- Title: David Bowie collection previewed at auction house in Hong Kong
- Date: 12th October 2016
- Summary: HONG KONG, CHINA (OCTOBER 12, 2016) (REUTERS) PHOTO OF DAVID BOWIE IN EXHIBITION SHOW ROOM VARIOUS OF ART PIECES ON SHOW GALLERY OWNER AND CURATOR OF DAVID BOWIE'S COLLECTION, BETH GREENACRE LOOKING AT COLLECTION (SOUNDBITE) (English) GALLERY OWNER AND CURATOR OF DAVID BOWIE'S COLLECTION, BETH GREENACRE, SAYING: "And David in the artist, and throughout his own work, he'd look backwards, he was an historian and he was an observer. So he would look backwards to understand a given moment and also I think to look to the future and you can see that's why he was drawn to these artists." WIDE OF EXHIBITION SHOW ROOM (SOUNDBITE) (English) GALLERY OWNER AND CURATOR OF DAVID BOWIE'S COLLECTION, BETH GREENACRE, SAYING: "In terms of working with David, I feel incredibly lucky, it was 17 years of, 17-year long relationship. Which was very you know, personal relationship in the sense that, the collection was very personal so we had these amazing conversations. And David taught me to make connections that one wouldn't normally make between artists, between art forms. And that's how David's mind worked." WIDE OF EXHIBITION SHOW ROOM 'BEAUTIFUL, HALLO, SPACE-BOY' PAINTING, 1995, BY DAVID BOWIE COLLABORATED WITH DAMIEN HIRST HEAD OF SOTHEBY'S MODERN AND POST-WAR BRITISH ART DEPARTMENT, FRANCES CHRISTIE SPEAKING IN FRONT OF COLLECTIONS 'AIR POWER', 1984, JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (SOUNDBITE) (English) HEAD OF SOTHEBY'S MODERN AND POST-WAR BRITISH ART DEPARTMENT, FRANCES CHRISTIE, SAYING: "I think something that unites the whole collection, is that David Bowie bought what he liked. He bought something that meant something to him and which he was passionate about. It is quite inspiring." VARIOUS OF COLLECTION IN SHOWROOM
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- Keywords: Hong Kong David Bowie art auction
- Location: HONG KONG, CHINA
- City: HONG KONG, CHINA
- Country: China
- Reuters ID: LVA00153P7ZH5
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- Story Text: David Bowie's private art collection, including works by Henry Moore and Damien Hirst, will go on display to the public for the first time before heading for auction later this year, Sotheby's said on Thursday (October 12).
"And David in the artist, and throughout his own work, he'd look backwards, he was an historian and he was an observer. So he would look backwards to understand a given moment and also I think to look to the future and you can see that's why he was drawn to these artists," said curator Beth Greenacre.
The "Bowie/Collector" three-part sale in November will feature around 400 items from the pop icon's private collection and is seen fetching in excess of 10 million pounds ($13.24 million).
Bowie, who died aged 69 in January, straddled the worlds of music, fashion, drama and art for five decades, and was known for some of the most innovative songs of his generation.
"In terms of working with David, I feel incredibly lucky, it was 17 years of, 17-year long relationship. Which was very you know, personal relationship in the sense that, the collection was very personal so we had these amazing conversations. And David taught me to make connections that one wouldn't normally make between artists, between art forms. And that's how David's mind worked," she added.
Among the works to be featured is late American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Air Power" painting, estimated between 2.5 million and 3.5 million pounds ($3 million to $4.2 million), and Hirst's kaleidoscopic "Beautiful, Shattering, Slashing, Violent, Pinky, Hacking, Sphincter Painting", seen fetching 250,000-350,000 pounds ($300,000 to $420000).
There are also sculptures and design furniture, including a 1960s record player by Italian brothers Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni.
"I think something that unites the whole collection, is that David Bowie bought what he liked. He bought something that meant something to him and which he was passionate about. It is quite inspiring," said head of Sotheby's modern and post-war British art department, Frances Christie.
The collection will be auctioned by Sotheby's in London on November 11. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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