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Jean-David Malat (born in Paris, France in 1975) is an art dealer and curator, and current director of the London branch of Opera Gallery.〔(Saatchi-gallery )〕〔(London Loves Business article )〕〔(Financial Times )〕〔(LinkedIn )〕 ==Career== Jean-David Malat is currently the Director of Opera Gallery London,〔(Opera Gallery London )〕 the London branch of the Opera Gallery international group of Modern and Contemporary Art galleries.〔(FT Magazine )〕 He has been at this position since 2005 and is an internationally recognised curator and art expert. Malat's curatorial projects have been reviewed and praised by publications such as Glass Magazine,〔(Glass Magazine - David Mach, 2010 )〕 Market Magazine,〔(Market Magazine - Street Art Show, Opera Gallery 2011 )〕 BBC,〔(BBC - Mr. Brainwash )〕 and telegraph.〔(The Telegraph - Are We Being Mr. Brainwashed? )〕 In 2011, ''London Loves Business'' accredited Malat with "a legacy of plucking artists from obscurity – or off the street – and making them international".〔(‘Forget Saatchi. Jean David Malat is the new man in art’ ).〕 Malat trained at Sotheby's. He has sold several late-period Picasso paintings, two of them acquired during the 2008 recession. In 2007, Malat redesigned the art-on-display of the Théâtre Mogador for its opening, by including works of several contemporary artists from the Opera Gallery. Malat writes articles for ''LUX Magazine''.〔(Lux Magazine, A Mexican Tribute )〕〔(Lux Magazine, Sculpture comes to Life )〕〔(Lux Magazine, Voices of the Street )〕 ''Gridlock Magazine'' foresaw Malat's influence on the British Art Market in their 2011 article "Jean David – The Future of British Art", with his stance on Art as Business.〔(Jean David Malat - The Future of British Art ).〕 Since 2011, Malat has found a niche in the street art market, which he is developing through Opera Gallery shows. 〔(Opera Gallery Press Release - Mr. Brainwash, 2011 )〕 〔(Opera Gallery Press Release - Urban Masters, 2012 )〕 In June 2013, Malat curated The Many Faces of David Bowie show. 〔(Opera Gallery Press Release - The Many Faces of David Bowie, 2013 )〕 In 2013, Malat wrote an article on the 55th year Venice Biennale for the Arbuturian. 〔(The Arbuturian, A Venice Art Diary )〕 In 2014, Malat curated the Marc Chagall exhibition at Opera Gallery London 〔(Exhibition Opera Gallery London )〕 and the Bernard Buffet exhibition at the Heydar Aliyev Center Baku Azerbaijan. 〔(Opera Gallery London News )〕 Malat looks for new painters, sculptors or photographers. He represents: * Rich Simmons * Alireza Fani, a young Iranian photographer * Oli G. Johansson, Icelandic painter in his late 60s * Zoobs – a visual, mixed media artist: in 2011 ‘(God Save the Future Queen )’ Zoobs reworked the 1977 ‘God Save the Queen’ Sex Pistols poster.〔(Kate Middleton in artist's reworking of Sex Pistols poster ).〕 * Mac1 - a street artist. * (Joe Black ) Malat supports the Serpentine Gallery and is a patron of the Tate gallery. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jean-David Malat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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