The Last Salonnier
About The Last Salonnier
In this documentary profile, Johnston invites the audience to step behind the "crushed velvet curtain" of Bruce Bailey’s life as an investment banker, lawyer, farmer and patron. The enthusiastic collector, who has worked with artists such as Marina Abramovic and Kent Monkman, is one of a few notable individuals who still host traditional art salons; a form of egalitarian lab for the breeding of id…
Paul Johnston's The Last Salonnier is a 2019 documentary film.
Bruce Bailey plays Himself. Released in November 2019, it runs 13 minutes.