Mariko Finch

Shanay Jhaveri, Head of Visual Arts at London’s Barbican Centre, speaks about his collection, how to develop a “sensibility” and the home he’s made inside the modernist museum. Mariko Finch What first sparked your interest in art? Can you pinpoint a particular moment or an object? Shanay Jhaveri I’d never anticipated having a career in the arts; it snuck up on me.

. A busy London saleroom in the New Bond Street galleries provided the backdrop for an auction comprised of some of the finest museum-quality works from the leading figures in artistic innovation. Standout results came from established names such as Giacometti and Picasso, whilst lesser-known artists such as Lucy Bull and Zdeněk Sýkora posted strong prices for works spanning significant periods of art history.

John Pawson’s name is synonymous with elegant simplicity, and his architectural practice has seen him design buildings from galleries and museums to retail concept stores and monasteries. They are meditative spaces that allow calm contemplation, and a deep appreciation for materials, surface and light. It was this approach that drew Ralph I. Goldenberg to purchase the Pawson-designed house at Hay’s Mews to display his extraordinary collection of art, which will be .