Alexey Akindinov is Laureate of «The 1st International Competitive Exhibition «The Theme Of The Death At The Modern Art» at the nomination «The Painting». 30.10.08. Moscow. VDNH.

There were about 600 painters from 24 countries. There were diplomas for Laureates, catalogues, gifts, money bonuses. Laureates's pictures will go to Europe and USA museums, and will be bought by some of these museums.

The 1st International Competitive Exhibition 
«The Theme Of The Death At The Modern Art» 

Founders:
• The international exhibition of the funeral industry «Nekropol». Moscow.
• HIART GALLERY. Moscow.
• The museum of world funeral culture. Novosibirsk.

Jury:
The chairman – Sergey B. Yakushin, the president of the international exhibition «Nekropol», Moscow, the member of the Union of painters of Russia, the academician of the Europe Academy of Natural Sciences, the member of the international association of designers, the member of the union of journalists of Russia, the publisher of the journal «The Funeral House», the investor of the museum of the funeral culture at Novosibirsk. 
The co-chairperson – the doctor Rainer Serries, Райнер Сёрриез, art historian, the director of the museum of the funeral culture, Kassel, Germany. 
The co-chairperson – Aram Grigoryan, the correspondent of Russian Art Academy, vice-president of the creative union of russian painters, professor. 
The main research officer of the state Tretiyakovsky Gallery - Anna Beni. 

The expert council:
Doctor Rolf Lihtner – the executive director of the German Union of funeral organizations. 
Mariya Luisa Izagirre – the president of the main Europe cemeteries, the progress director of the funeral service, Barselona, Spain.
Hus Sluiter – the director of the museum of the funeral culture, Amsterdam, Holland.
Doctor Vais – the director of the museum of the funeral culture, Vienna, Austria. 
Debora Anders – the director of the international relationship, the national association of the funeral directors of USA. 
Izabella Rim – Honoured painter of Russia, the academician of the Europe Academy of Natural Sciences, the member of the presidium and the leader of the section «Art Design» of the international association of designers, the mamber of the governing of the design section of the Creative Union of Russian Painters, Moscow. 
Nataliya V. Papanova – museologist, director of HIART GALLERY, coordinator of the competitive, Moscow. 

There were 3 nominations:
1) Painting
2) Graphic arts
3) Sculpture, installation, decorative and applied arts (in one nomination)

Laureates's pictures will be seen at exhibitions at museums of the death in Kassel (Germany), Amsterdam (Holland), Dusseldorf (Germany, 2010). 

The exhibition was 28.10.08-30.10.08. VDNH. Moscow.