Stephane Custot

Stephane Custot (born 1963), is a French gallerist and art dealer.[1] He is the owner of Waddington Custot gallery in London and Custot Gallery Dubai[2].[3][4][5]

Stéphane Custot
Born1963 (age 59–60)
Paris, France
EducationPanthéon-Assas University
Sotheby's Institute of Art
OccupationArt dealer
SpouseLaurence Custot
Children2

Early life

Stephane Custot was born in Paris in 1963, the son of a society dentist and collector of Chinese art.[6] He studied at Panthéon-Assas University between 1983 and 1985. In 1987, he joined the Sotheby's Institute of Art in London to study history of art for one year.

Career

In 1988, he began working at the Galerie Hopkins[7] in Paris, Avenue Matignon. While working at the gallery, Custot joined forces with Patrick Perrin to create a new fair: the Salon du Dessin. In 1996, Stephane Custot and Patrick Perrin founded SOC (Cultural Organization Society) to support cultural and artistic projects.[8][9]

In 1998, Emmanuel Moatti joined Custot and Perrin, and they opened the Salon des Beaux-Arts in Paris. This fair became the Pavillon des Antiquaires and Beaux-Arts first installed in the Eiffel-Branly space and then at the Tuileries Gardens.[10]

In 2001, after 13 years, Custot became associate co-director at Galerie Hopkins. The gallery exhibits the work of artists including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Max Ernst and René Magritte, and contemporary artists such as Sam Szafran, Jedd Novatt and Marc Quinn.

In 2007, the Pavillon des Antiquaires and Beaux-Arts became PAD Paris (Pavilion of Arts and Design). The same year, Custot (who in the meantime moved to live in London in 2005) and Perrin exported PAD to London.[11] Located in Hanover Square, the fair presents design pieces from the 1860s to the present day. The fair takes place at the same time as Frieze.[12] In 2011, the fair was exported for the first time to New York from 10 to 14 November.[13] 49 international galleries set up at Park Avenue Armory.[14] A second edition was launched in 2012. However, the fair only had minor success.[15]

Waddington Custot Galleries in London

Following the departure of Lord Bernstein, Custot bought the shares and became a partner of the Waddington Galleries which became Waddington Custot Galleries.[16] The gallery is located at 11-12 Cork Street, Mayfair in London, and exhibits the work of British, European and American artists. On 30 November 2015, Leslie Waddington died. Custot then became the sole director of Waddington Custot Galleries.[17][18] Custot brought new artists to the gallery as well as building on the Waddington legacy. He developed the publishing side of the business, producing the first monographs on Barry Flanagan and Jedd Novatt. In 2021, the gallery published the first book on Peter Blake’s work in collage. It was named in Wallpaper magazine’s top ten art books for 2022.[19]

In March 2016, Custot opened Custot Gallery Dubai in the district of Alserkal Avenue in Dubai.[20] The gallery represents contemporary artists and participates in a few contemporary art fairs in the Middle East such as Art Abu Dhabi and Art Dubai.[21][22][23]

Distinctions
  • Custot serves on the expert panel of the Compagnie Nationale des Experts[24] (National Company of Experts) CNE.
  • In July 2008, Custot awarded the Chevalier Medal of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters).[25]
  • In 2021, Stephane Custot was promoted to the rank of Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture.[26]

Personal life

Custot is married to Laurence, a former banker, they have two children, and live in Kensington, London.[6]

References
  1. Magazine, Wallpaper* (2016-03-17). "A new conversation: Stéphane Custot on Dubai's emerging art markets". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  2. "Custot Gallery Dubai". custotgallerydubai (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  3. Magazine, Wallpaper* (2017-11-16). "How colour, taste and flight have influenced sculptor David Annesley". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  4. "Art Fairs". Waddington Custot. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  5. "How sustainable is the art scene in Dubai? | Apollo Magazine". Apollo Magazine. 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  6. Helen Kirwan-Taylor (8 October 2010). "Chaise longue lizards: The Pavilion of Art and Design London". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  7. "GALERIE HOPKINS - Paris / Art impressionniste, moderne et contemporain". www.galeriehopkins.com. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  8. "Pourquoi le dessin est devenu un maillon fort de l'art contemporain". Télérama.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  9. "Visual Design and Artistic Intelligence". Design Art London. 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  10. "L'art hisse Pavillon aux Tuileries". Libération.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  11. "Le PAD London fête ses 10 ans - Toutelaculture". Toutelaculture (in French). 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  12. "Pavillon des Arts et du Design : vingt ans de luxe - Les Echos". www.lesechos.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  13. "PAD New York - Priveekollektie". Priveekollektie. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  14. Burrichter, Felix. "All's Fair in NYC". T Magazine. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  15. "Le Pavilion of Art and Design n'aura pas lieu - 10 septembre 2010 - Le Journal des Arts - n° 274". Le Journal Des Arts (in French). Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  16. Basel, Art. "Waddington Custot | Art Basel". Art Basel. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  17. "Leslie Waddington". The Times. 2015-12-03. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  18. "Décès de Leslie Waddington, célèbre marchand d'art anglais - 3 décembre 2015 - lejournaldesarts.fr". Le Journal Des Arts (in French). Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  19. "10 best contemporary art books: a guide". Wallpaper.com. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
  20. "Stéphane Custot se lance à Dubai | Connaissance des Arts". Connaissance des Arts (in French). 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  21. "Vibration of Space: Patrick Heron, Hans Hartung, Pierre Soulages, Nicolas de Staël - Artlyst". Artlyst. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  22. "Custot Gallery Dubai at Abu Dhabi Art 2017 | Custot Gallery Dubai | Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  23. Hakobyan, Shahane. "Custot - Art Dubai". www.artdubai.ae. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  24. "Compagnie Nationale des Experts – Nos experts sont là pour vous assister" (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  25. "Nomination ou promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres juillet 2008".
  26. "Nomination dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres été 2021".
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