Rattled investors say: show me the Monet
The Sunday Times (16.10.11)Thomas Gibson has sold more Picassos and Matisses than just about anyone. He knows where the great works of the 19th and 20th centuries are squirrelled away – and the price at which the owners might sell to his client base of uber-rich collectors.
Pop art tribute for Amy Winehouse
BBC Online (12.10.11)Gerald Laing, famous for his pop art images of Brigitte Bardot and Anna Karina, is showcasing a series of Amy Winehouse paintings and drawings in London. The renowned 1960s pop artist returned to the form in 2007 after being captivated by Amy Winehouse and her portrayal in the media. Laing told the BBC he wanted to collate the images as a tribute to the singer. The collection is on show at Thomas Gibson Fine Art in London and 20% of sales will be donated to the Amy Winehouse rehabilitation project.
Review: Gerald Laing’s pop-art memorial to Amy Winehouse
London 24 (11.10.11)Controversial during her short life, the extraordinary singer keeps challenging us from her resting abode, this time through the stunning selection of recent paintings and drawings by Gerald Laing, one of Britain’s leading exponents of Pop Art, at an elegant Mayfair gallery.
A pop artist’s tribute to Amy Winehouse
Financial Times - How to Spend It online (11.10.11)When Laing found himself drawn back to paintings celebrities after seeing the almost daily media images of the troubled singer Amy Winehouse in 2007, little did he know that the latest of his subjects was also to meet a tragic end.
Art-felt tribute to Amy (with bin bag)
Metro (11.10.11)A memorable Metro image of Amy Winehouse with vacuum cleaner in hand has been given a makeover by a 75-year-old pop art pioneer. The photograph of the singer at her Camden home in 2008 has been recreated by artist Gerald Laing.
Quintessentially Iconic
Quintessentially Magazine (October 2011)Her image has long been splashed across the tabloids. Now Amy Winehouse’s unmistakable beehived and ballet-shoed form is taking to the gallery walls.
Amy remembered
The Financial Times (01.10.11)Thomas Gibson Fine Art is holding a memorial exhibition, opening on October 11, for the singer Amy Winehouse by the 1960s pop painter Gerald Laing. Fascinated by celebrity, Laing made a series of paintings of the troubled singer between 2006 and 2008, based on newspaper images.
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London loves Business (02.09.11)Read the original article on the London loves Business website.
Anger over tax rise but Maastricht fair still makes major sales
The Art Newspaper (April 2011)The 45 dealers in the modern section (which includes contemporary art), said they were benefiting from the so-called “cross-over” effect: when buyers of older works find something contemporary around the corner from their usual dealer. “We had no new clients at Art Basel, but every year we meet new people here,” said Hugh Gibson of Thomas Gibson.
TEFAF 2011
Apollo Magazine (23.03.11)Receiving lots of interest is Thomas Gibson Fine Art’s (London) pain-stricken Pause by British painter Jenny Saville, 2002-3. The emotional marvel measures an impressive 305 x 213 cm and is priced at US$ 1.95m. Thomas Gibson is a family run business established in 1969. They are also exhibiting beautiful works by Lucian Freud and more classical 20th century artists such as Giacometti and Matisse.
Masterpiece Mash
Artnet Magazine (22.03.11)On view at Thomas Gibson Fine Art of London is a piercingly bloody Jenny Saville nude, titled Pause (2003) for $1.95 million. That price seems reasonable in light of the fact that a far smaller Saville nude went for $2.4 million at Christie’s London recently. Also of note is the fact that Pause adorns the back cover of the Rizzoli monograph on the artist.
The new beasts of Bond Street
Evening Standard (26.06.09)It’s all change as the top galleries are falling into the hands of a hungry younger generation. So what happens when a 25-year-old has a multimillion-pound art dealership to play with, asks Godfrey Barker.
Thomas Gibson, quick-thinking dealer to the super-rich, says ‘Why pay retail?’
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Bond Street’s heist!
Evening Standard (15.10.76)An Old Etonian art coup that left American dealers seething.