Loïc Gouzer is the founder and CEO of Fair Warning, an innovative art auction app that showcases a thoughtfully curated selection of artwork. In July 2020, Fair Warning sold a work by Jean-Michael Basquiat for $10.8 million, setting the world record for the highest in-app purchase ever.
Prior to founding Fair Warning, Loïc was the Co-Chairman of Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christie’s. Loïc made a name for himself as an auction rainmaker by orchestrating record-breaking sales and pioneering the concept of a themed sale, a stand-alone auction separate from the traditional engagements on the house’s calendar. Most notably, he masterminded the sale of Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi for a record-shattering price of $450.3 million, making it the most expensive artwork ever sold.
Beyond Loïc Gouzer’s auction successes, he is a dedicated environmental activist and has worked to garner the awareness and support of art collectors for environmental causes. He played a pivotal role in securing funding for Global Fishing Watch, a platform tracking illegal fishing activities around the globe. Since 2013, Loïc has been a board member of Oceana, a non-profit dedicated to protecting and restoring the world’s oceans. In 2015 in collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio, Loic organised the 11th Hour charity that raised $38.8 million for wildlife and environmental conservation projects. On an individual level, Loïc regularly leverages his social media platform to direct public attention towards environmental issues.
Loïc Gouzer has been profiled in articles by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Artnet News, and The New Yorker.
