The Contour of Luxury Fall/Winter 2018 | Page 343

With millions of artists in the world, how how do you know when you’ve spotted something With millions of artists in the world, do you know when you’ve spotted something unique and and worthy of risk taking? unique worthy of risk taking? Yes, Yes, it is it always a risk, but but without risk, risk, you you don’t do this job, job, you you can’t make it right is always a risk, without don’t do this can’t make it right all the time, it is it not only your fault if it if does not not work, with my my last last 2 shows we we were all the time, is not only your fault it does work, with 2 shows were lucky that that the the artists did did incredible pieces. Actually, all the artists we we have are are different lucky artists incredible pieces. Actually, all the artists have different in their own own way way ... There are are no rules. in their ... There no rules. Can Can you you comment on on the the importance of relationship and and sensitivity involved in the comment importance of relationship sensitivity involved in the business of selling art? art? business of selling Yes, Yes, relationship is the key, key, with with artists, clients, collectors. It is It based on on trust. When relationship is the artists, clients, collectors. is based trust. When you you are are dealing with with art, art, you you are are dealing with with a special moment of the artist at a at special dealing dealing a special moment of the artist a special time time of his life. life. Also, with with the the collectors it is it very personal, so it so engages to personal of his Also, collectors is very personal, it engages to personal relationship. Most of my clients, collectors are are my my friends or became my my friends, it it relationship. Most of my clients, collectors friends or became friends, is always nice nice to share artistic taste though a nice meal or a or good bottle of French wine. is always to share artistic taste though a nice meal a good bottle of French wine.