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Robert Pattinson adalah selebritas pertama yang bergabung dengan Sotheby's untuk menjadi kurator dalam seri lelang Contemporary Curated. Dalam kegiatan ini, Pattinson menyatukan pilihan lukisan, patung, dan kolase dari periode pasca-perang hingga saat ini. Pemilihan temanya tersebut disoroti dari nama karya-karya pilihannya, seperti Richard Serra dan Willem de Kooning.

Lelang akan berlangsung di Sotheby's New York mulai tanggal 30 September 2022 dan eksekusi publik Pattinson atas enam karya pilihannya jatuh di tanggal 23 hingga 20 September 2022. Beberapa pilihan yang telah dibuat Robbert antara lain Rotation #9 (2011) karya Richard Serra, Old Rope (2005) karya Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, dan Untitled (1964) karya De Kooning.

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“Curating this group of paintings has been a really exciting process and an honour for me,” Ucap Pattinson berbagi dalam sebuah wawancara. “To be able to experience and have a dialogue with these works according to my taste—and to place massive titans of 20th-century art next to living artists—has been really satisfying. As an actor, I have always felt a certain amount of synesthesia between different art forms and being able to connect them together—whether that is a sculpture or a song or an acting part, all at the same time. Acting has made me realize that there is an interconnectedness between all art forms, and it made the process of curating the sale a fascinating and fun experience for me.”

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Mengenai pendekatan untuk memilih karya terbaik di pamerannya, bintang The Batman ini menjelaskan bahwa apa yang dia cari adalah ‘karya dengan bahasa mereka sendiri. "It doesn't necessarily feel like it just exists for its own sake and has a presence that hums with a bit of life. It has the ability to communicate with you on a kind of primordial level. I sort of sway between things that feel very profound and cosmic and alien. Then even on the other side, I like subversive, naughty, slightly dangerous stuff as well, " Jelas Pattinson.

Pattinson juga memberikan sedikit pesan kepada para kolektor: “Only acquire pieces that you’re going to love, no matter what. Just having something which you’re going to keep for the rest of your life is probably the best idea.”

Tatler Trivia: Dapat diingat bahwa pada tahun 2017, Pattinson juga telah memasang salah satu sketsanya sendiri untuk lelang amal berjudul 'Home Plate Project'. Secara keseluruhan, acara penggalangan dana tersebut menghasilkan lebih dari USD50.000. Berikut beberapa karya pilihan Pattinson.

1/3 Untitled, Willem de Kooning (1964)

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2/3 Rotation #9, Richard Serra (2011)

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3/3 Untitled, Julie Mehretu (2005)

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