Archive for February, 2009

  WSJ:  Art World Jitters Ahead of Contemporary Art Auctions WSJ:  Elizabeth Peyton’s Portraits from Napoleon to Kurt Cobain LA Times:  The Annenberg Space for Photography NY Times:  USC Film School’s Historic New Look  NY Times:  Unusual Shaper of Talent,  Nicola Vassell of Deitch Projects NY Times:  Red Carpet at the 2009 Grammy Awards ARTINFO: […]


By Suzanne Lenzer It’s no secret that even the some of the most serious wine connoisseurs hit Costco or Trader Joe’s for the occasional case (and I’m not talking about the now infamous Two Buck Chuck). Costco is in fact the nation’s largest wine retailer; meaning an awful lot of us shop there, even if […]


One of the largest single-owner sales of all time is hitting the auction block on February 23, 24, & 25 at the Grand Palais in Paris.  The Collection Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Bergé is being offered by Christie’s in association with Pierre Bergé Associés (PBA) with a pre-sale estimate of $280-560 million.  The collection was amassed […]


Stanley Boxer’s No. 30 from Flitofloat series, lot 7126 in Bonhams upcoming Sunset Estate Auction in Los Angeles on February 8th.  Estimate:  $800-$1,200. By Emily Waldorf Have you ever wondered if that dusty oil painting or antique clock you inherited from your great aunt is worth something but thought it was too complicated to get […]


  New York Times:  New York Galleries Art in Review New York Times:  Hard Times Hit Auction Houses New York Times:  Interview with Artist Emily Jacir, Winner of 2008 Hugo Boss Prize Wall Street Journal:  Richard Prince in Copyright Lawsuit International Herald Tribune: “Darwinian Aesthetics” and the Origins of Art ARTINFO:  Judd Tully Reviews the […]