the South of France, 40 outdoor artworks had been installed even before the house acquired all its walls. "Perhaps we just know more about art than houses," he says with a laugh.Perhaps so.
The Mitterrand name might be most closely associated with politics – François was president of France from 1981 to 1995 – but for this branch of the family, the business is most definitely art.
Edward’s father, Jean-Gabriel (the president’s nephew), has run a gallery in Paris since 1988 focusing on post-war sculpture.
Edward opened his first space in Geneva in 1999 with a show of works by Jean-Michel Basquiat. "No one was quite sure about them back then.
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