{"id":371449,"date":"2021-11-24T00:52:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T21:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/saks-fifth-avenue-pitching-a-25m-diamond-crusted-statue\/"},"modified":"2021-11-24T00:52:39","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T21:52:39","slug":"saks-fifth-avenue-pitching-a-25m-diamond-crusted-statue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/saks-fifth-avenue-pitching-a-25m-diamond-crusted-statue\/","title":{"rendered":"#Saks Fifth Avenue pitching a $25M diamond-crusted statue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Saks Fifth Avenue pitching a $25M diamond-crusted statue<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Saks Fifth Avenue\u2019s wealthiest clients will be getting calls from their personal shoppers in the coming weeks \u2014 not about the latest Gucci or Balenciaga arrivals, but about an odd-looking statue of an astronaut that\u2019s priced at $25 million.<\/p>\n<p>The 4-foot tall, 80-pound sculpture, titled \u201cFrozen with Desire,\u201d is scrawled with phrases like \u201cdreams\u201d and \u201clove\u201d and \u201cwant.\u201d It\u2019s also encrusted with 6,200 diamonds, which mainly comprise the spaceman\u2019s sparkling visor. Since Nov. 4, it has been on display in the lower-level \u201cVault\u201d of fine jewelry at the retailer\u2019s flagship in Midtown Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are really trying to pivot away from being a store to buy goods,\u201d CEO Marc Metrick told The Post, insisting that Saks aims to sell the statue before it\u2019s taken off display on Jan. 7. \u201cWe want to be at the crossroads of art and fashion.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Terms of the deal between the artists and Saks weren\u2019t disclosed, but Saks will get a commission if it sells the piece. And the store\u2019s personal shoppers \u2014 called style advisers \u2014 have a built-in audience for high-end art: \u201cThey know their clients so well,\u201d Metrick said. \u201cPeople who collect art shop at Saks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least, that\u2019s what the artists, Brendan Murphy and Jonathan Schultz, are counting on. Murphy\u2019s \u201cspacemen\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> also includes a 22-foot, 3,000-pound sculpture that was commissioned by a hotel in Antigua; Schultz is a South African artist who works in precious metals and diamonds and made a 23-karat-gold skateboard this year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"704\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/saks-sculpture_12.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=704\" alt=\"Saks Fifth Ave diamond spaceman\" class=\"wp-image-20248844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/saks-sculpture_12.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1408 1408w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/saks-sculpture_12.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1056 1056w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/saks-sculpture_12.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=704 704w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/saks-sculpture_12.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=352 352w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/saks-sculpture_12.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\"\/><figcaption>Spaceman for sale: Saks Fifth Avenue is using its army of personal shoppers to pitch this $25 million statue to its high-end clients. It\u2019s on display at the retailer\u2019s Midtown Manhattan location through early January.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Tiffany Rose for \u201cFrozen with Desire\u2019 by Brendan Murphy and Johnathan Schultz<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Potential buyers flew to New York from across the country for the unveiling on Nov. 4 and some members of royal families from the Middle East are interested, Murphy said, declining to identify the potential buyers. \u201cUntil the money hits the account, it\u2019s not done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The individual diamonds in the spaceman \u2014 essentially the size of small engagement rings \u2014 were sourced in New York and Las Vegas, where Schultz is based. Schultz said the diamonds account for the vast majority of the price of the statue, but declined to be more specific, citing a non-disclosure agreement. The entity that provided them will be paid when the sculpture is sold.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The artists weren\u2019t initially sure how they\u2019d find a buyer for the statue, but after meetings this summer in Southampton with Metrick and Saks Executive Chairman Richard Baker, they hammered out a deal. It could potentially be the most expensive single item a US department store has ever sold. (Harrods of London topped all department stores when it sold a luxury yacht \u2014 Project Mars \u2014 for $165 million in 2011.)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/saks-sculpture_09.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Saks Fifth Ave diamond spaceman\" class=\"wp-image-20248859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/saks-sculpture_09.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/saks-sculpture_09.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/saks-sculpture_09.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The statue\u2019s visor has more than 6,200 diamonds \u2014 around the size of an engagement ring for each stone. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Tiffany Rose for \u201cFrozen with Desire\u2019 by Brendan Murphy and Johnathan Schultz<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI chose to do this with Saks because it\u2019s a left turn from the typical art world,\u201d Murphy told The Post. \u201cIt\u2019s not Soethby\u2019s or Christie\u2019s.\u201d Jettisoning the top auction houses was a purposeful move, a spokeswoman for the artist said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a level of rigor and structure that\u2019s part of the business of art that often artists don\u2019t enjoy,\u201d the spokeswoman said. \u201cUltimately, the choice to show with Saks was intentional and intended to be disruptive to what has always been a linear path for artists with galleries and auction houses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saks hired a separate guard to keep watch of the cordoned-off statue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey already have $150 million of jewelry in that space, so if you are going to show a piece like this, Saks checks off all the boxes,\u201d Murphy said, musing that the worst thing that could h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en is that \u201csomeone might jump the stanchions and take a selfie with the spaceman.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"687\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/saks-sculpture_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=687\" alt=\"Saks Fifth Ave diamond spaceman\" class=\"wp-image-20248869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/saks-sculpture_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1374 1374w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/saks-sculpture_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1031 1030w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/saks-sculpture_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=687 687w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/saks-sculpture_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=344 343w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/saks-sculpture_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\"\/><figcaption>The statue is on display at Saks\u2019 \u201cVault\u201d at its flagship Midtown Manhattan store. It has its own guard, and is surrounded by $150 million worth of fine jewelry and watches.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Tiffany Rose for \u201cFrozen with Desire\u2019 by Brendan Murphy and Johnathan Schultz<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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