), Theres this thing that Gagosian goes out and we poach and we steal, says Gagosian. Picassos $179 million Women of Algiers (Version O) is the current all-time auction high. whose work Gagosian began exhibiting in the mid-80s. and } + '<\/div>' .addClass( 'slideIn' + upOrDown ); The real portrait is hanging safely on the museums walls, a spokesman confirmed to artnet News. Rome continues to surprise us every day, said Virginia Raggi, the mayor of the Italian capital. He also became a de facto West Coast sales franchise for New York galleries including Mary Boone and Metro Pictures, exhibiting artists like Art is todays ultimate luxury good, and Gagosian has found himself at a singular nexus between artists, self-made magnates who are todays art patrons, auction houses, major museums and even the banks that provide him capital. May 30, 2019. + '' It. galleries, both helmed by people a couple of decades younger than Gagosian, and both perceived as strong competition, have galleries in six and three locations respectively. His uniform tends more toward unstructured blazers and tie-less button-downs that call to mind his one-time client Gianni Agnelli. var cookieNames = ['recentlyShown', 'signedUp', 'closedSignupBar','signup_cookie']; SignupForm.init($modal.find('form'), function onSuccess() { Culture TV FX Hulu Interview. if (getCookie(cookieNames[i]).length) { Hes got a very good sense of humor and a light way of looking at things, and yet hes very realistic at the same time. Gagosian is an American art dealer and the owner of the art gallery Gagosian Gallery. Jeffrey Deitch, So I started buying more expensive posters, he says. For a minute there, I thought wed lost him., When asked about the future, Gagosian laughs, saying, Gagosian is going to go on forever! He has begun to implement structural changes to help the gallery continue through the 21st century, though, he says, Its not easy in this business, because its very much about me or whoever that me is. As for his personal art collection, stuffed with pieces ranging from Warhol to Mondrian, which some friends value at $1 billion, he has not yet made any decisions. + '