Elevations: The Importance of Art in our Homes and our Lives

This time at home, coupled with these times of unrest, raises powerful questions of how we want to live in our private and public spaces. Internationally recognized art consultant Kate Chertavian believes that art collection should be grounded in deeply personal reasons and causes, meaningful to an individual's values and sense of purpose. She is this week's guest on Elevations to share her perspectives on the role of art in both design and in society. 

Kate Chertavian: An internationally recognized art consultant, Kate Chertavian has over 25 years of experience curating independent projects and building private collections. She built and curated David Bowie's art collection from 1992 to 2000 and her university and institutional projects include the sculpture program at Harvard Business School, a curated collection for the Barr Foundation, and a collection of important pictures for the Four Seasons/One Dalton. She specializes in the Impressionist and Modern, Post War and Contemporary, American and Modern British art markets. Among her many civic involvements, Kate is is a Trustee of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.