Sharjah 24 – Reuters: New York painter Guy Stanley Philoche is keeping a commitment to himself and making one to his artist community by looking to purchase art from unknowns in order to help his fellow artists negatively affected by the shutdowns.
After the success of a two-day sold out show at Cavalier Gallery, Philoche wanted to celebrate with the purchase of a $15,000 watch, but then had a better idea.
On March 20 of last year, he posted a video on Instagram explaining his new mission.
Since then, Philoche has spent $70,000 dollars buying over 200 pieces of art from more than 150 artists around the world.
Recently he has been getting calls from museums around the world who want to host his collection, but his goal is to first display it in New York.
What started as a way to help people afford essentials, has now turned into a mission to boost the confidence of artists still trying to break out.
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