GOLAN ROUZKHOSH – FOUNDER OF GRK GALLERY
Golan Rouzkhosh draws strength from over 30 years of experience in the fields of art, media, marketing, and design, collaborating with renowned artists.
Son of a watchmaker and a mother passionate about literature, Golan arrived in France during his childhood after overcoming difficult challenges. He found refuge in the loving embrace of Simon Czerkiewicz’s family, which provided him with a "heartfelt adoption." In 1994, he began his career by partnering with the artist Ghass.
Passionate about art, particularly contemporary art, Golan became an artist agent at the age of 16. As a self-taught individual, he learned on the job and began redefining the codes of the art market. In 2007, he founded GRK Gallery, creating a strong artistic identity around this venture. After opening several galleries in Paris and internationally, he developed a global network of loyal collectors.
Always focused on humanity and driven by his passion for art, Golan anticipates trends while actively supporting many contemporary artists. Engaged in humanitarian actions, he is convinced that art plays a fundamental role in shaping our perception of the world. He launched French Touch Magazine, dedicated to French excellence, followed by another publication, ARTABAZOS, focused on contemporary art fairs. Today, GRK MEDIA GROUP publishes 16 magazines covering various topics (Politics, Economics, Environment, Art, Sports, Luxury, Hydrogen, CSR).
In 2017, Golan signed a partnership with the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) and created the Artistic Trophy for the Best Player in Ligue 1 and the Best Player in D1, both designed by Ghass. This project also aims to inspire youth by highlighting excellence in football.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, faced with restrictions affecting galleries, Golan innovated by launching GRK ART INVEST, specializing in the tax and leasing of artworks for businesses and liberal professions. He also partnered with Mon Centre de A à Z to integrate art into medical practices through art therapy, thus conveying positive emotions to patients.
Golan is also the founder of ART4RSE, in collaboration with CLUB4RSE, a project linking corporate social and environmental responsibility to artistic conferences in various regions. He believes that art can positively impact employees by stimulating their creativity.
After years of collaboration with promoters on the 1 Building, 1 Artwork program, Golan launched ARTinSIDE in 2023 with Concilio-Immobilier, a project aimed at integrating art into real estate and design projects. He also created DAMASK BY GHASS with La Maison Papier Français, a luxury wallpaper collection in collaboration with the artist Ghass.
For years, Golan Rouzkhosh and Ghass have actively supported numerous foundations and associations worldwide. As Golan often says, "There is nothing more rewarding than reaching out to someone in need," a principle deeply rooted in his personal experience.
Golan Rouzkhosh possesses a 360-degree, global vision of art. He has continually diversified his activities through various companies and concepts under the name of GRK GROUPE (Galleries, Media, Investments, Real Estate). For more information, visit: www.grkgroupe.com.
In addition to his many activities, Golan Rouzkhosh also teaches at IESA (The Grande École des Métiers de la Culture et du Marché de l'Art).
THINKING ABOUT THE PRESENT, FORECASTING THE FUTURE
GRK GROUP have a real interest in generating new ideas, new experiences… It puts innovation at the heart of its communication and development program. It establishes a product thanks to its network of partners. No surprise, no miracle, it only deals with desire and joy : that is one the keys of its work ethic. For Golan Rouzkhosh, Art and Concept are like synonyms: these are ways of expression of a past to preserve and a future to build, or more generally, a mix of both.
Golan Rouzkhosh likes to distinguish two ways allowing to understand the artist and its work; or to express the company and its product. The first way is the pleasure that provides the emotion coming from the work, the product; the second: the one of the interest (divided in economic interests, power and prestige interests). An interest to protect in order to allow the artist to express himself completely, without any material restrictions; an interest to favour so as to allow some budgetary rigour, giving its strength to the company. The first way is regulated by the pleasure principle (development of a concept to price the work of the artist, the product of a company); the second is regulated by the reality principle (effective management and marketing in order to complete a project). How to reconcile best both principles in order to allow an art product to have its own life: by giving it sense, through a concept. That is the objectif of GRK GROUP.
The artist keeps creating, he follows his inspiration, he builds the wings of his emotions. As time went one, Golan Rouzkhosh understood that emotion is not the purpose of the achieved work, but its reality. Through concepts, logistics, a connection between effective and disciplined professionals, restoring the emotion becomes both a way to think present and a way to forecast future…
Translated from André Gilles LATOURNALD*
*PhD in Economics, lecturer at University Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne)