Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld In SPREAD
vendredi 18 juin 2010 
The latest issue of SPREAD ArtCulture Magazine includes a brief interview titled "Star Child" with Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld in which he discusses his motivation for dealing art. "The whole thing came very naturally to me," confesses Vladi, "I love all the angles of the project: The human side of working so closely with the artist, the creative side of putting on the show, and the business side of promoting and selling the art."
Does Monsieur Restoin-Roitfeld offer any advice for aspiring art dealers? "When you start in this business, artists are not running after you. So you need to seize opportunities when you can, and then it is your job to prove that you can actually be good at it."
Notice that in the photo above, he is posed in front of a painting from the "Shadowman" series by his client Richard Hambleton. At the zenith of his popularity, Hambleton commanded fees and fame for his art that far exceeded that of his contemporaries Basquiat and Haring; Vladimir has clearly proven that he is great at this. I look forward to many provocative exhibits in this curator's future as he continues to shake up the conventions of the art world.
Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld photograph © 2010 SPREAD ArtCulture Magazine. All Rights Reserved.
Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld in Art, Interviews, Richard Hambleton
Reader Comments (2)
I love that piece he's sitting in front of. Very cool. One of those pieces that makes you think, "Hell, I could do that, gimme some paint!" But then you stare a little longer and realize, no, I couldn't do that and it's brilliant.
I love your apt description of the piece, Kate. It is very cool and Vladimir is very wise — he is amassing invaluable assets as a curator that might not otherwise cross his path.