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f you know the art world you will know Katz is switching it up showing artists of all levels of notoriety and helping to promote their work and push it out globally. Katz was the world’s youngest Salvador Dali dealer at 30 years old and has access to over 70 artists including Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Takahi Murakami and Jeff Koons. Over 60 artists and creatives from around the world were invited to exhibit at The Art Plug; a mixing pot of mediums, styles and cultures. Guests were invited to ignite their senses and delve into year two of the event. In addition to the showcase of artists, an art charity auction took place and live extreme sports performances from Red Bull athletes as well as a series of artist led panels and talks. In addition, Katz held a panel discussion about the impact of social media on the art work and how these platforms help to discover and consume. With over one million followers and counting, and the network within his agency at ten million plus, this man knows what he is talking about. SOCIETY MARBELLA managed to pin down the talented FJ Baur to learn a little more about the man behind the art and what he loves about Marbella.
Marcel-Katz by Nicholas-Green
“Art means everything to me.”
SM: Tell us a little bit about your background. When and how did you fall in love with art? FJ: I am a small-town guy, I grew up in the south of Germany. I wanted to escape, so I started to move around and travelled a lot. Now I call Berlin, Vienna and Marbella my home.
Berlin has changed a lot over the last few years, when I first visited over 10 years ago I loved the way everything felt easy and creative - no boundaries, no money, no worries... Today I go once a month to see friends and relatives but not for work. Vienna took over from Berlin when I visited it for the first time, it is much smaller, but free in a very special way and so traditional – I love it.
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