I work in fashion at Alexander Wang as the liaison between the brand and department stores for our women’s designer and contemporary apparel. What do you do for a living? Does art relate to your job in any way? I'm often attracted to artists that give new meaning to familiar objects, and who reject banality with their witty construction of seemingly mundane objects and tools. Playful, humorous, colorful, with abstract collage and mixed media. My two favorite works that I got early into my collecting are a photograph by Mike Stimpson that's a parody of René Magritte's Son of Man done with Legos, and Benzyl Viologen from Damien Hirst’s spot series. What was the first work of art you ever bought? I first started collecting in college from local street artists, but have since begun collecting on Artspace, and from art fairs and galleries. Whether it was hanging up our childhood artwork or visiting museums and galleries, I've grown up appreciating art for its beauty, its historical context, and as a conversation piece.

What inspired you to start collecting art, and when?Ĭelebrating and collecting art has always been very important to me and my family. Occupation: Senior Account Executive, Alexander Wang Read about this fashionista's taste for playful abstraction and her voyeuristic appreciation of art. Now an executive at the cutting-edge fashion brand Alexander Wang, Peltz started her collection by buying street art in college. Artspace's collector community is brimming with interesting, trend-setting professionals-and New Yorker Hilary Peltz is one of the more fashionable of the bunch.

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