Frank Cohen
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Frank Cohen is the founder of Glyn Webb Home Improvement Stores, which is a large chain of Do It Yourself
(DIY) stores in North East, North West, Yorkshire, East Anglia and the Midlands of England. He is also one of the most famous art collectors in the world.
(YBAs), American and German art of the 1980s and 1990s, contemporary Japanese art (especially the Superflat
movement) and more recently contemporary Chinese and Indian art. He is every year listed in ARTnews magazine’s list of ‘The World’s Top 200 Collectors’ http://www.artnewsonline.com/issues/article.asp?art_id=2088 and is often referred to as the Charles Saatchi
of the North or the Medici
of the North. "A short, blustery man with cheerful demeanor and a great sense of humor, he can be found snatching up work at prominent art fairs with the likes of Nicolai Frahm
http://www.artobserved.com/collectors/frank-cohen." Cohen opened in January 2007 a foundation in Wolverhampton to show younger artists from his collection called Initial Access http://www.initialaccess.co.uk. Today Cohen has become known as one of the most influential promoters of international contemporary art in the world.
Do it yourself
Do it yourself is a term used to describe building, modifying, or repairing of something without the aid of experts or professionals...
(DIY) stores in North East, North West, Yorkshire, East Anglia and the Midlands of England. He is also one of the most famous art collectors in the world.
Life and career
Frank Cohen began collecting Modern British art in the 1970s. In the late 1980s he became a patron and supporter of the Young British ArtistsYoung British Artists
Young British Artists or YBAs is the name given to a loose group of visual artists who first began to exhibit together in London, in 1988...
(YBAs), American and German art of the 1980s and 1990s, contemporary Japanese art (especially the Superflat
Superflat
Superflat is a postmodern art movement, founded by the artist Takashi Murakami, which is influenced by manga and anime. It is also the name of a 2001 art exhibition, curated by Murakami, that toured West Hollywood, Minneapolis and Seattle....
movement) and more recently contemporary Chinese and Indian art. He is every year listed in ARTnews magazine’s list of ‘The World’s Top 200 Collectors’ http://www.artnewsonline.com/issues/article.asp?art_id=2088 and is often referred to as the Charles Saatchi
Charles Saatchi
Charles Saatchi is the co-founder with his brother Maurice of the global advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi, and led that business - the world's largest advertising agency in the 1980s - until they were forced out in 1995. In the same year the Saatchi brothers formed a new agency called M&C...
of the North or the Medici
Medici
The House of Medici or Famiglia de' Medici was a political dynasty, banking family and later royal house that first began to gather prominence under Cosimo de' Medici in the Republic of Florence during the late 14th century. The family originated in the Mugello region of the Tuscan countryside,...
of the North. "A short, blustery man with cheerful demeanor and a great sense of humor, he can be found snatching up work at prominent art fairs with the likes of Nicolai Frahm
Nicolai frahm
Nicolai Frahm is an art dealer and contemporary art collector based in London.-Life and career:Frahm is the eldest son of Flemming Frahm, a Danish business entrepreneur who founded Skandinavisk Kaffekompani a coffee company. The company was acquired by Kraft Foods in 1989.Frahm first began to...
http://www.artobserved.com/collectors/frank-cohen." Cohen opened in January 2007 a foundation in Wolverhampton to show younger artists from his collection called Initial Access http://www.initialaccess.co.uk. Today Cohen has become known as one of the most influential promoters of international contemporary art in the world.
Further reading
- A Passion For Art: Art Collectors and their Houses by Irene Gludowacz and Susanne van Hagen (Thames & Hudson, 2006) ISBN 0-500-51256-6
- Modern Art Now: from Conception to Consumption by Caroline Wiseman (Strawberry, 2006) ISBN 0-9553194-0-4
- Moving Targets: A User's Guide to British Art Now by Louisa Buck (Tate PublishingTate Publishing LtdTate Publishing is a publisher of visual arts books, associated with the Tate Gallery in London, England. It was established in 1911; nowadays it is a division of Tate Enterprises Ltd, an independent company wholly owned by the Trustees of Tate, and is based at Tate Britain, Millbank, London...
, 2000) ISBN 1-85437-316-1