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I read this article and my only question is. Where are these billionaire collectors? If you know of any send them my way!
I read this article and my only question is. Where are these billionaire collectors? If you know of any send them my way!
Sculpture Gets Its Day in the Sun as Prices Rise BY GERALDINE FABRIKANT
Demand for contemporary work has fueled interest in sculpture and prices are rising. Museums and private collectors are adding gardens to accommodate the art.
The high demand for contemporary art has helped fuel the interest in sculpture. “People’s concept of art has expanded and much of contemporary art is configured in three dimensions,” said Simon Stock, senior international specialist at Sotheby’s in London. “It needs space.” The wealthy are rushing to amass sculptures, sometimes creating gardens to display their expanding collections. Museums too have been adding space — indoor and outdoor — to accommodate the large pieces.
Often these buyers begin with paintings, then move to bigger things. Joop van Caldenborgh, a Dutch collector of painting and photography, recalled thinking that he might like to have a sculpture for his garden outside The Hague. Then he began filling his large front yard with pieces. Today he has more than 60 works. “Billionaire types will have an estate and they see where the guys next door have a garden and then they want a garden and sculpture for it,” Mr. van Caldenborgh said. He plans to house some pieces in a museum he is building. Business may be the initial motivator. Mr. Besthoff had collected Photorealist works when he bought an office building with an Isamu Noguchi work in front of it and then became infatuated with sculpture. Mr. Ringnes bought a sculpture that he put in front of his Oslo office building. “I saw how fantastic it was,” he recalled. “People were having their pictures taken and everything. So I figured: Why not continue?” “But acquiring sculpture is complicated,” he said. “You need some place to enjoy the pieces. Painting is a millionaire’s game, but sculpture is a billionaire’s game because you need the space.
Demand for contemporary work has fueled interest in sculpture and prices are rising. Museums and private collectors are adding gardens to accommodate the art.
The high demand for contemporary art has helped fuel the interest in sculpture. “People’s concept of art has expanded and much of contemporary art is configured in three dimensions,” said Simon Stock, senior international specialist at Sotheby’s in London. “It needs space.” The wealthy are rushing to amass sculptures, sometimes creating gardens to display their expanding collections. Museums too have been adding space — indoor and outdoor — to accommodate the large pieces.
Often these buyers begin with paintings, then move to bigger things. Joop van Caldenborgh, a Dutch collector of painting and photography, recalled thinking that he might like to have a sculpture for his garden outside The Hague. Then he began filling his large front yard with pieces. Today he has more than 60 works. “Billionaire types will have an estate and they see where the guys next door have a garden and then they want a garden and sculpture for it,” Mr. van Caldenborgh said. He plans to house some pieces in a museum he is building. Business may be the initial motivator. Mr. Besthoff had collected Photorealist works when he bought an office building with an Isamu Noguchi work in front of it and then became infatuated with sculpture. Mr. Ringnes bought a sculpture that he put in front of his Oslo office building. “I saw how fantastic it was,” he recalled. “People were having their pictures taken and everything. So I figured: Why not continue?” “But acquiring sculpture is complicated,” he said. “You need some place to enjoy the pieces. Painting is a millionaire’s game, but sculpture is a billionaire’s game because you need the space.
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