Stefan Simchowitz
| Stefan Simchowitz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 8, 1970 Johannesburg |
| Occupation | film producer and art collector |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Partner(s) | Rosi Riedl |
| Website | |
| Simchowitz | |
Stefan Simchowitz (born October 8, 1970) is an independent film producer and assistant producer, an art collector, and an art curator based in Los Angeles. He is originally from Johannesburg.[1] Simchowitz is a proponent of social media, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He believes that conversations on social media potentially may have the same influence on the art world as an art review written by Roberta Smith for the New York Times.[2]
Controversy
Simchowitz is the target of art critics who claim that his method of promoting young, undiscovered artists and bulk buying artwork of questionable value then flipping it for profit is a destabilizing force in the art world.[3] He has been called the Michael Milken of the art world[1] and “a Sith Lord from the Brotherhood of Darkness.”[4]
MediaVast
Simchowitz joined the visual content provider MediaVast as a strategic consultant in 1999. The company was acquired by Getty Images in 2007 for a reported $207 Million that included 8.5 million images.[5][6]
Filmography
After college, Simchowitz founded a film production company responsible for several feature films, including the critically acclaimed Requiem for a Dream.[7]
- The Farewell (2011)
- Lula (2007)
- The Wild (2006)
- Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002)
- Slap Her... She's French (2002)
- Requiem for a Dream (2000)
- The Love Letter (1999)
- Coming Soon (1999)
- Guinevere (1999)
- Judas Kiss (1998)
- Starstruck (1998)
- The Alarmist (1997)
- Little City (1997)
- The House of Yes (1997)
- Johns (1996)
- The Chili Con Carne Club (1995)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Glazek, Christopher (December 30, 2014). "The Art World’s Patron Satan". The New York Times (Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.). Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ↑ Wagley, Catherine (June 26, 2014). "Is Greed Good for Art?". LA Weekly (Los Angeles: Kurtis Barton). Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ↑ Saltz, Jerry (March 31, 2014). "Saltz on Stefan Simchowitz, the Greatest Art-Flipper of Them All". New York Magazine (New York Media). Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ↑ Drury, Dan (May 7, 2014). "Stefan Simchowitz vs. the Art World". New York Observer (Jared Kushner). Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Company Overview of MediaVast, Inc.". Bloomberg Businessweek (New York: Hugh Wiley). Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ↑ Daurat, Cecile (February 22, 2007). "Getty Agrees to Buy MediaVast to Add Celebrity Images". Bloomberg (New York). Retrieved January 2, 1015.
- ↑ "Executive Profile: Stefan Simchowitz". Bloomberg Businessweek (New York: Hugh Wiley). Retrieved January 2, 2015.