Professionally, what comes first is representing the artist.Whether they're alive or dead. — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
Working with younger artists kind of tests your judgment. You're not always right, but when you are, it's exciting. — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
When a great artist gets my attention, I pursue it. If I don't, someone else will, you know what I'm saying? — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
The art market is global now, and theres becoming more of an international consensus about what constitutes good art. — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
You get to a point where you really can't manage more artists, because representing artists takes a lot of time. — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
I never really took a proper art class in college. I just started reading art magazines and going to galleries. — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
Physically, it's getting impossible for me to travel that much. I want to support my artists by showing up at their openings,… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
I believe in the popularizing of art. But when you get right down to it, it's a bit of an elitist world.… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
For me, collecting is sort of a natural extension of being an art dealer, because if you don't want to collect the… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
A lot of artists are involved with fabrication. Artists today are making more objects and many of them need the participation of… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
When a collector says, "You've got to educate me," or "What's a good investment?" then I don't know what to say. I… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
The so-called "secondary market" has also always been something that I'm comfortable with. I'm not a dealer who turns his nose up… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
I don't think the art market is for everybody. Yeah, of course we have a global gallery. But we're like the one-tenth… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
I'm not in the luxury-goods business. I sell unique objects. I wish I was in luxury goods because then I could just… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
Nobody really needs a painting. It's something you kind of create value for in a way that you don't with a company.… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
I've never been what they call a 'pure gallerist.' I find that somewhat pretentious, honestly - I'm an art dealer. I like… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
I think functioning as a business manager can be a hindrance to having a real dialogue with the artist. I do think… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
Take Damien Hirst out of contemporary art history, and there's an incredible void. Great artists, like great people, have second acts. — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
Some people buy art because they're confident that it'll be a good store value, and this is kind of a recent phenomenon. — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
The art market is global now, and there's becoming more of an international consensus about what constitutes good art. — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
The art world is never going to be popular like the NFL, but more people are buying art and I think that's… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
I never really took a proper art class in college. I just started reading art magazines and going to galleries. I was… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
I don't think you can tell somebody how they should collect. I think it's just about being turned on by art.At the… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
You have to be a little bit cautious when the market gets quite strong because there's a tendency to anoint a genius… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
For me, collecting is sort of a natural extension of being an art dealer, because if you don't want to collect the artist, then… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
The art market is global now, and theres becoming more of an international consensus about what constitutes good art. — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
You get to a point where you really can't manage more artists, because representing artists takes a lot of time. — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
Naturally, liquidity is a big factor in any market that seems to be a lot of money in the world, and there's a lot… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
I don't think you can tell somebody how they should collect. I think it's just about being turned on by art.At the end of… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
I think functioning as a business manager can be a hindrance to having a real dialogue with the artist. I do think that artists… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
Physically, it's getting impossible for me to travel that much. I want to support my artists by showing up at their openings, but I… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
When a collector says, "You've got to educate me," or "What's a good investment?" then I don't know what to say. I have no… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
I play hard. So the critical stuff doesn't surprise me or bother me. — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
I've had people say to me, "Well, how do I start collecting artworks?" Well, you start by buying. Buy what you like, buy what… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
Good jazz has been a big part of my life as far as my interest in music, and... It's kind of weird now with… — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
