Wednesday Nov 23, 2022

Monica Kalpakian — Miami Art Week & Tips on Collecting | Ep. 68

Back for another installment of the pod with Miami Art Week and Art Basel Miami Beach around the corner. The most exciting week of the year kicks off on December 1st, and fitting the vibe is our guest on the show, a true savant of the Miami art scene.

Monica Kalpakian is the founder of Miami-based Artvising, an exclusive consultancy service for the most demanding private art collectors in the world. Monica has been an art patron and collector for the last 30 years. She is also a founding member of Art Basel Miami, on the international council & acquisitions committee for Tate Modern, a board member and adulation committee for Bass Museum of Art, and sits on the board of Miami's Museum of Contemporary Art.

Throughout her career, Monica has worked closely with leading contemporary art galleries, artists, private dealers, auction houses, and institutions to establish relationships with an international network of artists, collectors, art insurers, shippers, appraisers, framers, conservators, experts, foundations, and scholars.

In this episode, Monica brings her insider knowledge to explore all things art and Miami's thriving scene. It’s a great conversation covering everything from the role of Art Basel and Miami Art Week shaping Miami into the global city that it is today, the proliferation of art galleries around the city, and navigating our museum landscape, which has grown significantly in the last five years. Monica gives us her professional advice on how to build a collection as well as her list of best galleries in Miami.

Monica Kalpakian — Miami Art Week & Tips on Collecting | Ep. 68

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