The office of Mr. His first acquisition: a Marc Desgrandchamp. In , Mr. Some the abstracts are included in the interview. Click Here for French Version. Selina Ting [ST]: We are right now in a law firm where the notion of time is very different from that in the art world.
Here, time is calculated with precision for its productive and exchange values. As a lawyer — collector, are you trapped in the paradox? Time is important because even though art is a passion for me, I am the keeper of my time and I cannot afford as much time as I would have wished in the search of art. Today, I am paying fewer visits because I already knew some of the artists and I prefer to follow the development of the artists that I know.
I visit some major art events, fairs and biennales. Then, of course, there is also the effect of time on the ways we look at an artwork and on our perception of art. Afterwards one might start to feel saturated. What are your observations on this regard? Do you feel the same rhythm in your collecting activity? The beginning stage is extremely fundamental for a collection. A collector can be young in his forties or sixties. Then, a collector appropriates the relics and makes his own choices.
So we have three key words or three key steps — Enter, Appropriate and Choose — they are important for a collector. After that, there is an aim behind all these actions, which is to build his collection! To build a collection is perhaps the most difficult step because to build a high quality collection requires one not to get lost in the forest. Therefore, a collector sets off with this intuition to gather together a selection of artwork.
He becomes very active during a given period; he searches, builds and consolidates his collection. ST: In your opinion, what is the impulsion that motivates an individual to start the investigation? PP: Very often the impulsion comes from an intellectual quest of his time. Therefore, there is a question of generation, i. PP: I started collecting in when I was Is it relatively late?
