Ivan Frioni: A Milanese Lawyer's Art Collection

Ivan Frioni, a criminal lawyer born in 1970 in Milan, began collecting contemporary art seven years ago by chance. His collection of about forty works includes pieces by Francesco Gennari, Helen Marten, Ken Okiishi, Shannon Ebner, Caleb Considine, and Gavin Kenyon. He focuses on young artists working in sculpture and painting, mostly figurative. Recent acquisitions include works by Adam Gordon (Minneapolis, 1986), Elizabeth Jaeger (San Francisco, 1988), and Dan Finsel (Pennsylvania, 1982). Frioni finds their language surprising, original, and ambiguous. He appreciated Josh Kline's exhibition at Modern Art in London. He co-produced two videos by Yuri Ancarani. Frioni believes the art market is driven by financialization and questions whether this trend is reversible.