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5 NYC photo galleries join together, like Voltron

Posted in Artists, News, Tips, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Most art galleries in NYC are fickle mistresses.  It’s pretty innovative, then, that some of the best photography galleries in the city are collaborating to offer “collectors the unique opportunity of starting a relationship with five different artists and galleries at the same time.”  The initiative, dubbed Project 5, will host monthly salons, initiate a [...]

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Update on the cemetery art scene, or, loving art to death

Posted in Indulgences, News, tagged , , , , on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

There’s a great article posted to Philly.com today, “A Grave Debate about Headstone Art,” bringing to light a rift in the headstone sculptor community between ‘traditionalists’ and those who are catering to increasing demand for ‘personalization’.  And we’re not talking your garden variety of angels here– tombstones are being engraved and sculpted to reflect the [...]

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Kids vs. seals in La Jolla, some art on the side

Posted in Artists, Indulgences, Tips, tagged , , , , , on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’m back in New York, safe and sound, after a lovely week of work in La Jolla, California.  One of my roles at the symposium was to lead fifty academics in an ice breaker– you’ll be happy to learn that I utilized a reproduction of Vermeer’s Woman Holding a Balance as the focal point of [...]

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Art Crime and Punishment

Posted in Indulgences, News, tagged , , , , , , on July 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »

While touring the Vatican a few years ago, my friend Whitney and I ruminated about a scheme to quickly pay back our student loans: take a miniature Mother and Child from any one of the dark hallways within the labyrinthian complex and sell it on the black market (i.e. eBay).  And who would stop us, [...]

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Two upcoming auctions with phantasmagoric appeal

Posted in Auctions, Indulgences, tagged , , , , , , on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I know, I’m behind.  Excuse: my dear friend Mike from Quebec City was visiting me in NYC this weekend and I just literally settled into my hotel room in La Jolla, CA, where I’m working this week.  I flew jetBlue today and it’s really incredible how quickly time flies when you have Direct TV at [...]

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The Social Calendar: opening reception in Brooklyn TONIGHT!

Posted in Events, Exhibitions, tagged , , , , on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

In New York and still unsure about your Friday night plans?  There’s an opening reception (read: free wine, interesting people) tonight at A.A.C.-recommended Like the Spice Gallery.  Better yet, the exhibition is based on a really smart idea for an up-and-coming gallery:
Like the Spice is pleased to present Off the Clock, a group exhibition of [...]

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Unrivaled illustration art collection on the auction block

Posted in News, tagged , , , , , on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Neat story from the AP:
DALLAS (AP) — Charles Martignette’s love of illustration art had largely gone unseen, an incredible collection tucked away in storage rooms and a sprawling warehouse before his death. But as auctioneers prepare for an expected $20 million sale, thousands of pieces of art — from scantily clad pinup girls to wholesome [...]

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Dash Snow dies young, as expected

Posted in Artists, News, tagged , , , , on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Total bummer: Gawker reports that Dash Snow, quintessential downtown NYC artist, has died of a heroine overdose.  He was 27.  Snow’s popularity- and marketability- derived from his renegade lifestyle, elusive persona and controversial works.  A substantial New York Magazine article from two years ago titled “Chasing Dash Snow” is worth the read; the article is [...]

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2009 top collectors list unveiled; a certain amateur sorely overlooked

Posted in Indulgences, News, tagged , , , on July 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The summer edition of ARTnews has hit the shelves, featuring its annual list of the “200 Top Collectors.”  My favorite facet of the list is the italicized source of their wealth– investment banking, real estate, and inheritance are popular choices.  Funny, no public policy.  My best shot is sugar daddy.
Pictured above is Basquiat’s Self-Portrait, 1982, [...]

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Shepard Fairey fought the law in MA, no one won

Posted in Artists, News, tagged , , , , , , , on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The LA Times reports that street artist Shepard Fairey has been sentenced to two years of probation and a $2,000 fine after pleading guilty to three counts of vandalism in Boston.  As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors agreed to drop eleven other related charges.  It’s fascinating how a precise balance of institutional rejection (graffiti, [...]

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