{"id":7775,"date":"2023-05-30T16:18:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T16:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/30\/interview-with-curator-collector-and-artist-manager-animusnft-makersplace-magazine\/"},"modified":"2023-05-30T16:18:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T16:18:30","slug":"interview-with-curator-collector-and-artist-manager-animusnft-makersplace-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/30\/interview-with-curator-collector-and-artist-manager-animusnft-makersplace-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Curator, Collector, and Artist Manager AnimusNFT | MakersPlace Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Triple Threat: Curation, Creation and Artist Management<\/h2>\n

Brady Walker: Animus, welcome. For people who aren\u2019t familiar with you and your work in this space, could you briefly introduce yourself?<\/p>\n

Animus: I\u2019ve been a collector of physical art for over 35 years. I got into trading crypto a bit in 2017 and started collecting NFTs in early 2021. About nine months ago, I was invited to curate some outdoor exhibitions for an initiative called Artcrush. Initially, they asked me to select a few pieces for their curator who works for Sotheby\u2019s Metaverse. He and the founder liked my selections, so they asked me to do more \u2014 first six, then another 15. Then, they asked me if I\u2019d like to co-curate and I selected another 125 artworks. I\u2019ve been in business for many years, with partners in The Netherlands and London. I called them up and told them that I was taking a sabbatical because I was going to be busy for a few months. And that was nine months ago.<\/p>\n

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Brady Walker: Are you still on sabbatical?<\/p>\n

Animus: I am. I think it\u2019s going to be permanent. I\u2019ve been a good partner and pulled my weight for many years. They\u2019re willing to hold the fort and I\u2019ll still have my share. They\u2019re great partners.<\/p>\n

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Brady Walker: What is it about curation that\u2019s so exciting to you that you\u2019re willing to step away from an established\u00a0 business?<\/p>\n

Animus: I think it\u2019s more the creation than the curation, although they\u2019re both important to me. Another pivotal event that occured shortly after I started my sabbatical was being introduced by Laurence Fuller to Randy Levy, Val Kilmer\u2019s partner in web3. They wished to thank me for featuring one of Val and Laurence\u2019\u2019s Poetics works in an outdoor exhibition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Randy asked me what I wished to do next. I told him I wanted to create. He suggested that Val and I produce a work together. So I brought in a few artists, some of whom are in my collection, like Limbo Mask and Val\u00e9rie Biet. We collaborated on a piece also with Sasha Barbolin, Von Doyle,\u00a0 Laurence Fuller and Kamp Kilmer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Then, the same group working with Val began creating NFTs with Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York. They asked me if I\u2019d like to contribute, and I was already representing Norwegian Master oil painter Arne Spangereid. We came up with a brilliant collaboration with Her Grace. It\u2019s been very gratifying.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Creation, curation, and managing artists \u2014 I accomplished all three in our collaboration with the Duchess of York. In a period of three or four months, we took Arne Spangereid from $50 to almost $6000 for a one-of-one.<\/p>\n

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