Christopher Nicholas Roald Logsdail OBE (born June 1945)[1][2] is a British art dealer, the owner of the Lisson Gallery, a contemporary art gallery on Bell Street, Lisson Grove, London, founded by Logsdail in 1967, and was joined shortly after by Fiona McLean.
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Born | Christopher Nicholas Roald Logsdail 1945 (age 78–79) London, England |
Alma mater | Slade School of Fine Art |
Occupation(s) | Art dealer, gallery owner |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Roald Dahl (maternal uncle) Olivia, Tessa, Theo, Ophelia and Lucy Dahl (maternal first cousins) |
Logsdail was born in 1945, the son of John Logsdail and Else Kirsten Dahl, sister of the author Roald Dahl. It was his uncle who introduced him to art.[3]
Logsdail was educated at Bryanston School and the Slade School of Fine Art.[4]
Logsdail was interviewed by Sarah Thornton at Art Basel for Seven Days in the Art World.[5] In 2014, The Guardian named him in their "Movers and makers: the most powerful people in the art world".[6]
In 2002, Logsdail purchased Utulivu House, a rambling 18th-century residence in Lamu, Kenya, which he renovated in the traditional style of Gujarati craftsmen. By 2006, he acquired the town’s derelict palm-oil factory and turned it into an artists’ retreat. Artists who have come to stay and work at the art space include Marina Abramović, Anish Kapoor and Christian Jankowski.[7]
Logsdail was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to the arts.[8][9]
Logsdail has three sons and a daughter from two marriages.[10] His son Alex is also an art dealer.[11]
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