Ben Clark
Ben Clark is a 20+ year veteran of the global art market. He is a trusted partner and close advisor to international families and art collectors. In August 2023, he joined Mintus, an alternative asset trading platform, as President. He is accountable for the art division and serves on the Mintus Art Investment Committee. Most recently, Ben was Group CEO and Board Member of Gurr Johns, the world’s oldest independent art advisory firm, where he extended the firm’s client services, and founded Gurr Johns Capital, an art financing business. Previously, he served as a market leader in the field of art advisory during a tenure of twenty years at Christie’s, based in London and Hong Kong. At Christie’s he rose to the post of Global Head of Client Strategy and Deputy Chairman of Asia and was charged with expanding the firm’s overall business development across Asia. Ben began his career at The Art Institute of Chicago before joining Christie’s in 2000.