Collecting
I started to collect art in a serious way about 30 years ago. It began as a mix of vintage photography and contemporary art by artists that I knew and interacted with. I was immediately drawn to surrealism and all of it's various iterations up to present time. I never really felt a constraint as to what I could define as "surreal" for myself. As it turns out, it is a pretty open and maleable concept. Below is a selection of some works that have recently entered my collection.
Mickalene Thomas, Liz and Chair with Zebra, 2015, C-print, 48 x 48 inches, edition of 5
image courtesy of Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago
Ralph Burns, How Great Thou Art #7, 1980, gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 inches, edition of 15
Jean Moral, Julliette, 1927, vintage gelatin silver print, 9 x 6.25 inches
Maurice Tabard, Montage(Nu), 1929, vintage gelatin silver print, 9 x 7 inches
Shadi Ghadirian, Qajar (Mountain Bike), 1998/2017, digital pigment print, 16 x 12 inches
Tania Franco Klein, Toaster, Self Portrait, 2017, Archival pigment print on w/c paper, 40 x 60 inches
Dora Maar, Gamin aux Chaussures Dépareillés, 1933, vintage gelatin silver print, 11 x 11 inches