AN ENCORE SUCCESS:THE SECOND EDITION OF THE SPRING SHOW NYC REAPS MORE APPLAUSE AND SALES NEW YORK— It was a not-to-be-forgotten evening for art lovers. At the very same moment Munch’s Scream was bringing the highest price ever paid for a work of art, the Spring Show NYC brought their own impressive audience into the… [Read more…]
On numerous occasions I have been asked by up-and-coming artists whether their art-works where perfect. The answer I tend to give them is what do you think. The issue of perfection and imperfection is debatable; one person may see faults in ones artworks, while another might see only beauty. It boils down to taste and… [Read more…]
In reading Penepole Treadwell’s book on Johan Zoffany, the German painter who emigrated to England in 1760, I came across an interesting fact that pertains to one of the pieces in my inventory. Eighteenth century England, and Europe for that matter, was filling up fast with clubs. There were eating and drinking clubs, science clubs,… [Read more…]
www.julianpage.co.uk Congratulations from the AAD Team! From Marcel Duchamp’s ready-mades to Damien Hirst’s limited editions, should they be 2D prints, 3D sculptures, videos or installations, multiples have become an important expression of the modern and contemporary art scene. How can multiples find validity within the critical and economic realm? What to respond to your clients… [Read more…]
I feel like a relic in the antiques industry; I was in it before the buyer’s premium and before the internet. The dollar was the mighty currency of the world and American dealers could buy with impunity anything in Europe. My, my, has the world changed! I would like to think that the industry is… [Read more…]
While the words may not sound as lyrical, the look of them is chic and sophisticated! Thanks to John Bidwell, Head of Printed Books at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York, the institution now has a new typographical look! But, this is no ordinary change. Behind every type, every face, there is a… [Read more…]
With some frequency, we’ll get calls from people wanting our counsel on the restoration of a furniture item. That’s actually an overstatement. If the queries could be boiled down to one simple inquiry, it is ‘Could you recommend a good restorer?’ The answer we provide, invariably, is an equivocal one- yes, we know lots of… [Read more…]
Calvert 22 is hosting the exhibition Time for a New State/NSK Folk Art which showcases contemporary art from the Balkans, concentrating on art from Slovenia. The east end not for profit foundation is also taking part in a larger presentation of NSK Folk Art alongside the Tate, Chelsea Space, and UCL. The framework of the… [Read more…]
May 11, 2012
by orioncontemporary
What the executive chairman of McLaren Automotive and McLaren Group collects is only for him to divulge if he should so wish. His presence at the Collect fair that previewed at the Saatchi Gallery in London on Thursday just reflects how a quality event attracts an audience that ranges from the interested to the deeply… [Read more…]
Over the past three months, people have asked me what I have been doing in London. When I answer that I have been an intern at a contemporary art gallery most of them said, “cool”! And when I told them what my typical day was like, they realized that it was even cooler than they… [Read more…]
Do Artist Resale Royaltys have a future? I am not a British citizen, what the UK should do about Artist Resale Royaltys is for the UK to decide. However outside of the boundaries of the EU, Artist Resale royaltys do not effectively exist. Adoption of art resale royalties in either the USA or China remains a ‘ very… [Read more…]
How better suited to this Blog than the appearance of a show that defines it’s very name: Art Antiques and Design! The confluence of these allied arts in one place illustrates how a marriage between them can be at once successful and engaging. What struck me as interesting was the quality of dealers represented and… [Read more…]
May 16, 2012
by Editors
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