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Interview by C.H.Mankoly with our new CLO (Collector Liason Officer) It is an overcast morning in London, the sort of pearlescent light that would have pleased Whistler, and Teddy Fairfax arrives at the gallery precisely on time, carrying neither portfolio nor briefcase but instead a thin, well handled volume of Ruskin essays and a faint … Read more
We are delighted to announce that Pimlico Wilde Fine Art Dealers has appointed as its new Collector Liaison Officer (CLO) the distinguished Mr Teddy Fairfax, a figure whose CV reads like an art-historical novel. A Brief Portrait of Mr Fairfax Teddy (as he usually insists one calls him half-way through a liquid lunch), studied Modern … Read more
Pimlico Wilde is thrilled to announce the launch of a brand-new monthly column by none other than the incomparable cultural commentator Alaric Montjoy. Alaric is, in every sense, a renaissance figure for the 21st century. His career defies easy summary, but let us try: he was once the youngest curator ever appointed at the B&A, … Read more
(First published in The Liverpudlian Art Collector’s Journal) When I threw myself from an aircraft at 15,000 feet without a parachute and landed on a BounceHaus trampoline in the Montana desert, the world asked me a single, searing question: Why? My upcoming book, Plummet: Notes on Gravity, Art, and the Impossibility of Staying Upright, is … Read more
In the rarefied world of high art, few figures command the respect, admiration, and quiet awe that Jules Carnaby has earned over a career defined by vision, daring, and impeccable taste. Today, Pimlico Wilde is proud to announce that Mr. Carnaby joins as Chief Executive Officer, bringing with him a legacy of transforming promising talent … Read more
By Archibald Haversham For more than a millennium, Pimlico Wilde have done what few institutions dare: furnished not merely rooms, but reputations. From cloisters to courts, from the smoking rooms of Empire to the soundproofed studios of the 21st century, the firm has been present, always discreetly, often decisively. The Council of Alfred (c. 878) … Read more
In what is already being described as either a boundary-pushing performance art piece or “a disturbingly expensive cry for help,” gallerist and part-time conceptual daredevil Teton Yu completed his much-publicised parachute-free skydive over the Montana Badlands on Saturday , and, astonishingly, survived. The event, titled “Falling into the Market: Descent as Gesture,” was billed as … Read more
In the well-lit corridors of Pimlico Wilde, that sharp dealer-gallery that has been taking over the world, something quietly baroque has been unfolding. Known for its precision curation and its increasingly opaque roster of conceptual heavyweights, the gallery now finds itself in the midst of an internal realignment. Not quite a mutiny, not quite a … Read more
The art world is a universe of nuance, and no one understands that better than Peregrine Luxford, the latest addition to our gallery’s esteemed team. Joining us as the inaugural Curator of Shadows, Peregrine’s role is utterly groundbreaking. Tasked with “documenting and interpreting the transient interplay of light and shadow as an artistic narrative,” Peregrine … Read more
In the world of art galleries, you’d think the riskiest thing would be misplacing a priceless painting or spilling coffee on a Monet. But here we do things differently. And by “differently,” I mean Teton Yu, our beloved gallery manager, is taking “performance art” to dizzying heights,literally. Next Saturday, Teton will be attempting what no … Read more