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Charles Saatchi (/ˈsɑːtʃiː/; Arabic: تشارلز ساعتجي‎; born 9 June 1943) is an Iraqi-British businessman and the co-founder with his brother Maurice of advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi. The brothers led the business – the world's largest advertising agency in the 1980s – until they were forced out in 1995. In the same year, the brothers formed a new agency called M&C Saatchi.

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The most abiding memory of visiting Lucian Freud's studio were his eyes, with the gimlet gaze of a Hooded Falcon. But he made for very relaxing company, quick to be amused at the world and his own peccadilloes. He enjoyed the seedy squalor of his rooms in a posh house in the most desirable part of Holland Park, and living up to his persona as an oddball bohemian.

Eye, House, Living, Memories, Visiting, World

I regularly find myself waking up to art I passed by or simply ignored.

Art, Passed, Wake Up, Waking

Nothing is as uplifting as standing before a great painting whether it was painted in 1505 or last Tuesday.

1505, Greatness, Nothing, Painted, Tuesday, Uplifting

When you see something special, something inspired, you realise the debt we owe great curators and their unforgettable shows - literally unforgettable because you remember every picture, every wall and every juxtaposition.

Curators, Debt, Owe, Realise, Special, Wall

I liked working in advertising, but don't believe my taste in art, such as it is, was entirely formed by TV commercials. And I don't feel especially conflicted enjoying a Mantegna one day, a Carl Andre the next day and a brash student work the next.

Advertising, Art, Believe, Mantegna, Next Day, Work

I don't buy art in order to leave a mark or to be remembered; clutching at immortality is of zero interest to anyone sane.

Art, Buy, Interest, Order, Zero

I may not be much good at most things, but if I didnt have the pleasure of planning and installing shows, and doing it better than anyone else, I would have stopped buying art many years ago.

Art, Buying, May, Planning, Shows, Years

Artists need a lot of collectors, all kinds of collectors, buying their art.

Art, Buying, Collectors, Kinds, Needs

By and large, talent is in such short supply that mediocrity can be taken for brilliance rather more than genius can go undiscovered.

Genius, Large, Mediocrity, Short, Supply, Taken

Being an art buyer these days is comprehensively and indisputably vulgar. It is the sport of the Eurotrashy, Hedge-fundy, Hamptonites; of trendy oligarchs and oiligarchs; and of art dealers with masturbatory levels of self-regard.

Art, Buyer, Oiligarchs, Self, Sport, Sports

My aim in life isn't so much the pursuit of happiness as the happiness of pursuit.

Aim, Happiness, Life, Pursuit

If you study a great work of art, you'll probably find the artist was a kind of genius. And geniuses are different to you and me.

Art, Different, Genius, Probably

The art critics on some of Britain's newspapers could as easily have been assigned gardening or travel, and been cheerfully employed for life.

Art, Criticism, Gardening, Life, Newspapers, Employed

Art collectors are pretty insignificant in the scheme of things. What matters and survives is the art.

Art, Insignificant, Insignificant Things, Matters, Survives, What Matters

Its obvious nonsense, but it makes nice people feel good about themselves to do their bit for the planet. Its vanity of a grotesque kind to believe that mankind, and our carbon footprint, has more impact on the future of Earth than Nature, which bends our planet to its will, as it sees fit.

Believe, Carbon, Carbon Footprint, Impact, Nice, People

If you study a great work of art, you'll probably find the artist was a kind of genius. And geniuses are different to you and me. So let's have no talk of temperamental, self-absorbed and petulant babies. Being a good artist is the toughest job you could pick, and you have to be a little nuts to take it on. I love them all.

Art, Baby, Good, Job, Jobs, Study

There are no rules about investment. Sharks can be good. Artist's dung can be good. Oil on canvas can be good.

Artist, Good, Investment, Oil, Rules, Sharks

Many people cycle or swim to keep trim. But if swimming is so good for the figure, how do you explain whales?

People, Swim, Swimming, Trim, Whales

Lots of ambitious work by young artists ends up in a dumpster after its warehouse debut. So an unknown artist's big glass vitrine holding a rotting cow's head covered by maggots and swarms of buzzing flies may be pretty unsellable. Until the artist becomes a star. Then he can sell anything he touches.

Ambition, Artist, Debut, Pretty, Star, Stars

I primarily buy art to show it off.

Art, Buy, Primarily, Show, Shows

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