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Stefano Basilico

Advisor, curator, and writer Stefano Basilico has been immersed in the world of contemporary art for over twenty-five years. He brings to his work with clients a rare combination of aesthetic discernment, thorough knowledge of the art marketplace, and proven success in strategic collections management. Over the years he has cultivated relationships within the larger art world community, including the foremost international galleries and museums. Currently he works exclusively with private clients, helping both established and aspiring collectors to acquire those works that will best complement their collections, reflect their individual tastes, and meet their needs as investors. Primarily a specialist in the art of the postwar era, he has experience across a broad range of mediums and genres, including Impressionist and modern art and twentieth-century design, all grounded in his formal training in art history.

Prior to starting his own advisory firm in 2007, Mr. Basilico was senior advisor at Thea Westreich Art Advisory Services, Inc. (2004-2006), where he specialized in scouting and vetting major offerings in modern and contemporary art for a select clientele. As adjunct curator of Contemporary Art at the Milwaukee Art Museum (2003-2005) he handled acquisitions and curated successful exhibitions such as CUT: Film as Found Object in Contemporary Video, Currents 30: Rachel Harrison, and Currents 31: Robert Melee. During his tenure as curator of the University Art Collection at New School University, New York (2000-2004), Mr. Basilico revived a tradition of mural art at the university, commissioning and overseeing three ambitious site-specific wall installations: a pair of drawings by Sol LeWitt, a fifteen-part work on paper by Dave Mueller, and Kara Walker's first public commission.

As owner-director of Basilico Fine Arts (1993-1999) Mr. Basilico promoted the work of emerging artists such as Brian Tolle, Matthew Ritchie, and Liam Gillick. Between 1981 and 1994 he worked for three of the most important galleries of the postwar era: Leo Castelli Gallery, Mary Boone Gallery, and Sonnabend Gallery, where he was co-director for nine years and helped launch the careers of Jeff Koons, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and Gilbert and George, among others. Mr. Basilico has written extensively on contemporary art. His articles have appeared in BOMB and Documents magazines, and he was a frequent contributor to Time Out New York. He is active and sought out as a lecturer, with past appearances at the Baltimore Museum, the Indianapolis Museum, the Cranbrook Academy of Art, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as well as in the education departments at both Sotheby's and Christie's, and has taught in the MFA program at Parsons School of Design.