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t’was his intent to blow up the king and parli’ment

Posted in Artists, Indulgences, News, tagged , , , , 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 [...]

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Cleveland (rocks?)

Posted in Artists, Indulgences, Tips, tagged , , , , , on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“Cleveland– at least we’re not Detroit!” was written on a white T-shirt worn by a fellow passenger on my flight back home this past weekend.  Clearly something did go wrong; a comparable city, Pittsburgh, which grew to prominence via similar industrial means, has successfully built up other sectors and is thriving.  Cleveland, however, is still [...]

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A little trip down memory lane: NYC subway car art

Posted in Artists, tagged , , , , on April 24, 2009 | 5 Comments »

If you’ve ridden the NYC subway within the past six months or so, you may have seen this illustration by Philippe Lechien (sorry, couldn’t find a better picture to post!).  I decided to be pro-active and do a little internet research about Philippe, but it turns out that there actually isn’t that much out there.  [...]

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Spending on art way down at top end of market

Posted in Auctions, Economics, tagged , , , , , on April 22, 2009 | 6 Comments »

A new article from Dow Jones Financial News Online finds that a record high 40% of contemporary works for sale at major auctions went unsold in the first quarter of 2009.  Only three pieces, including the Anish Kapoor scultpure pictured above, sold for over $1 million (the Kapoor sold for approximately $1.2 million, including the [...]

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