Charles Saatchi is by his own admission just a little obsessive. As a child, he collected Superman comics — before moving on to nudist magazines. As an advertising executive he used the “method” approach to copywriting — talking to victims of emphysema when working on an anti-smoking campaign (although he has a 50-a-day habit and the iconic purple Silk Cut campaign was also his).
When he moved on to collecting art, he quickly became the godfather of contemporary art, encouraging the Young British Artists such as Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. He would buy entire graduate shows — but could suddenly sell them a few years later, once describing himself as “just a sad kid who wants to find a new sweetie”.
- Cititi dezvaluirile mareului om in The Times
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