Minerva Sarofim with Necromancer by James Perez

About

Art's only job is to move you. Somewhere along the way, the art world forgot that — got lost in art fairs, secondary markets, and safe bets that match the sofa. Minerva Sarofim didn't forget.

Iconoclast art, as we define it, is work that confronts. Religion, politics, identity, sexuality, power — the subjects polite society would rather not discuss and most galleries would rather not hang. These are the pieces that get banned from exhibitions, end up in the New York Times before they end up in collections, and live rent-free in the culture long after the conversation has moved on. We don't represent controversy for its own sake. We represent conviction.

Iconoclast art arrives in every medium — human remains and blood, diamonds and pearls, found objects, performance, outsider work made in places art was never supposed to be made. The medium is never decorative. It is chosen because it sharpens the argument. Luxury applied to sin. A flag used as canvas. A prison cell as studio. What unites the work has nothing to do with technique — it has to do with intent.

If you collect art that means something, we should talk. If you collect art that matches something, we wish you well.