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Fabien
Fryns strongly believes that everyone should be interested
in art simply because it’s life enhancing. At
its best, contemporary art can be provocative, innovative
and inspiring.
With the stock market proving to be far less predictable
than the experts have lead us to believe, investing
in contemporary art presents itself as a viable and
interesting alternative. It is also “very affordable,
much more affordable than most people think.”
according to Belgian born art dealer Fabien Fryns whose
gallery at the Marbella Club specialises in international
contemporary art. |
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Despite
a high media profile in the 1990s when the advertising
magnate Charles Saachi began investing large sums
in the work of controversial artists such as Damien
Hurst, the Chapman Brothers and Tracy Emin, contemporary
art often generates a degree of resistance. But
it’s worth remembering that the appreciation
of art is often retrospective, making it suitable
for long term investment and it behoves us not
to forget that artists now considered great, such
as Picasso and Warhol, were derided in their own
time by the general public.
Fabien Fryns began buying from contemporary artists
when he was in his mid teens and says that one
of the best aspects of being a collector of current
works is developing relationships with the artists
themselves as it adds a very personal dimension
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The contemporary art market today is highly competitive
and fast moving. Dealers, eager to spot the next Damien
Hirst, snap up work from art schools as soon as it appears
and there’s little time for new artists to mature.
Fabien states that so much work is being produced now
that it becomes difficult to know which artist will
have lasting appeal and he thinks that many artists
today will be unknown in a few years’ time. It’s
imperative therefore to have the best guidance and who
better than someone who has always been passionate about
contemporary art. Fabien travels extensively to maintain
his highly detailed knowledge of the art market and
to source works from the artists themselves and clearly
has a flair for spotting future greats. He says that
it’s important to have the confidence to go against
the market, a talent which has proved remarkably prescient
in recent years. In 1987 he bought a painting by Jean
Michel Basquiat from a dealer only too happy pass on
the work of an artist then in decline. A painting by
Basquiat recently made an all time auction high of $5,000,000.
Top tips for the future? Fabien says that some excellent
work is being produced in China, particularly photography,
(Wang Qingson) and in South America (Nadin Ospina),
and for those of you who believe contemporary art to
be inaccessible, the work of Robert Silvers will surely
change your minds.
Fabien Fryns Fine Art Marbella Club Hotel Avda. Prinipe
von Hohenlohe
Tel +34 952 820 200 email info@fabienfryns.com |
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