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'''Charles Riva''' (born 1974) is a French-Italian post-War and [[contemporary art]] advisor, dealer, |
'''Charles Riva''' (born 1974) is a French-Italian post-War and [[contemporary art]] advisor, dealer, |
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and collector.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lamarzelle |first=Désirée de |date=2023-11-01 |title=Charles Riva ou comment vivre l'Art |url=https://www.forbes.fr/luxe/charles-riva-ou-comment-vivre-lart/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Forbes France |language=fr-FR}}</ref> He is known for organizing international exhibitions in [[Brussels]] and [[New York City]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Konrad |first=Lara |title=On Collecting What You Love And Relieving A Fundamental Human Need on Collecteurs Magazine. |url=https://www.collecteurs.com/interview/charles-riva-on-collecting-what-you-love |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Collecteurs |language=en-US}}</ref>His collection has included arts from artist such as [[George Condo]], [[Philip Guston]], [[Sherrie Levine]], [[Roy Lichtenstein]], [[Paul McCarthy]], [[Daniel Richter]], [[Sterling Ruby]], [[Andy Warhol]], and [[Christopher Wool]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eeckman |date=2019-10-24 |title=Collection. Le goût américain de Charles Riva |url=https://highlights.eeckman.eu/2019/10/24/collection-le-gout-americain-de-charles-riva/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Eeckman - Hightlights |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-03 |title=Terry de Gunzburg: "Collecting Should Be Fun" {{!}} Gazette Drouot |url=https://www.gazette-drouot.com/en/article/terry-de-gunzburg--22collecting-should-be-fun-22/5709 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=gazette-drouot.com |language=en}}</ref> He has been collecting art for over 20 years, and owns more than 300 works of art.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-17 |title=Charles Riva, comme à la maison |url=https://www.connaissancedesarts.com/arts-expositions/art-moderne/charles-riva-comme-a-la-maison-1135335/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Connaissance des Arts |language=fr-FR}}</ref> |
and collector.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lamarzelle |first=Désirée de |date=2023-11-01 |title=Charles Riva ou comment vivre l'Art |url=https://www.forbes.fr/luxe/charles-riva-ou-comment-vivre-lart/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Forbes France |language=fr-FR}}</ref> He is known for organizing international exhibitions in [[Brussels]] and [[New York City]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Konrad |first=Lara |title=On Collecting What You Love And Relieving A Fundamental Human Need on Collecteurs Magazine. |url=https://www.collecteurs.com/interview/charles-riva-on-collecting-what-you-love |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Collecteurs |language=en-US}}</ref>His collection has included arts from artist such as [[George Condo]], [[Philip Guston]], [[Sherrie Levine]], [[Roy Lichtenstein]], [[Paul McCarthy]], [[Daniel Richter]], [[Sterling Ruby]], [[Andy Warhol]], and [[Christopher Wool]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eeckman |date=2019-10-24 |title=Collection. Le goût américain de Charles Riva |url=https://highlights.eeckman.eu/2019/10/24/collection-le-gout-americain-de-charles-riva/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Eeckman - Hightlights |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-03 |title=Terry de Gunzburg: "Collecting Should Be Fun" {{!}} Gazette Drouot |url=https://www.gazette-drouot.com/en/article/terry-de-gunzburg--22collecting-should-be-fun-22/5709 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=gazette-drouot.com |language=en}}</ref> He has been collecting art for over 20 years, and owns more than 300 works of art.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-17 |title=Charles Riva, comme à la maison |url=https://www.connaissancedesarts.com/arts-expositions/art-moderne/charles-riva-comme-a-la-maison-1135335/ |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Connaissance des Arts |language=fr-FR}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
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He was born in [[Neuilly-sur-Seine, France]], to a French mother and Italian father.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hirsch |first=Joanna |date=2023-11-02 |title=Collector Circles: Charles Riva |url=https://www.aucart.com/collector-circles-charles-riva/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=AucArt |language=en-GB}}</ref> He was raised in an artistic family; his mother is a painter, and his father was an architect.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Salinger |first=Jay Kim |date=2020-05-05 |title=Smalltalk - Charles Riva, Collector and Art Dealer |url=https://www.the-smalltalk.com/charles-riva-collector-and-art-dealer/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Smalltalk |language=en-UK}}</ref> Riva's interest in art deepened during his teenage years, and by the age of 16, he was already involved in selling paintings from his mother's studio.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-23 |title=Charles Riva and the Art of Scaling Down {{!}} Gazette Drouot |url=https://www.gazette-drouot.com/en/article/charles-riva-and-the-art-of-scaling-down/16962 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=gazette-drouot.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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= Career = |
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He began his career in art in the early 1990s, working in [[Paris]] for a dealer specializing in the secondary market. At that time Riva learned about the art business as he handled works by [[Marc Chagall]], [[Andy Warhol]], and [[Salvador Dali]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-07 |title=Charles Riva, de l’art de la collection à celui du conseil {{!}} Gazette Drouot |url=https://www.gazette-drouot.com/article/charles-riva-de-l-art-de-la-collection-a-celui-du-conseil/27131 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=gazette-drouot.com |language=fr}}</ref> At 19, he first acquired a print, [[Brushstrokes series|Brushstroke]], by [[Roy Lichtenstein]]; it hangs in his New York apartment.<ref name=":2" /> |
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In 1998, he opened his first art gallery, the Riva Gallery in New York City, starting his professional career as an art dealer, advisor, and curator.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cayrade |first=Hugues |date=2020-09-23 |title=Charles Riva and the Art of Scaling Down {{!}} Gazette Drouot |url=https://www.gazette-drouot.com/en/article/charles-riva-and-the-art-of-scaling-down/16962 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=gazette-drouot.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2002, He expanded his work by opening Sutton Lane galleries, with two locations in [[London]] and two in [[Paris]]Operating until 2008, the galleries include works from contemporary artists.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Dubois |first=Colette |date=2014-04-14 |title=Charles Riva, un galeriste devenu collectionneur |url=https://fluxnews.be/charles-riva-un-galeriste-devenu-collectionneur/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Flux News Online |language=fr-FR}}</ref> |
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His collection began taking shape in 2002, when Riva included photographs by [[Helmut Newton]] and [[Thomas Ruff]]; he sold the works and the profits from selling were reinvested in drawings by artists, which were less appreciated at the time, it led to the creation of an art investment fund.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selected Works by Candida Höfer, Thomas Ruff & Hiroshi Sugimoto on Collecteurs Magazine. |url=https://www.collecteurs.com/exhibitioncharles-riva-collection-arthur-de-ganay-selected-works-by-candida-hofer-thomas-ruff-hiroshi-sugimoto |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Collecteurs |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In 2009, he opened the Charles Riva Collection in [[Brussels]], where he displayed a selection of artworks from his private collection to the public on a rotating basis.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Human Figure |url=https://independent-collectors.com/cities/brussels/human-figure |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors |language=en}}</ref> The Charles Riva Collection is primarily focused on American artists due to Riva's connection to the art scene in New York City, where he had lived since he was 19.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Over the years, he exhibited featuring works by artists such as [[Paul McCarthy]], [[Richard Prince]], and [[Christopher Wool]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=The Buzz! |url=https://shop.designmiami.com/blogs/news/the-buzz-5 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=Design Miami/ Shop |language=en}}</ref> |
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In addition to the Charles Riva Collection, he established the Riva Project in Brussels, a space dedicated to contemporary sculpture.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Riva Project |url=https://www.visit.brussels/en/visitors/venue-details.Riva-Project.260041 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=www.visit.brussels |language=en}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:18, 16 June 2024
Charles Riva (born 1974) is a French-Italian post-War and contemporary art advisor, dealer, and collector.[1] He is known for organizing international exhibitions in Brussels and New York City.[2]His collection has included arts from artist such as George Condo, Philip Guston, Sherrie Levine, Roy Lichtenstein, Paul McCarthy, Daniel Richter, Sterling Ruby, Andy Warhol, and Christopher Wool.[3][4] He has been collecting art for over 20 years, and owns more than 300 works of art.[5]
Biography
He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, to a French mother and Italian father.[6] He was raised in an artistic family; his mother is a painter, and his father was an architect.[7] Riva's interest in art deepened during his teenage years, and by the age of 16, he was already involved in selling paintings from his mother's studio.[8]
Career
He began his career in art in the early 1990s, working in Paris for a dealer specializing in the secondary market. At that time Riva learned about the art business as he handled works by Marc Chagall, Andy Warhol, and Salvador Dali.[9] At 19, he first acquired a print, Brushstroke, by Roy Lichtenstein; it hangs in his New York apartment.[7]
In 1998, he opened his first art gallery, the Riva Gallery in New York City, starting his professional career as an art dealer, advisor, and curator.[10]
In 2002, He expanded his work by opening Sutton Lane galleries, with two locations in London and two in ParisOperating until 2008, the galleries include works from contemporary artists.[11]
His collection began taking shape in 2002, when Riva included photographs by Helmut Newton and Thomas Ruff; he sold the works and the profits from selling were reinvested in drawings by artists, which were less appreciated at the time, it led to the creation of an art investment fund.[12]
In 2009, he opened the Charles Riva Collection in Brussels, where he displayed a selection of artworks from his private collection to the public on a rotating basis.[13] The Charles Riva Collection is primarily focused on American artists due to Riva's connection to the art scene in New York City, where he had lived since he was 19.[2]
Over the years, he exhibited featuring works by artists such as Paul McCarthy, Richard Prince, and Christopher Wool.[14]
In addition to the Charles Riva Collection, he established the Riva Project in Brussels, a space dedicated to contemporary sculpture.[15]
- ^ Lamarzelle, Désirée de (2023-11-01). "Charles Riva ou comment vivre l'Art". Forbes France (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ a b Konrad, Lara. "On Collecting What You Love And Relieving A Fundamental Human Need on Collecteurs Magazine". Collecteurs. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ Eeckman (2019-10-24). "Collection. Le goût américain de Charles Riva". Eeckman - Hightlights (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Terry de Gunzburg: "Collecting Should Be Fun" | Gazette Drouot". gazette-drouot.com. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "Charles Riva, comme à la maison". Connaissance des Arts (in French). 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ Hirsch, Joanna (2023-11-02). "Collector Circles: Charles Riva". AucArt. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ a b Salinger, Jay Kim (2020-05-05). "Smalltalk - Charles Riva, Collector and Art Dealer". Smalltalk. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "Charles Riva and the Art of Scaling Down | Gazette Drouot". gazette-drouot.com. 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "Charles Riva, de l'art de la collection à celui du conseil | Gazette Drouot". gazette-drouot.com (in French). 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ Cayrade, Hugues (2020-09-23). "Charles Riva and the Art of Scaling Down | Gazette Drouot". gazette-drouot.com. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ Dubois, Colette (2014-04-14). "Charles Riva, un galeriste devenu collectionneur". Flux News Online (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "Selected Works by Candida Höfer, Thomas Ruff & Hiroshi Sugimoto on Collecteurs Magazine". Collecteurs. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "Human Figure". BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "The Buzz!". Design Miami/ Shop. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Riva Project". www.visit.brussels. Retrieved 2024-05-23.