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OCT 2017

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art&culture; 47 it joins Lagemann's life-size male figure, Standing Ground (2012). Inside the home are more works by the Miami resident, including Devotion (2011), a large male torso that rises from a white pedestal near the staircase. The garden's tropical plantings create a magical setting for the larger sculptures in Walsh's collection. A geometric white metal piece by Florida artist Jane Manus, Parallel Planes (2015), stands at one end of the garden, while Matt Devine's gracefully inter- twining White Wedding (2017) rises like a swaying sheath of giant metal blades of grass against the vegetation. Walsh fell in love with Devine's work the first time he saw one of his monumental pieces. "I knew I could not afford that piece, but I asked Matt if I could commis- sion him to make a smaller version," he says. He describes Devine's Happy Shiny (2015), which sits on the coffee table in front of the fire- place in the living room, as resembling rolling tumbleweed with its many delicate, twig-like pieces of stainless steel. Placed on various shelves and tables throughout the home are a number of interesting sculptures. A piece by Mexican-born Robert BELOW: BLACK & WHITE, JURO KRALIK; PUPPY, JEFF KOONS. RIGHT: BIG LOVE, A STAINLESS-STEEL SCULPTURE BY WALSH'S FRIEND RAIN- ER LAGEMANN, SERVED AS THE BACKDROP TO WALSH'S RECENT WEDDING. Graham, Arm of Joe Louis (1984), is an extremely powerful sight. Sus- pended by rope from an iron frame, the tightly fisted, life-size man's arm thrusts forward as if about to strike. Companion Black Colorway (2016)— an 8-inch-tall, half-human, Mickey Mouse–like character by Brian Don- nelly—delights Walsh. "Donnelly, known as KAWS, started as a graffiti artist and has become very collectable," he says. "I wish I had discovered him earlier. His paintings have quadrupled in value." As the art market reaches new heights, there will always be works that may be out of his reach. But for Walsh, it's "the new and unexpected" that excites him about collecting. "I tell my clients that what they buy has to make them happy," he says. "That should be the priority for all collectors, includ- ing me. And if you're lucky, it may also turn out to be a good investment." ‡ WEB EXCLUSIVE SEE MORE OF WALSH'S COLLECTION, AND READ HIS TIPS FOR THE BUDDING COLLECTOR, AT PALMBEACHCULTURE.COM/MAGAZINE &

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