By coloring his life with beautiful experiences, exciting adventures and time for family and friends, Klibansky's supporters follow him viritually. A string of bucket list moments, which he reports extensively on Instagram. It all happens on The Gram.Text: Bart- jan Brewer
Online Editor: Noa Verseveldt
Image: Joseph Klibansky instagram account
"I was in Miami with my sister-in-law Susanna for Art Basel, where we had a very fat booth presentation through my gallery in London, Maddox Gallery. The Colombian singer Maluma, one of the biggest artists in the world with 60 million followers, had just bought an apartment in Miami and wanted to put a sculpture of mine there. In addition, he had ordered a necklace of mine with a little bear. I went to bring it personally, I could immediately see the apartment and measure everything. Then I started the production of the sculpture, a boehdda. With renders we showed how it was going to be. The boehdda is now there. With my brother I went to another Maluma show at The forum in LA, after which we had dinner with him. I have a very good click with him. Because of covid we couldn't go to America last year, but I want to put more energy into that market. For example, my partner is opening a 1,500-square-meter gallery in LA. Many American artists want to connect with us, including Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers. We are paving the way, America is going to be conquered.
"I had to be in Dubai because we had just installed a new sculpture there in front of the Burj Khalifa, Birthday Suit, and are working hard on new projects. Martijn (Martin Garrix, ed.) was also in Dubai and we had a fun trip together by going into the desert, an hour away from the city, on quads. With a scarf wrapped around our heads against the sun and dust. It was one of the most beautiful experiences ever! That you can see infinitely far and see nothing but an ocean of sand. You can't just go baleful cruising, because the wind creates sharp sand spikes - if you're not careful you'll roll down five or ten meters in no time. It's a combination of beauty and focus. At a cool spot we took some pictures. Martijn and I have been friends for years and it's just fun to capture such memories."
"Martin Garrix was in Monaco to record the song We Are The People with Bono and The Edge. At the same time, I was driving around the Cote d'Azur with my brother in the McLaren. We met Martijn in Monaco, as well as a bunch of his friends with whom we've been in touch ever since. Through Martijn we also met Max Verstappen, from which a friendship developed. Once when I was in Monaco with Rico and my brother, we decided to rent a boat - nice sailing with the boys, swimming, diving off a cliff. Super cool. Having lunch on the water, playing music. Later, two of Max's friends came by on a Red- Bull watercraft. Rico and I too, of course, hoppa, on those scooters. Max doesn't have any art from me yet, but we did talk about it - for his new house."
"Creating experiences with my that I like best. For example, last winter we snowboarded behind the Bentley. But for me it's mostly about having time to talk, brainstorm about what we're doing, about life, meeting people. And the best way to do that is to participate in a rally. Sometimes we do one in the Alps, other times through Croatia, for February we are planning a rally from Dubai across the desert to Abu Dhabi. They are all organized trips, especially the ones from StreetGasm are cool. Louis and I have taken as many as thirty such trips. Life goes so fast and we are doing so many different things. Then it's nice to spend four, five days talking about new ideas, the concepts, improving the business aspects... And in the meantime being busy with your hobby!"
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