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Kimberly Ann Phoenix In 2007 right before Haunch of Venison was sold to Christie's of London Harry Blain was listed as number 15 in the Power 100 of Art Review. He shared this honor with Gordon Southern who was his partner in owning the Gallery. Blain and Southern continued to run the Gallery until August of 2010, when the duo combined forces to start a new gallery, BlainSouthern. When he moved to the new gallery many of the artists that he represented left Haunch to follow Blain. In 2010 Damien Hirst was one of the first to show in the new space. "A former schoolboy athlete raised in Surrey, his background working at Berkeley Futures (a bullion and futures brokers in Savile Row) enabled him to bring the worlds of art and finance together during a period when the bonus culture took off. 'He came from the City and he sold to the City,' says the London dealer and international curator James Birch. 'No one else had managed to do that. Before, people in the City just bought sporting prints.' Within ten years he was making annual sales of around £14 million, putting him in the top tier of UK contem-porary art dealers." (taken from www.thisislondon.co.uk October 10, 2010) He continues to grown with plans to open a gallery in Berlin. His opening in London attracted many British celebrities to view and buy the art work that was on display. He like other still does not like to discuss price on the gallery floor but money does change hands. He was shut out of some Art fairs after selling to Christie's which explains leaving Haunch and the new gallery openings. His reputation was hurt by the connection to Christie's and he is working hard to repair his image as an Art dealer. |
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