Homes & Gardens UK – September 2019

“WEOPENUPNEWWAYSTOEXPERIENCE

ARTBYINVITINGCOLLECTORS,ARTISTSAND

COLLABORATORS INTO A RELAXED SPACE”

Q

Whatisthegreatest

sacrificeyou’vemade?

Neverbeingabletoswitchoff.But

theupsideis thatit doesn’tfeellike

a job;it’sbecomemylifeandpassion.

Fora longtimeI wasrunning

PartnershipEditionsalongsidea

full-timejobwithanartdealer.

WhenI finallytooktheleap,I

couldn’tbelieveI’dputoffstarting

my own business for so long.

Q

Andyourproudest

achievement?

Watchingfourofourfemaleartists

discusstheissueofthefemalegaze

• reclaimingthefemalenudeas
  somethingempoweredratherthan
  objectifiedintheirwork– infrontof
  a thoroughlytransfixedaudienceof
  150 people at the Royal Academy.

Q

Howdoyouchoose

yourartists?

I amdrawntothosewhocan

combinetechnicalskill,engaging

narrativeandaestheticimmediacy.

I thinkthemainthingthatI am

attractedtois artistswhohavea clear

andauthenticstyle.Whenanartist’s

styleis recognisableastheirown,I

thinkit demonstratestheyaredoing

something unique and exciting.

Q

Howdoyoufindtheartists?

I spendhourstrawling

throughInstagram,findingmyself

downrabbitholes.Instagramis a

great way to understand an artist’s

process,astheyoftenpostvideoclips

andimagesoftheirstudios.Degree

showsareanothergreatresource.

Artistsoftenintroducemetoother

artists’workandI alsogetabout

10 applications a day to consider.

Q

Whatisthemostyou’ve

spentona pieceofart?

Justunder£1,000,butmost

ofthepiecesI ownare between

£200 and £600.

Q

Andyourbiggest

extravagance?

Artbooks– abouteverythingfrom

thefemalenudeandmodernBritish

art to Matisse and Egon Schiele.

Q

What’snext?

We’relaunchinga newsection

• TheCollector– onthewebsiteto
  showcaseunique,originalworksfor
  clientslookingformoresubstantial
  piecesfortheircollection.Each
  artworkis accompaniedbynarratives
  exploringtheinspirationand
  influencesbehindtheartist’swork,
  providinginsightintothecreative
  processaswellastheintricaciesof
  thepiecesthemselves.Theworkcan
  beviewedbyappointmentinthe
  artist’sstudio,withthePartnership
  Editionsteamofferingadvice
  onselectingartandcuratinga
  collection.Wealsohavetwonew
  artistsjoiningusinSeptember:
  CharlotteEdeyandLucyAuge.
  ■partnershipeditions.com

Q

Canyoutellusa little about

yourbackground?

I workedatChristie’sstraightfrom

universityandthenjoinedThe

AuctionRoom.Twoyearsago,

I foundedPartnershipEditions,

anonlineplatformofattainable

limited-editionpieces,witha mission

totakeartbeyondthetraditional

gallerysettingandintosupperclubs,

pop-ups, talks and workshops.

Q

Howwouldyousum

upyourbusiness?

Curatedaffordableartforall.We

aimtounearthaccessiblypriced

originalartworkbysomeoftoday’s

mosttalentedemergingartists.

PartnershipEditionsis essentially

a springboardforanyonelookingto

startorenhancetheirartcollection.

Sincewebeganin2017,thebusiness

hasevolvedandwenowdealwith

editionsandoriginals.Aswellas

promotingthe 19 artistswhosework

is soldthroughtheplatform,we

representa smallnumberofartists,

helpingtopropeltheirpersonal

growth.Wealsoopenupnewwaysto

experienceartbyavoidingwhatcan

beanintimidatinggallerysetting.

Wehostpaneldiscussions,artist-run

life-drawingeventsandsupperclubs

thatinvitecollectors,artistsand

collaborators into a relaxed space.

Q

Whatwasyour

light-bulbmoment?

Whenfriendsstartedaskingfor

adviceaboutwheretogotobuytheir

firstgrown-uppieceofart,butthere

wasn’tanywhereI couldrecommend.

I realisedtherewasa gapinthe

marketforsellingarttopeoplelike

me,whowantit intheirhomesrather

FE ATUREthan as investment pieces in a vault.

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MCCARTHY

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