‘The Mick Jagger of Auctions’ Celebrated in Simon Wallon’s ‘The Hammer’: ‘He’s in the Shadows but Also in the Spotlight’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety ·
Everyone knows Jeff Koons or Marina Abramović, but the art world has been hiding another celebrity: star auctioneer and former Sotheby’s chairman Simon de Pury. “He’s in the shadows but also in the spotlight. It’s precisely this contrast that fascinates me and makes him a good character for a film: someone who’s reserved and almost […]
Everyone knows Jeff Koons or Marina Abramović, but the art world has been hiding another celebrity: star auctioneer and former Sotheby’s chairman Simon de Pury. “He’s in the shadows but also in the spotlight. It’s precisely this contrast that fascinates me and makes him a good character for a film: someone who’s reserved and almost […]