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Ex-Big Blue linebacker Keith Rivers is now a ‘giant’ in the art world

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he told Introspective Magazine, referring to the late Dr. Albert C. Barnes’ $20 billion collection in Philadelphia — one of the most valuable private collections in the world.

Rivers’ notable art hoard features the works of Canadian filmmaker-essayist Jon Rafman, Brazilian titan Arjan Martins, and Afro-Caribbean powerhouse Sonia Gomes.

Rivers also sits on the boards of several prestigious museums, including the Hammer Museum at UCLA and the Hirshhorn in Washington, DC. “When I first started collecting, I wasn’t as serious as I am now.

I got caught up in ‘zombie formalism,'” he said, referring to the practice of buying pricey art just because the market values it. “I was buying more with my ears than with my eyes.

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