Art collection management

Every work recorded, protected and accounted for

We manage private art collections for collectors, families and companies in the United States and Europe: the inventory, the insurance, the storage, the shipping, the buying and the selling.

Offices: New York · Lisbon
Clients: Private collectors, families, companies and estates
Records: Kept in our own private Collection Portal
Every year: A full audit of each collection we manage

Services

One partner, from first inventory to sale

Collection management

A complete inventory of every work, kept current in the Collection Portal and checked against the collection once a year.

Insurance coordination

Insurance schedules produced from the inventory, values aligned with your broker at renewal, and claims files ready when needed.

Shipping and logistics

Fine-art shippers compared, crating, couriers, customs and import paperwork, and condition reports at every move.

Storage

Choosing facilities, opening and managing units in your name, access visits, intake and release.

Buying and selling

Art fairs, studio visits, gallery and auction purchases, discreet private sales, consignment terms and art-backed lending options.

Exhibitions and projects

Exhibitions, presentations and art programmes for collectors, artists, galleries and brands.

The Collection Portal

Your collection, private and online

Our own inventory system, built for Coburn clients. You can open it from a phone, tablet or computer, and share view-only access with your office or advisors.

Every work with images, dimensions and provenance
Invoices, certificates and documents attached
Location and condition history
Insurance schedules and reports on demand
Shipments and loans tracked

Framed yellow and black pumpkin painting, shown as an example inventory record

Inventory no.CP-0412

LocationNew York storage, bay 3

ConditionChecked at last audit

InsuredYes, on current schedule

Example of a Portal record.

Initial inventory

Every work documented, once and properly

Survey visit

A walk-through of the collection and a fixed quote.

Document

Each work photographed, measured, labelled and its condition noted.

Gather records

Invoices, certificates, provenance and existing lists collected.

Build the Portal

Records, locations and values entered.

Verify

Every record checked against the work, then handed over.

Collections already on Artlogic or another system are moved across and checked, not started over.

Annual audit

Once a year, every work is checked against its record

Location

Each work found where the Portal says it is.

Condition

Reviewed, with new photographs where anything has changed.

Changes

Purchases, sales, loans and moves reconciled.

Insurance

The schedule matched line by line to the inventory.

Values

Market values refreshed for Managed and Private Office clients.

Report

A written audit report, with actions agreed.

Service levels and fees

Three levels, set by how involved you want us

Every level starts with the initial inventory and includes the Collection Portal and an annual audit.

Essential

You run the collection. We keep the record.

Collection Portal
New works added each year
Annual records audit and site visit
Yearly insurance schedule

From $300 a month

Managed

We look after the collection. You keep the accounts.

Everything in Essential
Insurance broker liaison and claims support
Market values for key works
Full physical audit
Lower shipping coordination fees

From $750 a month

Private Office

We run it for you.

Everything in Managed
Storage units managed
Monthly bills paid, with a statement
Shipping coordination included
Every location audited

From $1,800 a month

Fees depend on the size and value of the collection and are confirmed after the survey visit. Buying and selling are charged by commission. Shipping, storage, insurance premiums and appraisals are passed through at cost.

Projects

Exhibitions, public art and spaces since 2008

Exhibitions and art fairs

2019 · London

Sobha and the Masters of Art

Sculptures by Anthony Quinn with works by Damien Hirst and Henri Matisse, during Frieze

2019 · 2 Rivington Street, New York

Found and Ready

Sculptures by Alexis Dahan, Tom Sachs and Aaron Young

2018 · 208 Bowery, New York

Unstated

Group exhibition with Alexis Dahan, Furen Dai, Jamie Diamond, Paul Sévigny and others

2017 · 12 Hay Hill, London

Julian Lennon

Photographs from Everything Changes, with House of Nobleman

2016 · 208 Bowery, New York

All Roads Lead

New drawings by Alexis Dahan

2016 · Ibiza

Human Power

Photographs by Paolo Regis, STK art programme

2016 · London

Summer Show of New York Artists

Lili Almog, Nick Farhi, Gregory Thielker, Darryl Westly, Ryan Schneider

2016 · London

RETNA at ART16

Works on paper by RETNA

2016 · London

Array

Solo exhibition by Shelter Serra

2015 · 2 Rivington Street, New York

Little Things for Life

Nina Pandolfo's debut New York solo exhibition

2015 · London

Refiguring

Austin Eddy, Tamara Gonzales, Shara Hughes, Ryan Schneider, Guy Yanai

2015 · London

Alessandro Roma

Solo exhibition of paintings

2015 · London

Ryan Schneider

One-month solo exhibition

2015 · New York

Ryan Schneider at VOLTA NY

Art fair booth with Two Rams

2015 · New York

Alarm!

Solo exhibition by Alexis Dahan with Two Rams

2014 · Hamptons, New York

Art Market Hamptons

Ryan Schneider and Sam Fryer with Two Rams

2014 · New York

Permutations

Alexis Dahan, Sam Fryer, Juliet Jacobson, Sameer Reddy

2014 · New York

Ritual for Letting Go

Solo exhibition by Ryan Schneider with Two Rams

2014 · New York

RETNA at PULSE

Unique works on paper at PULSE Contemporary Art Fair

2014 · New York

Violets and Salt

Solo exhibition by Roz Stone Morris with Two Rams

2014 · New York

Carceri

Solo exhibition by Lia Chavez with Two Rams

2014 · London

Liu Bolin

Exhibition at Scream Gallery and new photographs shot around the city

Rivington Street Wall, New York

Since 2014, selected artists have been invited to paint a site-specific mural on a wall in the Lower East Side gallery district.

Since 2014

RETNA x ZES

The first mural on the wall, photographed by Martha Cooper

Nina Pandolfo

Andrew Poneros

Pryce Lee

Olaf Breuning

Architecture and gallery design

San Diego

Private gallery

Warehouse converted into a 2,500 sq ft gallery for a California art collection

London

Scream Gallery

Redesign of the gallery, lighting and identity, plus exhibitions with Tyrone and Jamie Wood

New York

Shake Shack, Madison Square Park

The original Shack kiosk, with SITE / James Wines

New York

Private residence

Full redesign of a 2,000 sq ft Lower East Side apartment

New York

Broadway East

Restaurant conversion with Studio Castellano

New York

The Forward Building

Conversion of the 1912 landmark into 29 condominiums, with Studio Castellano

About

A small team for serious collections

Coburn Projects is led by Brandon Coburn, who trained as an architect and has spent his career in the art world. He works with a small team of professionals and handles every client account personally.

We have worked with major collections, artists, galleries and corporate brands on exhibitions, presentations and art programmes around the world.

Privacy. Purchases and sales run through Coburn Projects accounts, so galleries, auction houses and buyers deal only with us. The Portal is by invitation only, and a confidentiality agreement is part of every engagement.

Contact

No two collections are alike

Tell us a little about the collection. We will arrange a walk-through and send a fixed quote for the inventory.

Email: info@coburnprojects.com
Offices: New York, USA
Lisbon, Portugal