The Collectors: Danielle and Matthew Greenblatt
The young couple are on a mission to obtain works by the best artists of their generation and younger to capture the present moment
Young collectors Danielle and Matthew Greenblatt are on a mission to obtain works by the best artists of their generation and younger to capture the present moment. Based in SoHo, New York, their developing collection is made up of such buzzworthy names as Josh Kline, Lotus L. Kang, Issy Wood, Pam Evelyn, Joseph Yaeger, Christina Quarles, Emily Kraus, Mohammed Sami, and Salman Toor, and the duo travels the world to scour art fairs as well as galleries and museum shows in search of new discoveries. “We are looking for artists who are making something interesting with enough depth and breadth to remain relevant long after this moment has passed,” says Danielle, who runs a jewelry public relations firm. “The artworks that really strike a chord with us are the pieces that pose more questions than answers.”
Common thread: Artists that reference the body have emerged as a unifying subject. “We were naturally gravitating to themes like transformation, fragility, and escape—things that speak to some of the more traumatic personal experiences I’ve gone through,” adds Matthew, who has undergone two kidney transplants.
First purchase: A 2012 work by Rashid Johnson, There’s a Feeling, crafted with black soap, wax, and mirrored tile. “We find it so beautiful, and it really challenged us for reasons we couldn’t quite articulate then,” says Matthew. “The rest evolved from there.”
Slow and steady: “We want to focus on quality and take our time,” says Danielle. Adds Matthew, “We resonate with what the collector J. Tomilson Hill once said, ‘We’re not in the accumulation business.’ ”
A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2025 Late Fall Issue under the headline “The Collectors.” Subscribe to the magazine.