Photo courtesy of Phillips de Pury
Piotr Uklanski
Poland
Poland's vibrant art scene has attracted the attention of many major collectors. The young Polish artist du jour is Piotr Uklanski, 37, whose controversial work The Nazis consists of 164 photographic images of movie actors in German military regalia. A copy sold for $1.1 million at an Oct. 14 Phillips de Pury auction in New York. Miami's Mera and Donald Rubell were the first collectors to buy a copy of the piece several years ago, at a fraction of that price.