Archive for April, 2009
Los Angeles Antiques Show
Previously published on ForYourArt By Emily Waldorf A Benefit for P.S. Arts Organized by the Antiques Dealers Association of California (ADAC), the Los Angeles Antiques Show opened on Wednesday, April 22 for a star-studded collector’s preview and party benefiting P.S. Arts. The event was held at Santa Monica’s Barker Hanger and was attended by a mix of art and antique […]
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Tags: antiques, Carlyle, celebs, Edith Weber Fine Antique Jewelry, Habite, LeBreton, Los Angeles Antiques Show, Noho Modern, party pics
By Emily Waldorf On Wednesday, March 18th, curator Ali Subotnick led a walkthrough of the Hammer’s must-see biennial, Nine Lives: Visionary Artists from L.A., for the Fellows of Contemporary Art (FOCA). The exhibit is the latest in the “Hammer Invitational” series that has highlighted artists working in Los Angeles since 2001. Nine Lives features the […]
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Tags: Charles Irvin, Charlie White, FOCA, Hammer Museum, Hirsch Perlman, Jeffrey Vallance, Julie Becker, Kaari Upson, Lisa Anne Auerbach, Llyn Foulkes, Nine Lives, Victoria Reynolds
More Artworks Sell in Private Slowdown (NY Times) Baby Boomers at the MET (NY Times) The Pop of Warhol (Jazz and Rock, Too) (NY Times) Hedge-fund Divorcee Dives into Art, Sex, Brooklyn: Book Review (Bloomberg) Kandinsky’s Abstract Squiggles, Amoeba Delight in Paris Show (Review) (Bloomberg) Krystian Zimmerman’s Shocking Disney Hall Debut (LA Times) Review: Kendall […]
Filed under: art charity, art market, books, collecting, contemporary art, dealers, galleries, Los Angeles, museums, New York, party pics, reviews | 1 Comment
Tags: Baby Boomers, Disney Hall, Ex-Mrs. Hedgefund, Jill Kargman, Kandinsky, Kendall Carter, Krystian Zimmerman, MET, Paris, private art sales, Sandroni Rey, Warhol
Artist’s Life: Cut, Nip, and Tuck at Apexart in TriBeCa (NY Times) Across Borders Few Could Imagine: Outsider Art (NY Times) When is a Work of Art Finished? Tinkering with the Ideal (WSJ) Artist vs. Blight: Pioneering Artist Communities (WSJ) Linz to Return $15 Million Klimt to Holocaust Heirs (Bloomberg) Hirst Skull Frowns at Whitechapel […]
Filed under: architecture, art law, art market, artist projects, collecting, contemporary art, dealers, galleries, Los Angeles, museums, New York, reviews | 1 Comment
Tags: Apexart, auction, Damien Hirst, Frank Gehry, Hammer, Holocaust, Klimt, Michael Jackson, skull, TriBeCa
Picasso: Mosqueteros, a collection of the famous artist’s late paintings and prints at Gagosian’s Chelsea gallery, has been billed by The New York Times art critic Roberta Smith as “one of the best shows to be seen in New York since the turn of the century.” Glowing review by Roberta Smith Interview with John Richardson, […]
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Tags: Chelsea, Gagosian, John Richardson, Mosqueteros, Picasso
By Emily Waldorf I just visited the must-see Donald Sultan show at Greenfield Sacks Gallery. I have been a fan of his work for a while and this show pulls together his best works on paper in recent years. My favorite piece was Blacks and Blues, Jan 16 2009 (above), the only work in the show […]
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Tags: Bergamot Station, Donald Sultan, flowers, Greenfield Sacks, Karen Wilberding Diefenbach, Manuel Neri, wallflowers
Pritzker Prize Goes to Swiss Peter Zumthor (NY Times) Young Artists, Caught in the Act (NY Times) Pulling Masterpieces from the Ruins (WSJ) Versailles Fashion is Feted in Lavish Show of Court Costumes (Bloomberg) Gallery Director Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Records (Bloomberg) Downturn Hits Art Investment Funds (The Art Newspaper) South African Market Continues to […]
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Tags: art investment funds, Bonhams, costume, court, L'Aquila earthquake, Los Angeles art weekend, New Museum, party pics, Peter Zumthor, Pritzker Prize, Salander, South African art market, Versailles
Art Book or Cookbook? Food Porn for the Tomato Lover By Suzanne Lenzer Some people collect art. Some collect books. I collect what I’ll call “food-as-art” books: a totally made-up category of collectibles that range from the most glorious coffee table tomes to the more humble, work-a-day cookbook. Basically everything in my ever-expanding collection is […]
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Tags: Amy Goldman, food as art, food porn, heirloom tomatoes, The Heirloom Tomato
Previously published on Decorati.com By Emily Waldorf Did you know that Jeff Koons, John Currin, and Damien Hirst all collect Old Masters? In a follow up to my post, “The Recession’s Silver Lining: Art Quality & Value Improve,” I wanted to pinpoint where exactly quality and value are to be found in an uncertain market. […]
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Tags: antiquities, collecting, Damien Hirst, hedge-fund, Jeff Koons, John Currin, old masters, Pierre Berge, quality, silver, Tefaf Maastricht, value, YSL, Yves Saint Laurent
