2019-03-01_American_Art_Collector

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Above the sideboard is a screenprint on handmade

paper, Trois Espaces Rouges, by James Coignard

(1925-2008). On the right is Jean-François Rauzier’s

hyperphoto Laura (from the series Sleeping Beauty),

1998, Diasec mounted C-Type print.

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A marble and wood sculpture by Oriano Galloni is on

the left in the entryway. A mixed media on canvas

work by Youri Leroux hangs next to it. The sculpture

outside is Invisible by E. Tyler Burton.

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On the left is a work by Joseph Kosuth. The sculpture is

The Shield by Cecilia Miguez. The piece to the right of it

was purchased at an art fair. A paper and wood piece

by Jonathan Borofsky hangs on the right.

admired it and kept returning to look at it.

As a surprise, the wife purchased the piece...

providing the gallery would deliver it to her

husband’s office, covered with gift wrap and

a huge bow.

Of their gallery visits, she says, “We

want to enjoy the process.” They cite

Steven Diamant of Arcadia Contemporary

in Pasadena, California, who “shares our

eye and calls when he finds something

interesting.” In Boston, they frequent the

Krakow Witkin Gallery where they have

found numerous pieces. They have favorite

haunts in other parts of the world, too.

Art occasionally finds its way into

their homes in spontaneous ways. “In the

mid-’90s, New York was hit with a huge

snowstorm,” she reminisces. “Almost

everything was shut down and we were

looking for an open hotel for breakfast.

As we walked up an empty stretch of

Madison Avenue, we were amazed to see

someone sitting in the Tamenaga Gallery...

so we walked in. We were attracted to

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