You may remember my previous post questioning the ethics of selling a Warhol depicting Michael Jackson immediately following Jackson’s death. Well, perhaps others felt queasy, too, because the auction might have been a big fat flop: Vered Gallery isn’t releasing the exact sale figure of the painting, saying it’s “over $1 million,” and it was sold to a speculator, [...]
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Was exploitative Michael Jackson art sale a total disaster?
Posted in Indulgences, News, tagged Andy Warhol, art auctions, art market, Michael Jackson, selling celebrity art, Vered Gallery on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
t’was his intent to blow up the king and parli’ment
Posted in Artists, Indulgences, News, tagged art at the London School of Economics, Jenny Holzer, library searches and art who knew?, Michael Brown artist, public art on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you’ve ever read my “about” page, which likely dissuaded your continued interest in my blog (should I say I’m a 30-something for credibility?), you’ll know I was once on the fence between graduate school for public policy and art history. Knowing what I know now, I should have gone straight to law school and [...]
A flurry of activity, a culinary medley
Posted in Indulgences, News, Tips, tagged assault on the Mona Lisa, Christie's, Guy Bennett, jobs in auction houses, terra cotta mugs on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Anyone else craving bacon? I just got back into New York after four days of working in Chicago and feel a bit like a vagabond; I’m heading out of town again on Thursday, this time to Cleveland. Life seems a bit frazzling (it’s a word, I double-checked) for many others, too. My friend, who has [...]
An uneasy feeling about exploiting death in the art market
Posted in Auctions, News, tagged Andy Warhol, auctioning artwork depicting dead celebrities, Michael Jackson, Vered Gallery on August 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I get it: celebrity, rarity, marketing opportunity. What I don’t get is why the East Hampton gallery auctioning off what is likely to be a $25 million+ piece of art (and is undoubtedly an American cultural treasure) has a website that looks cheaper than my free WordPress blog. Here‘s the BBC coverage. Happy weekend, people!
Poor Annie, Vanity Fair’s Goddess
Posted in Artists, News, tagged Annie Leibovitz, Art Capital Group, Danzinger Projects, Lewis Carroll-inspired photography, Sallie Mae, Vanity Fair magazine on August 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Remember when CNN used to be respectable, before it started competing with FOX for viewership who prefer headlines like “Dog Poops in Church, Exorcised”? Sometimes I worry that with its financial problems, the New York Times might be slowly tip-toeing in that populist direction…but I guess this is in the Style section, so maybe I’m [...]
5 NYC photo galleries join together, like Voltron
Posted in Artists, News, Tips, tagged Amador Gallery, CLAMPART, Daniel Cooney Fine Art, Foley Gallery, Jill Greenberg, NYC art gallery collaborations, photography, Sasha Wolf Gallery, Zebra + Donkey = Zonkey 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 [...]
Art Crime and Punishment
Posted in Indulgences, News, tagged Francis Bacon, halberds, Lucian Freud, master's degree in art crime, stealing from the Vatican, stolen artwork, using the word "labyrithian" in a sentence makes the student loans worth it 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, [...]
Unrivaled illustration art collection on the auction block
Posted in News, tagged Attila Hejja, Charles Martignette, Heritage Auction Galleries, illustration art, incredible art collections, Popular Mechanics cover art 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 [...]
Dash Snow dies young, as expected
Posted in Artists, News, tagged controversial art, Dash Snow, downtown NYC artists, Maureen Paley Gallery, sculpture 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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