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THE HAUNCH OF VENISON GALLERY By: J. Thomas Ashington Galleries play host to art and artists. They are mini museums filled with visuals that delight all of all or senses. Galleries may be free to enter, but once you're inside, you pay the price of every art appreciator. The price of enjoyment maybe free but the cost of appreciation is truly priceless. Every gallery, large and small, local and international, has its own reputation. It is up to the collector to know what his area, audience and market is interested in. Galleries, after all, are ultimately in business to sell. They have a duty and obligation to art patrons and artists, to exhibit art, true art; to not only inventory salable art, but to respect art and artists.  It is important that galleries understand and appreciate their positions within the art world as the liaisons between the artist and the patron. Each gallery's responsibility is to be the outlet for the artist to showcase, promote and sell his art. It is also a galleriy's responsibility to show merchandise that is saleablel to the public without compromising creativity or the fresh new voices of the art culture.
One such gallery that brilliantly crosses the line of art, artist and its market, is the Haunch of Venison. This fantastic gallery has locations in the top art culture cities, such as, London, N.Y., Berlin etc. The gallery was originally founded by two gentlemen from the London art department of Christie's auction house in 2002. From the moment its doors open, it Art for many is about the experience we have that is evoked from the piece we are viewing. Many art appreciators site what is "good", Investment Quality, or just plain great art. Many art consumers are reliant upon the their education, the museums that they have visited, and their local galleries to help them decide worthwhile art. Some art consumers are looking for more The Haunch of Venison London boasts working, living contemporary artists. These artists include in the highest ranking of the exemplary popular and successful artists such as: Mark Alexander, Nathan Coley, Keith Coventry, Pascal Danz, Rachel Howard, Richard Long, Robert Overby, Robert Ryman, Phillipe Parreno, Tobias Rehberger, Diana Thater, Keith Tyuson, Wm Wenders, Bill Viola, and more. This particular gallery indeed plays host, not only to the world's most prestigious artists, but also to the art world's most prestigious art collectors and patrons.
It may behoove Mr. Pinault, in the future, to rely not only on his auction house of Christie's, to provide him with the knowledge of salable art, but he, as the aristocrat and Ambassador of the artist and collector, may want to venture out and discover new and divine talented artists. He would then most assuredly, be the man with the golden touch.
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was filled with works from exceedingly successful artists. Then in 2007 Christie's auction house purchased the gallery. To some of the art world, this purchase by Christie's is a violation against artistic protocol. However, to those of us who love art, but to want our art to to retain and grow as a valuable financial asset, Christie's purchase of this gallery ensured a progressive financial portfolio to the art consumer, and art patron. After all, who knows art better than the owner of Christie's. Mr. Francois Pinault, owner of Christie's auction house is himself a wealthy art patron. Mr. Pinault has the dubious distinction of being one of the world's largest contemporary art collectors. If one mixes the combination of a winning financial portfolio and an aristocrat's eye, one has the perfect investment, from the most perfect and reputable gallery, the Haunch of Venison.
than just a wonderful piece of art. They are looking at art as an investment, as an asset, in addition to owning a lovely piece in which to be absorbed. To some, art is not only a visual experience but a monetary gain. And that the Haunch of Venison's art patrons and art consumers come to the closest financial guarantees that the pieces they have chosen to display are worthy of both.
Artists are everywhere, and exist in the most unlikely of places. Many wonderful artists are hidden away in tiny galleries, and are unannounced to the mainstream populace. It may be worthwhile to the Haunch of Venison to open their doors to these artists and to help promote internal artistic integrity, rather than to possibly stifle and compromise the artists spiritual freedom by monetarily forcing an artist to compromise his inner spirit for monetary gain.