1 9 , ▁his ▁uncle ▁Ian ▁Horn ak ▁died ▁and ▁Sp out z ▁became ▁the ▁exec utor ▁of ▁his ▁estate . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Sp out z ▁opened ▁the ▁Eric ▁I . ▁Sp out z ▁Gallery ▁in ▁the ▁Fish er ▁Building ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan ▁which ▁special ized ▁in ▁phot ore al ist ▁and ▁hyper real ist ▁art work . ▁He ▁cur ated , ▁" L ow ell ▁N es b itt : ▁A ▁Ret ros pective " ▁there ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁display ▁of ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁art work ▁since ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Later ▁Sp out z ▁moved ▁to ▁Pal m ▁Beach , ▁Florida ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁a ▁beach front ▁pent house ▁until ▁moving ▁back ▁to ▁Michigan ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 2 0 1 7 ▁Sp out z ▁placed ▁art work ▁by ▁many ▁artists ▁into ▁the ▁permanent ▁collections ▁of ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁American ▁Art ▁Museum , ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution ' s ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁American ▁History , ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution ' s ▁Archives ▁of ▁American ▁Art , ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁L ibr aries , ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁Pr ints ▁and ▁Phot ograph s ▁Division , ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁R are ▁Books ▁and ▁Special ▁Col lections ▁Division , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Reserve ▁System ,