Keith Rivers: From the NFL to the art world

Podcast: Compelling with Katy Wellesley Wesley · Katy Wellesley Wesley

Opublikowano: 2026-10-16

Can the discipline that takes someone into the NFL also teach them how to look at art? In this first episode back of Compelling, Katy Wellesley-Wesley speaks with former NFL linebacker and contemporary art collector Keith Rivers about learning a new language after professional sport. Keith recalls the injuries that shaped his football career, the museum visit that sparked his curiosity and the experience at Art Basel that convinced him to take his own education more seriously. Keith describes how reading, exhibition visits and recorded artist talks helped him develop his taste. He explains...