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A reminder that things aren’t yet rosy again at Christie’s

Posted in Auctions, News, tagged , , , on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Bloomberg reports that Christie’s is scapping plans for an art investment fund and loan division.  The article also briefly discusses what we’ve talked about many times before: the downturn in the high-end art market, despite recent successful sales.  Pictured above is an affordable oil on canvas being offered in Christie’s Interiors Sale in early September.

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Brad Pitt hearts Neo Rauch, or, Celebrities…they’re just like us!

Posted in Artists, Indulgences, tagged , , , , , , on June 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »

You know, getting an art-focused blog off the ground is a lot more difficult than creating a celebrity gossip site.  There are a lot more people who kill time at work by looking for pictures of movie stars than, I don’t know, fine art photography of Iranian bodybuilders (see below!).  So I have a little NO SHAME in [...]

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Art Battle Live: Colt 45 is the weapon of choice

Posted in Events, Indulgences, tagged , , , , , , , , on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’m a sucker for an open bar, so I was delighted to receive an invitation to attend the Living Art Exhibition‘s opening event yesterday evening at the Red Bull Loft in NYC.  The concept is an interesting one: a live event in which visitors watch on in a lounge-like atmosphere as artwork is created by [...]

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Francis Bacon: A Centenary Retrospective opens at Met

Posted in Exhibitions, tagged , , , , , on May 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »

It’s like Francis Bacon week on The Amateur Art Collector!  A big retrospective of his opened at the Met yesterday, but to surprisingly little buzz in New York as far as I can tell.  There’s also a related lecture tomorrow at 6pm that’s free with museum admission. Here’s the official website and blurb: The first [...]

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R.G. Bell: “undiscovered” artist from A.A.C.’s collection

Posted in Artists, Tips, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I thought it’d be fun to do a post on a non-listed artist that I “discovered” at an upstate New York sale around two years ago.  The auction house focused exclusively on books and print materials, so I was surprised to come across some really attractive, modern paintings by an artist named Rosalind Goldstein Bell.  [...]

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How to score FREE tickets to the International Fine Art Fair

Posted in Events, Tips, tagged , , , , , , , on April 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I stumbled upon a way to get free tickets (they’re usually $20/ticket) to this year’s International Fine Art Fair, being held at The Park Avenue Armory in New York from May 1st-9th. Okay, so go to the NYTimes website.  Scroll down and click on the Arts section.  Click on any slideshow in that section (underneath the one [...]

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