From Czechoslovakia to MoMA: How Sculptor Alex Kveton Built a Real Art Business

About this episode

The episode explores how sculptor Alex Kveton transitioned from escaping Czechoslovakia to establishing a successful art business.

How to Build a Real Art Business: Selling Sculpture, Gallery Representation, and the Long Game - with Alex Kveton What does it actually take to make a living as a sculptor? In this episode, we sit down with sculptor Alex Kveton and Barbara to trace a career that began with escaping communist Czechoslovakia and grew into a thriving fine art business - with stainless steel sculptures placed in prestigious institutions including MoMA and the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, and represented by ...

People in this episode

Host: Mirav Ozeri

Guest: Alex Kveton

Topics covered

• art business
• sculpture
• gallery representation
• career journey
• fine art
• Czechoslovakia

Keywords

• sculptor
• art business
• MoMA
• Czechoslovakia
• fine art
• gallery representation
• stainless steel sculptures

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MoMA, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library

Places: Czechoslovakia

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