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Gilles Dyan

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Gilles Dyan
Born1 October 1960 Edit this on Wikidata
Tunis Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationArt dealer Edit this on Wikidata

Gilles Dyan (born 1960) is a French art dealer and founder and chairman of Opera Gallery, a modern and contemporary art gallery with sixteen exhibition spaces worldwide.[1][2][3]

Early life

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Dyan was born on 1 October 1960 in Tunis, Tunisia, to a couple who were both schoolteachers.[4] He was raised and educated in Paris.[3][5]

Career

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Dyan originally studied and worked in marketing, and earned a living selling art prints, before opening the first Opera Gallery, in Singapore in 1994,[2][3] followed shortly afterwards by another in Rue Saint-Honoré, in Paris, France.[6] There are now sixteen outlets.[3] They deal in works by modern masters (e.g. Picasso and Chagall), and work with contemporary artists such as David Kim Whittaker and Andy Denzler.[2]

He became a member of the European Chamber of Expert-Advisors in Fine Art in 2000.[3][6]

In 2021 he set up a 100 million euro investment fund, regulated in Luxembourg, to support the acquisition of works for resale and to provide guarantees at auction.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Opera Gallery Brings International Network to New York". Whitewall. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c White, Katie (17 August 2023). "Opera Gallery Founder Gilles Dyan Still Adores the First Artwork He Ever Purchased and Believes Buying on a Whim Has Its Merits". Artnet News. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e Zucca, Alice (17 May 2023). "Gilles Dyan in conversation with Editor in Chief Alice Zucca". XIBT Contemporary Art Magazine. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Gilles Diyan: Gallery Owner and Entrepreneur". Gazette Drouot. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  5. ^ "'We are a welcoming gallery'". The Korea Herald. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Gilles Dyan & Opera Gallery". Hinton Magazine. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ^ Benhamou-Huet, Judith (28 January 2021). "Revolution at Opera Gallery: the creation of a 100-million-euro fund for garanties at auction and the promotion of recognized artists". Judith Benhamou-Huet Reports. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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