Phoenix Ancient Art
Phoenix Ancient Art, located in Geneva and New York City, is an antiquities dealer specializing in Greek and Roman ancient art.[1] Its works of art have been purchased by arts and antiquities private collectors as well as museums such as New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Background
Phoenix Ancient Art was founded by the Lebanese Sleiman Aboutaam in 1968.[2] Incorporated since 1995, it is now a second-generation family business that continues today under the leadership of Hicham Aboutaam and Ali Aboutaam.[3] [2]
Recent additions
In April 2009, Phoenix Ancient Art launched e-Tiquities.com, an e-commerce platform for a wide range of artworks, also including jewelry, figurines, amulets, sculpture and pottery from regions as diverse as ancient Greece and Rome, Byzantium, Egypt, the Near East and the Islamic world.[4] [5]
In early 2014, Phoenix Ancient Art opened a second gallery in Geneva called ‘Phoenix Ancient Art Young Collectors’, a unique gallery space that exhibits a large variety of objects from the 6th millennium B.C. through the 14th century A.D. [6] [7]
Fairs and exhibitions
Phoenix Ancient Art participates in a number of international fairs, such as the Biennale des Antiquaires (Paris), the Brussels Antiques and Fine Art Fair BRAFA (Brussels), the International Fine Art and Antiques Show (New York City),[3] the PAD (London), the Point Art Fine Art Fair (Monaco), the Salon Art + Design (New York),[8]the Spring Masters Fair (New York),[9] and TEFAF (New York).[10] They also hold local themed events in their galleries several times a year accompanied by their gallery publications.
Further reading
- http://www.blouinartinfo.com/power-game-changers-2014#prettyPhoto[gallery6]/3/
- http://www.lefigaro.fr/arts-expositions/2014/09/18/03015-20140918ARTFIG00352-la-biennale-des-antiquaires-vu-par-le-dessinateur-francois-aviril.php
- http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/15/arts/design/the-salon-art-design-a-wide-range-at-park-avenue-armory.html?_r=1&
- http://www.bilan.ch/etienne-dumont/courants-dart/geneve-splendeurs-antiques-chez-phoenix
- http://www.handelsblatt.com/panorama/kunstmarkt/brafa-erfolgreiche-stilmischung-in-bruessel/7652422.html
- http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/13/arts/design/cleveland-museum-buys-antiquities-stirs-ethics-debates.html?pagewanted=all
- http://archives.tdg.ch/phoenix-presente-geneve-temoignages-antiquite-2011-04-15
- http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2370731, paper "Phoenix Ancient Art and the Aboutaams in Hot Water Again" by Leila Amineddoleh
- http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/23/magazines/fortune/antiquities_hira.fortune/index.htm, Really Old Money, October 23, 2008.
- "New York Times" article "Do You Know Where That Art Has Been' by Ron Stodghil
- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24921553/wid/17621070/page/2/"How the Rich Spend During a Down Economy," quoting Mr. Aboutaam
- Article in Forbes Magazine: "Ancient History for Sale", by Carrie Coolidge. The article also presents a photographic slideshow of antiquites from Phoenix Ancient Art.
- "BusinessWeek" article "Antiquities to grow old with"
- Baghdad Museum, the website of the Iraq National Museum The article reports how Hicham Aboutaam, Interpol, and ICE, successfully recovered the famous stolen statue of Entemena, which is "on the FBI top 10 list of art heists."
- Illicit Antiquities Research Centre News Article about illicit antiquities trade, including references to events to which Phoenix Ancient Art has been associated
- "Financial Times" article "Antiquities Weather the Market" FT article featuring the new era in the antiquities trade, Phoenix Ancient Art and a major Egyptian head of queen]
- "ArtNet" article "New Leaf for Aboutaams"
- "New York Sun" article: "Antiquities Dealers Suddenly Emerge into the Sunlight" Article where Hicham Aboutaam discusses the changing scrutiny in the antiquities business
External links
References
- ^ "Phoenix Ancient Art Stand 2". PAM2014 Fine Art Fair. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Phoenix Ancient Art". Art Register. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ a b "POWER OF TRADITION Ali + Hicham Aboutaam". Blouin Art Info. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Ecommerce Improves Offline Sales". Andigo. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Archive for etiquities". Studio K&M. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Young Collectors par Phoenix Ancient Art". Art Passions. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Galeries et Musées". AVV.CH. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Smith, Roberta. "'The Salon: Art & Design,' a Wide Range at Park Avenue Armory". NY Times. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Gallery: Spring Masters, New York". Apollo Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Boucher, Brian. "TEFAF Reveals Roster of Exhibitors for Inaugural New York Fair". Artnet News. Retrieved 13 September 2016.