.   Let's talk modern art.   I want to start a big Russyan collection.  I need your help.  You will help me,  Dahhhling?   I like California, too.  Big surfing in California beaches.
      Hmmmmm.   Where will the Garage end up after the plastic cracks and falls into the Moscova River?