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“For me to be pompous is the most horrible thing in the world. It's like putting a wall around you. It screws you up. You'd better be willing to change your views or adapt and be modern.”

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Jean Pigozzi

Jean Pigozzi, born in 1952, is a mysterious collector. His career and personal history are not well-documented in the public domain. more

“I feel when you walk into somebody's apartment on Fifth Avenue or house in Malibu and you see a Basquiat, a Warhol, a Richard Prince, you say to yourself, '$700,000, $2.2 million, $350,000...' To me that is completely uninteresting. I'd rather go to a house where there's great art and I have no idea who the work is by.”

Feels Art Ideas House Walks Millions No Idea Apartment Great Art Fifth Avenues Warhol Fifth Avenue Malibu Basquiat

Author:Jean Pigozzi

“I have very long legs and I hate driving anything unless it's a boat or an ATV in the jungle. I like to sit in the back of a car, where I can look out the window, answer my emails on my iPad, or hold hands with a pretty girl.”

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Author:Jean Pigozzi

“I like what I see now in China, but I think the Japanese are a step ahead into craziness and weirdness. I go to galleries there that are the size of a New York elevator, and every time I'm surprised by the amazing things I find. I really hope I'll be able to promote some of these artists, to show their work in the West.”

Thinking Shows Able Artist Steps New York West Size China Gallery Amazing Things Elevators Craziness Weirdness

Author:Jean Pigozzi

“I think 'tradition' is in the past - and how can someone really 'fear' a color? A man may prefer navy to turquoise, but a self assured man could wear any color and he knows that. It's a distinction of confidence.”

Thinking Knows Men May Self Past Color Tradition Distinction Assured Navy Turquoise

Author:Jean Pigozzi

“I'd love to open a private museum in Paris, London, or New York, but I don't have the money. If I were Bill Gates or Paul Allen, the first thing I would do is build a museum.”

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Author:Jean Pigozzi

“With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of a courtesan; it may be so, but I have the heart of a King. I live free, I enjoy myself, I can call myself happy.”

Heart May I Can Universe Enjoy Son Kings Paper Sheets Mock Geese Live Free Quills Courtesans

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“If I had done what I was programmed to do, I would now be sitting in a car factory looking at the sizes of wheels, or wondering how to get credit to start a new factory in Russia.”

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Author:Jean Pigozzi

“In the last 20 years of collecting contemporary African art, I have been bombarded by incredible shapes and colors that I now want to translate into clothes.”

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“It would be much easier to just make black, brown and beige clothes. But I do not see the world in black and white and beige. I find colors incredibly important.”

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