Working across the US, the UK and Asia to acquire, install and nurture art on behalf of art collectors.
We work with a small number of collectors who care deeply about what they buy and how it works in their own interior. Vanessa Curry leads a team who make that happen – from knowledge-building, to procurement, to spatial mock ups, to negotiation, to transportation, to installation, to happy client.
This Week…
Installing art in Westport, Connecticut USA and Cheshire, UK this week. Wonderful to be within the New England colours and weather this week. The much anticipated Marian Goodman new space opening party is in Chelsea New York this Saturday, see you there!
Wolfgang Tillmans; Griefbar series
Buy
We are small but we are mighty; we have worked with private clients as an independent art advisor since 2007, sourcing art from galleries and directly from studios across the globe. We seek to find art works for our clients’ homes that resonate with their own aesthetic interests, their lives, their memories and the legacy art collection that they hope to build. We don’t enforce our opinions and aesthetic taste on our clients, but act as an expert guide to help navigate the art market for them. We give independent advice, and do not ask for commission from any auction house, gallery and artist to ensure impartiality. We act only for our client, via a transparent brokerage fee. Meetings with clients in the UK and the USA are in person at first. All installs are managed in person, with our long-standing network of expert installers. We manage collection maintenance visits and conservation meetings to ensure that art works are taken care of properly. We have worked closely with architecture firms when sourcing lighting experts for exacting private art collections and provide full visual mock-ups of planned installs for all clients.
Vanessa Curry has an ongoing relationship with The Courtauld Gallery, London, to facilitate philanthropic support.
Managing Art Collections
We are global experts in effectively and efficiently managing all elements of the logistics, storage and planning for our client’s art. We liaise directly with our client’s family offices, insurers, house staff and architects to prevent our clients having to spend their own time working through what is often an intricate and expensive process. We have excellent contacts in order to provide everything from seamless installation of artworks to engineering calculations for large scale installations in landscapes.
Some of our clients regularly loan works to museums; we coordinate the entire process for them including legal terms of loan agreements to ensure that our client is protected whilst ensuring access and enjoyment of the work by the public.
We have advised one major charitable foundation for a number of years and coordinate with institutions such as Tate Britain on major giving for art exhibitions.
Tours
I continue to love talking about the subject of art and do so when the opportunity arises. My post graduate dissertation (First classification) was on the subject of Napoleonic art and I always like to get the opportunity to talk about the 1700s! I have spoken on more modern eras at a range of events from Asian art at London Design Week through to Deco era jewellery at Cartier new Bond Street. Get in touch to talk with us if you are an organizer of an event or wish to attend an event.