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The Ultimate Collection

The Impossible Collection of Art (2nd edition)

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Modern art is the new intellectual currency, drawing the attention of media moguls, hedge-fund managers, and Hollywood darlings, granting them entry into an exclusive global community. Renowned art dealers Philippe Ségalot and Franck Giraud have curated The Impossible Collection of Art, an unpara...
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Philippe Ségalot joined Christie’s in New York in 1996 as contemporary art specialist before becoming the company’s international head of contemporary art. Franck Giraud joined Christie’s in New York as impressionist and modern art specialist in 1988 and became the international head of impressionist and modern art at Christie’s in 1996. The two formed the New York– and Paris-based art consultancy firm Giraud.Pissarro.Ségalot with partner Lionel Pissarro in 2001. After Giraud retired in 2012, the company became Ségalot LP and is focused on twentieth- and twenty-first-century art under the direction of Philippe Ségalot.

Art historian Joachim Pissarro is Professor Emeritus of Hunter College/CUNY. His most recent book is Aesthetics of the Margins/The Margins of Aesthetics: Wild Art Explained (with David Carrier). He is a founding member of Global Museums Strategies Group (together with Philippe de Montebello and Jennifer Stockman).

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The Ultimate Collection

The Impossible Collection of Art (2nd edition)

$1,200

Anything is art if an artist says it is.

— Marcel Duchamp

In the details

Ultimate Collection curates culture from around the world and across the ages. Hand-bound using traditional techniques, with color plates hand-tipped on art-quality paper, each page of this limited-edition series bears the unique imprint of the artisan.

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In the details

Each purchase comes with complimentary white handling gloves and our signature tote bag.

Page count

144 pages

Number of illustrations

101

Language

English

Released on

November 2023

Dimensions

W 16 x L 20 x D 3.1 in

Cover materials

Linen hardcover in linen clamshell

ISBN

9781649803023

Weight

20.0 lb

Author

Philippe Ségalot, Franck Giraud, Joachim Pissarro

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Assouline’s Ultimate Tower serves as a stylish new way for our readers to prominently display our most iconic collection. Crafted in a matte-black metal with the Assouline logo engraved on front of its base, the stand is capable of holding ten Assouline Ultimate titles and is a must-have for every culture connoisseur.

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Culture Lounge Podcast: Art

In this chapter of Assouline's Culture Lounge, we're dreaming about art with the founder of Ségalot LP and Christie's former International Head of Contemporary Art, Philippe Ségalot, and the award-winning art critic, journalist, and filmmaker, Judd Tully. Philippe and Judd share what it was like starting in the art business during a market crash, explain how Contemporary Art went from affordable to wildly expensive, and describe a daring, disguised break-in at Art Basel.

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