PARIS, June 15 — The art market has always loved young prodigies. And the latest in line appears to be Andres Valencia.
A breath of fresh air will be blowing through Phillips’ upcoming Hong Kong sale thanks to Andres Valencia, the young American artist who has become the new darling of contemporary art in recent months. During this art event, Andres Valencia sold all of his exhibited paintings, including one to Jordan Belfort, the former trader who inspired Martin Scorsese’sA future big name of contemporary art?
The Spanish master is, in fact, one of Andres Valencia’s inspirations, as are George Condo and Jean-Michel Basquiat.