Art with CEO of Pace Gallery, Marc Glimcher

1 Hour Intern

Pace Art gallery’s president and CEO, Marc Glimcher and I chat about everything from his home life, which was dreams of being a scientist and even talking his way out of being expelled from Harvard. Cited by ArtReview as one of the top 25 most influential people in the contemporary art world.

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The Power Points:

• (00:55) - The art of building a career in a field where dreams defy pragmatism — “If I can facilitate somebody’s ability to completely follow a dream and yet not starve to death in a gutter, then anything is possible.”
• (10:30) - Growing up in the world’s last great unregulated market — “That integrity piece is key in the art world, because there are no rules in the art world.”
• (17:19) - Art dealing lesson #1: If you have something to say, it better illuminate something that was previously dark.
• (21:10) - The Power Point — “Your job is to expand people’s perception, that’s a critical tool for anybody who wants to be in the arts.”
• (27:26) - How to find focus and clarity in a universe of options — “You pick one thing and make a mistake, you’re going to know when you were wrong.”
• (40:34) - Talking himself (twice) into Harvard, joining the Trotsky-est youth group, and freaking out his parents by becoming a Born Again Christian.
• (54:50) - An advocate for intensity — “If you shy away from the intensity and go for safety, you’re never going to evolve.”

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