Nicolai frahm
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Nicolai Frahm is an art dealer
and contemporary art
collector based in London.
in 1989.
Frahm first began to collect art for his family’s foundation in Copenhagen. In the late 90's he was a contemporary art specialist at Christie's
before setting up offices in London and Basel to represent and build private art collections that will ultimately become museums in their own right. Frahm is known to work closely with Frank Cohen
, on his collection, and setting up his art foundation, Initial Access.
In June 2006 The Hospital in London, owned by Microsoft's Paul Allen
, hosted an exhibition from Frahm's collection of young artists from Los Angeles.
The following year in January 2007, ArtReview
published an article on art advisors which featured Frahm.
Art dealer
An art dealer is a person or company that buys and sells works of art. Art dealers' professional associations serve to set high standards for accreditation or membership and to support art exhibitions and shows.-Role:...
and contemporary art
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
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 FoodsKraft Foods
Kraft Foods Inc. is an American confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It markets many brands in more than 170 countries. 12 of its brands annually earn more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Trident, Tang...
in 1989.
Frahm first began to collect art for his family’s foundation in Copenhagen. In the late 90's he was a contemporary art specialist at Christie's
Christie's
Christie's is an art business and a fine arts auction house.- History :The official company literature states that founder James Christie conducted the first sale in London, England, on 5 December 1766, and the earliest auction catalogue the company retains is from December 1766...
before setting up offices in London and Basel to represent and build private art collections that will ultimately become museums in their own right. Frahm is known to work closely with Frank Cohen
Frank Cohen
Frank Cohen is the founder of Glyn Webb Home Improvement Stores, which is a large chain of Do It Yourself 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...
, on his collection, and setting up his art foundation, Initial Access.
In June 2006 The Hospital in London, owned by Microsoft's Paul Allen
Paul Allen
Paul Gardner Allen is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. Allen co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates...
, hosted an exhibition from Frahm's collection of young artists from Los Angeles.
The following year in January 2007, ArtReview
ArtReview
-Publication:ArtReview covers established and emerging artists in a mixture of international exhibition reviews, artist profiles, city art tours and artist commissions, including artist projects published as supplements to the regular edition of the magazine...
published an article on art advisors which featured Frahm.