Larry Gagosian
Larry Gagosian
Lawrence Gilbert "Larry" Gagosianis an Armenian American art dealer who owns the Gagosian Gallery chain of art galleries. Working in concert with collectors including Douglas S. Cramer, Eli Broad and Keith Barish he developed a reputation for staging museum quality exhibitions...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth19 April 1945
CountryUnited States of America
art reading college
I never really took a proper art class in college. I just started reading art magazines and going to galleries.
wall home games
I've had people say to me, "Well, how do I start collecting artworks?" Well, you start by buying. Buy what you like, buy what you can afford - and I'm not just saying that because I'm a dealer. You can't be so paralyzed to where you keep saying, "I've got to learn more." The best way to learn is to go home and actually put something on the wall. Then you've got an investment. Then you're living with it. Then you're in the game.
play stuff surprise
I play hard. So the critical stuff doesn't surprise me or bother me.
artist firsts alive
Professionally, what comes first is representing the artist.Whether they're alive or dead.
class middle grew
Honestly, I grew up in pretty modest circumstances. We were a middle-class family.
real thinking artist
I think functioning as a business manager can be a hindrance to having a real dialogue with the artist. I do think that artists need good lawyers and accountants, because they're dealing with serious money. But an artist who stands behind a manager? That's a little different. I think that can be a bad buffer.
sun gallery
The sun never sets on my gallery.
art becoming consensus
The art market is global now, and theres becoming more of an international consensus about what constitutes good art.
mean loyal knows
I don't know what 'loyal' means,