Besides being editor of São Paulo’s Mapa Das Artes art magazine and website, Celso Fioravante founded the Salão dos Artistas Sem Galeria (Artists without Galleries) exhibition in 2010 to promote the works of underexposed artists in Brazil. The seasoned curator has been building his collection for 20 years and has also organised exhibitions for the likes of Moma.

How broad is your art collection?
I have about 400 pieces, including paintings, drawings, sculptures and serigraphs. Everything interests me, whether beautiful or strange. As [Marcel] Duchamp says, everything is art.

Where do you tend to get your works from?
I do not buy from artists and I do not accept presents because it’s not good for a journalist to do so. I like auctions; they are social events with a lot of adrenaline.

You’re always immersed in the art world. Do you ever get bored?
I am bored with contemporary art and an art market worried only about money. I love artists such as UK sculptor Marc Quinn, US wood-based creative Fred Tomaselli and Brazilian painters such as Siron Franco and Pitágoras Lopes Gonçalves – but I’d prefer a visit to a farm to see a cow birthing than to an atelier to see an artist painting.

What does your collection say about you?
That I look to my heart and not my pocket.

Founded in 1995 by brothers David and Robert Heffel, Heffel Fine Art Auction House holds its spring live auction on 25 May, focusing on postwar and contemporary paintings. About 140 lots from international artists will be on sale.

After fighting in the Second World War, British Columbian EJ Hughes painted “The Post Office at Courtenay, BC” using military supplies. “It’s a great example of Hughes’ early work, completed over three years after his return from service,” says David. Meanwhile, Torontonian Alex Colville’s fascination with motorsport is exemplified in “Racer”, one of his first round paintings.

Other artists include Paris-based Sayed Haider Raza from India. His painting “Costapoglia II” made its way to Canada when his dealer showed it in a 1968 Toronto exhibition.
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Enthusiasts of the artistic movements that define the early 20th century will relish the opportunity to bid for one or more of the 900 art nouveau and art deco pieces on sale in May at Quittenbaum auction house in Munich’s artistic district of Maxvorstadt.

French glassware produced by the likes of Daum Frères and Émile Gallé at the turn of the 20th century will anchor the Art Nouveau and Art Deco auction. One highlight is the “Phänomen” vase by Munich sculptor Franz Hofstötter for Bohemian manufacturer Loetz. “It was part of the collection that showed at the Paris World Fair in 1900; each piece was very elaborate but very few depict actual scenery,” says director Askan Quittenbaum of the sunset featured on the vase’s surface.
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