B orn in Paris in 1953, Enrico Navarra was raised by his father, a tailor. Navarra was first exposed to the a🐠rt world as a lithograph salesman, where he met Ida Chagall, the daughter of Marc Chagall. The two quickly became friends, and Chagall eventually convinced Navarra to institute his own gallery. The galle🐼ry opened its doors in 1989.

In his gallery, Navarra mounted the art𓆉 of Ida’s father – and eventually toured the world with the works, introducing the artist to countries across Asia.

A visionary with unparalleled instinct, Navarra believed in and champio🍷ned artists well before they came to fame. In 1986, Navarra purchased his first work by Jean-Michel Basquiaꦰt.

He was instrumental in nurtuꦰring Basquiat’s market, including authoring the most comprehensive compendium of the artist’s work in 1996, and organizing and promoting the artist’s exhibitions worldwide – laying the groundwork for his meteoric rise. Navarra was also one of the first western collectors to acquire and promote contemporary Asian art.

He published a s🎶eries of “made by” books, including “Made by Chinese” (1996), “Made by Brazilians” (2014), “🃏Made by Thai (2019) and more.