SCULPTURAL SANCTUARIES
Story By Susie Stanton Staikos Photography by Jerry Rabinowitz THREE PALM BEACH COUNTY ART COLLECTORS SHARE THEIR PRIVATE SCULPTURE GARDENS AND WHAT THEY LOVE ABOUT THEM
White Out As the gallery director of DTR Modern Gallery on Palm Beach, Bryan Walsh spends his days surrounded by amazing artworks and getting to know the artists behind them. These relationships have informed the type of art he displays in his own home in West Palm Beach’s historic Flamingo Park neighborhood, including the bright white contemporary sculptures in his garden. CCPBC: How did you go about curating this collection and what are some highlights? Walsh: Apart from Keith Haring, I have met all the artists and have forged friendships with them. It makes their works even more special. The big heart sculpture, Big Love, was a wedding gift from the artist Rainer 18
Lagemann. It was the focal point on the stage at the wedding, and now every day I get to look at it in my garden. It brings me joy every single day. Once an artist’s work speaks to me it becomes a chain reaction. In the garden I have larger outdoor sculptures, but inside the house you’ll find small works by each of these artists as well. When I first started collecting, everything was very traditional and classical, both in painting and sculpture. Since my taste has evolved, everything is modern and contemporary. My house is a 1925, Spanish-style house with the character and charm of that design, and with the juxtaposition of the contemporary sculptures it works quite beautifully. Why the emphasis on white? It is quite intentional that all the sculptures are white
Collecting Art in The Palm Beaches
CollectingArt_0423.indd 18
27-Mar-23 9:50:26