If you Google Jean Pigozzi pictures, you will see: Pigozzi and Mick Jagger, Pigozzi with Clint Eastwood, Pigozzi with Lady Gaga, Pigozzi with – you name it. In the 1952 Paris-born son of Simca-car-inventor Jean Pigozzi went in the past 50 years, almost permanently, with the photo camera in Hand through the jet-set life. In addition, he had, of course, also has a weakness for painting. However, it is not self-created, but those of African artists.
“C’est mon choix” (2006) by Pierre Bodo (1953-2015)
Eventually, he had such a stately, high-profile and especially colorful collection bought together (because the O-tone Pigozzi: “I wanted to show as little as possible from the dark Africa, and instead, the “happy Africa”, the energy of its inhabitants”) that museums were begging around the globe to be able to show. Issue could be many, but the Jackpot has now cracked the MoMA in New York: In July, Pigozzi gave him a couple of dozen of his works.
“Untitled” (1992) by Esther Mahlangu (1935-)
And a Mini-Jackpot’s now all here, the not planning to travel soon in the Big Apple, because the gallery Gmurzynska in Zurich-based branches, around 100 works from Pigozzis collection (and anyone who Googles, finds Pigozzi with Krystyna Gmurzynskas daughter Isabelle Bscher). Is likely to buy it also (Christmas is coming!). 10 000 Fr. you are going to.
Galerie Gmurzynska
parade-ground 2 / Talstr. 37
as of Thursday, 24.10. To 23.11.
www.gmurzynska.com
Created: 27.10.2019, 15:28 PM