A Few of Our Favorite Things

Curator: Robert and Cortney Novogratz (The Novogratz)

Profession: Interior Designers

About The Curator

About Robert and Cortney Novogratz (The Novogratz)

Husband-and-wife team Cortney and Robert Novogratz are The Novogratz. Over twenty years, this hip, artsy couple has developed and designed many unique properties in Manhattan and beyond, rebuilding entire city blocks from the ground up and turning abandoned buildings into fabulous spaces. With a passion for mixing old and new, vintage and modern, the couple has developed a striking aesthetic that is entirely their own—all the while raising seven children in downtown New York. The subject of the hit HGTV show Home by Novogratz, now kicking off its second season this month, the design duo also plans to publish a follow-up to their worldwide best-selling book Downtown Chic this October, titled Home by Novogratz.

About The Collection

About A Few of Our Favorite Things

Art and interior design are intimately intertwined, and art plays a big role in every space that we design, as well as in our own home. Many of the artists in this collection are ones whose work we have hanging on our own walls, or have purchased for clients on our television show, "Home by Novogratz," on HGTV. As it happens, we had been collecting many of these artists long before Artspace debuted, and we were thrilled to learn about this great online source for collecting art. We truly feel that contemporary art is about to get more popular than ever in the culture at large, and Artspace is amazing because it makes the latest art accessible to so many people.

Curator Q&A

Q&A with

1. What was the first work of art you ever bought?
Ann Carrington's Pearly Queen
2. What is your favorite piece in your collection? Why?
We love the Rob Pruitt panda bears because they're affordable and beautiful and, most importantly, they make us happy.
3. Who are your favorite emerging and established artists?
Emerging: Terence Koh, R. Luke DuBois, and Chi Modu. Established: Andreas Gursky, Erwin Olaf, Vik Muniz, and Cecily Brown.
4. What are your favorite art spaces?
Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, and we love all outdoor public art.
5. If you had any amount to spend on a work of art, what would you buy?
An epic Basquiat.
6. What advice do you have for beginning collectors?
Buy what you love. Start small. And go to a lot of art fairs and galleries, and do your research online. A great place to start is with limited-edition prints.