Howard Tullman
Let's say you are in the process of filling a top management position for a new business venture. The two top candidates have the same credentials, with the exception of one having some experience or training in the arts. Would this play a factor in your decision, why? I would say that it completely depends on the business and the position and that it’s too hard to address in the abstract. Certainly an appreciation of the arts can’t hurt in any of the businesses that we are engaged in.
Many people fail to understand the connection with business and the arts. Clearly, you value this concept. What do you perceive the strongest link between the two to be? If a business isn’t concerned with creating an environment that offers multiple and different stimulations for its employees so that their work life is richer than simply doing the basic work every day (however creative the work may be), I don’t think that the business is going to attract and retain the kind of talented and passionate people that businesses need today to be successful.
There is an ongoing debate as to whether digital technology is killing traditional media or enhancing it. What are your thoughts on the subject? Every new form of technology is always a source of concern regarding prior ways of doing things. If you recall, TV was going to kill radio, etc. I think that the benefits of technology and the web – just in terms of artists reaching such a huge and previously inaccessible audience for their work – are going to far outweigh the fact that some traditional businesses and ways of doing business are going to have to change or disappear. As an example, we need journalism, but it’s not clear that we need the news to be printed on dead trees.
Have you collected any digital artists? In what format are they displayed? On the right is an image piece by Federico Solmi Dick Richman, Portrait of a Scam Artist which is a 9 minute animated piece that runs on a video display at the Academy.
At some point it's possible that you could run out of space for your collection. Have you considered this, and are there any plans in the works to expand or create a new space? We expect the Academy to continue to grow and expand beyond the current 125,000 square feet so that will create more space in several locations. We also have the “loft” which has almost 6000 square feet of display space and we have portions of the collection in several other locations. So, at least for the near-term, I don’t think it will be a problem.
Was there ever a piece of work you really wanted, but could not acquire? Not really although some pieces I really liked have sold over the years before I had a chance to buy them. I have always liked this quote: I guess a collector starts to grow up when he finally learns to appreciate paintings he can't own.
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