Phillips de Pury. Auction Carte Blanche.

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Phillips de Pury an auction Carte Blanche, on which its head, Simon de Pury has high hopes. Auction house really gives unlimited powers Associate Curator of trades - he collects "his" collection, then to sell it.
 
Curator - king and god of trade, according to the idea, they can become any important figure of modern art. Simon de Pury considered candidates Sam Keller, a former director of Fair Art-Basel, now director of a private museum Foundation Beyeler in Basel, and a major collector and patron Peter Brant. Maybe they will become curators of the following trades, but the deal was first chosen art dealer Philip Segal. He found 33 works of art, which is estimated at unprecedented for Phillips de Pury $ 80 million
According to Mr. Segal, these 33 works are added to his self-portrait, noting the main events in his biography of amateur art collector, art dealer and art consultant. The first children's "shock" of art has to Philip Segal, Warhol "Gold Marilyn", seen in New York's MOMA. First independent purchase - installation by Felix Gonzalez-Torres. In 1996-2001, Philip Segal was chief of Contemporary Art Christie's, working with things in the category of "a million and above." Tried to make a recovery in working with clients: once appeared on the pre-auction exhibition of the tail of the Pink Panther on his jacket. Then he went to the private sector - gathered megakollektsii, such as Francois Pinault. Gave the work his heart and soul - a time before everyone got on Art-Basel, disguised as laborers, other times had to make up, but his clients got things at the best prices. Together with its partners Frank Giraud, Lionel Pissarro and participated in a transaction century - the sale of collection Ileana Sonnebend for $ 400 million Philip Segal happy to set off a new art adventure - he managed to convince many collectors to part with things like that for quite a while was on the auction.
Half of the total at the auction may bring a silkscreen by Andy Warhol in 1962 - almost the first work of the father of pop art in this technique. Hollywood, scandal, sex, death - all topics that have become central to Warhol started here. "The men in her life," photo multiplier Queen of Hollywood Elizabeth Taylor with her third husband, film producer Michael Todd, soon crashed the plane, and her fourth husband, singer Eddie Fisher, with his previous wife, actress Debbie Reynolds. Philip Segal got hold of this work in the family collection Mughrabi, Manhattan dealers. Head of the family was against the sale of work, but Segal can persuade anyone.
Best-loved works of the Philip Segal at auction - Maurizio Cattelan, it has long been engaged in this artist and is friends with him. Better than others, "Stephanie" - a beautiful nude torso of a woman with luxurious hair, made Kattelanom commissioned by the newspaper magnate, collector Peter Brant in 2003. This is a portrait of his wife Brant, supermodel Stephanie Seymour, sculpture from wax figure resembles the bow of the ancient ship, and even more - sort of a head hunting trophy boar tusks c or elk with antlers. "I want other men also received their share," - supposedly said Cattelan and made "Stephanie" consisting of three pieces (plus the author's copy). The artist believes that the most important in the image of Stephanie - her beautiful hair, so that the organizers of the auction had to spend on the most expensive hairdresser in New York that he made a sculpture of stacking. "Stephanie" is estimated at $ 1,8-2,5 million
Another unconventional portrait - "Portrait of Marcel Briena the 1992 work by Felix Gonzalez-Torres. It belongs to the most important for this group of artists work - installations of candy, which should be sprinkled in the corner. These installations interactive - the audience should be taken apart and eat. However, "Portrait of Marcel Briena" is, apparently, impossible - these candies are wrapped in special wrappers blue with the inscription "The Passion", which is responsible for the psychological portrait. Installation is estimated at $ 4-6 million Lyrical digression: at last fall in Moscow "Garage" exhibition "100 years of performance was similar to the work of Gonzalez-Torres, only simpler. She is the author's instructions: to buy sosalki produced in the country show, pour into a corner and let the audience they were gradually dismantled, carrying out performance. But whether in Russia does not produce enough candy in decorative wrappers, or "Garage" could not stoop to sleaze - in the corner were the most expensive chocolates.
Another masterpiece in the auction - it's "Mechanical Pig" in 2005, Paul McCarthy, considered by many the top creativity of American artist-provocateur. This work may put an end to the millennia-old history of art: mimesis, imitation of ancient reality, the former basis of European aesthetics for over 25 centuries, then reached its climax. Pig in a life-size, made of modern, fully simulate natural materials, as if asleep: sometimes pulls hoofs, breath and turned the eyes under closed lids. Her "life support" open mind: it is huge, packed with electronics box, which bears a pig attached wires. The work is estimated at $ 2,5-3,5 million, it can become very expensive for the artist.
On record for the artist claims to not only this. Untitled N153 "1985 series" Fairy Tail "Cindy Sherman - the only privately owned picture of this series (other museums), it is estimated at $ 2-3 million
Do curator Philip Segal has his favorites among the young artists, recently appeared on the art scene. For example, the auction will be the work of American artist Matthew Day Jackson - 48 photos, which depicted the nooks 48 states (2006, estimate: $ 100-150 million).
The auction will take place in the new premises Phillips de Pury in New York. Here, immediately after Carte Blanche will be a traditional "calendar" auction of contemporary art. For the evening session, selected 26 works, among them "The caterpillar on a stepladder," Jeff Koons (2003, $ 5,5-7,5 million), "Two Figures" by Roy Lichtenstein ($ 3.5 million) and "Sex at Noon Taxes" Edda Rushi (2002, $ 4.3 million). for the entire evening Phillips de Pury expects to receive about $ 100 million if it would happen, this auction will be the largest in the history of the auction house , as Christie's and Sotheby's have to make room on the top of Mount Olympus of contemporary art.
Tatiana Markina
Journal «Weekend» № 43 (189) on 03.11.2010

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Auction Results:

auction house Phillips de Pury held in New York, the largest in its history, contemporary art auctions: auction Carte Blanche and the subsequent auction of contemporary art brought $ 137 million and nine records for works by individual authors. If the auction house can be kept at these altitudes, it means that Christie `s and Sotheby` s has a real competitor.
Auction house Phillips de Pury rose to a new level on the art market - in one night was sold contemporary art in the $ 137 million, despite the fact that turnover for the previous six months was $ 50 million and was recognized by experts at home rather successful results.
Most of the record sum - $ 117 million - the auction brought Carte Blanche, 33 lots of which were collected by special guest curator, art dealer Philip Segal. This was the know-how: the curator was given unlimited powers, he was free to include all trades that he likes, the fact that the owners are willing to sell. Philip Segal in this regard was an ideal figure: the art dealer and art consultant, he recently participated in the formation of the largest private collections around the world (including those of the owner of Christie `s François Pinault). He collected works were, by his own words of the curator, his self-portrait, beginning with childhood memories of things Warhol and ending with the last impression of the exhibition of young New York artist Matthew Day-Jackson.
At the auction of 33 lots not purchased only 3, all others exceeded the estimate, and many have made records for the authors. The most expensive - at $ 63 million - sold Andy Warhol's silkscreen "Men in her life." It's almost the first work of the father of pop art in a new history of the art technology, one of the earliest examples of replicating the image and focuses primarily for Warhol Topics: scandal, sex, death. $ 4.6 million - is perhaps not surprising result for "Self Portrait" in 1982, Jean-Michel Basquiat, painted himself in a crown of barbed wire, but $ 4.6 million for "Portrait of Marcel Briena the 1992 Felix Gonzalez-Torres is a heap of candy in the corner (the word "passion" for wrappers is responsible for the psychological richness of the image) - is a very impressive record. " the specter of Big N 16" German sculptor Thomas Schutte sold for $ 4.1 million , a huge white canvas "Untitled" conceptual Rudolph Stingela - for $ 2.7 million Charming and well-groomed, "Stephanie "wax trophy, a dream man, as embodied Maurizio Kattelanom, went for $ 2.4 million The only disappointment of trades - not found a buyer for" mechanical pig, "Paul McCarthy, a wonderful sighing (due to complex equipment), life-size pig , which was valued at $ 2,5-3,5 million
The same evening, immediately after the Carte Blanche Phillips de Pury held a regular autumn auctions of contemporary art - put up for him 26 lots brought $ 19.9 million, showing the benefit of the creative approach to the process. "Bidding Carte Blanche - a button to change the game" against the backdrop of the traditional preparation methods of auctions, "- said the" b "ideologue and chairman of the auction house, Simon de Pury. The new game has been extremely successful for Phillips de Pury. Now it all depends on whether he can stay at that level. "Several well-known figures in the art world have expressed interest in mentoring the next series of auctions, Carte Blanche, - said Simon de Pury .- We would like to focus first on the first of them and will announce the future in his time."
Tatiana Markina
The newspaper Kommersant »№ 207 (4507) on 10.11.2010