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[[Image:FC ArtReview1.jpg|thumb|Frank Cohen in front of Franz Ackermann's ''Epicentre Meeting I'' (ArtReview, June 2003)]] |
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'''Frank Cohen''' (born [[15 October]], [[1943]]) 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. |
'''Frank Cohen''' (born [[15 October]], [[1943]]) 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. |
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==Life and career== |
==Life and career== |
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Frank Cohen began collecting Modern British art in the 1970s. In the late 1980s he became a patron and supporter of the [[Young British Artists]] (YBAs), American and German art of the 1980s and 1990s, contemporary Japanese art (especially the [[Superflat]] movement) and more recently contemporary Chinese 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 |
Frank Cohen began collecting Modern British art in the 1970s. In the late 1980s he became a patron and supporter of the [[Young British Artists]] (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. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.initialaccess.co.uk Frank Cohen's Initial Access] |
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*[http://www.fcmoca.co.uk FC MoCA Manchester] |
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*[http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/turnerprize/2003/judging_cohen.htm Tate Britain] |
*[http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/turnerprize/2003/judging_cohen.htm Tate Britain] |
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Revision as of 10:51, 13 March 2008
Frank Cohen (born 15 October, 1943) 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.
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 Artists (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’ [1] 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 [2]." Cohen opened in January 2007 a foundation in Wolverhampton to show younger artists from his collection called Initial Access [3]. Today Cohen has become known as one of the most influential promoters of international contemporary art in the world.
References
- The Sunday Times, 18 February 2007 | Mr Bigs of Britart buy into China
- BBC, 7 February 2007 | W'ton's New Art Gallery
- The Birmingham Post, 23 January 2007 | Frank's design for life
- Express and Star, 16 January 2007 | Frank Cohen's Initial Access - project space | interview (video)
- Forbes | Top Billionaire Art Collectors
- The Art Newspaper, 27 July 2006
- The Daily Telegraph, 20 June 2006
- The Art Newspaper, 15 June 2006
- Bloomberg, 4 July 2006
- The Evening Standard, 2 July 2004
- The Sunday Telegraph, 28 June 2004
- The Economist, 24 June 2004
- The Independent, 22 June 2004
- The Evening Standard, 22 June 2004
- The Independent on Sunday, 9 May 2004
- The Evening Standard, 29 April 2004
- The Independent on Sunday, 13 July 2003
- The Independent on Sunday, 13 July 2003
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 Publishing, 2000) ISBN 1-85437-316-1