In St. Petersburg, an art object was installed for 3 million rubles

At the metro station "Prospekt Prospekt" in St. Petersburg, an art object "Shar" was installed in St. Petersburg. According to the website of the public procurement, the administration of the Vyborg region purchased it for 3.2 million rubles. However, on the Alibaba marketplace, the same design costs about 300 thousand rubles, writes Lifting.

What they write in the documents. In documents on the purchase of the Shara, officials wrote that it is an exclusive art object. The press service of the district administration told Rise that the price of an art object was determined on the basis of commercial offers of three companies.

“The cost of the sculpture in the estimated documentation for the project was determined by the designer in 2021 and amounts to 2 million 240 thousand rubles. The price was updated in April 2022. After receiving 3 answers from suppliers, the average price amounted to 3 million 202 thousand, ”the publication quotes the administration quoted.

Is it true. At the Alibaba marketplace, they found the same sculpture that costs about 300 thousand rubles, the newspaper writes . The “rise” found out that the art object “Shar” is a replica of the sculpture “Soul” located in Jerusalem. At Alibab, they even posted her photo under the guise of garden sculpture.

The administration of the Vyborg region said that they did not use fake exhibits and replicas. According to them, objects may be similar, but they are made by different masters and from different materials, the Fontanka reports .