Archive for April, 2009
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 […]
Filed under: antiques, antiquities, architecture, art market, collecting, contemporary art, dealers, fashion, galleries, London, Los Angeles, museums, New York, party pics | 1 Comment
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 […]
Filed under: books, epicurean, reviews, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
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. […]
Filed under: antiquities, collecting, contemporary art, dealers, old masters | 4 Comments
Tags: antiquities, collecting, Damien Hirst, hedge-fund, Jeff Koons, John Currin, old masters, Pierre Berge, quality, silver, Tefaf Maastricht, value, YSL, Yves Saint Laurent
By Laura Gatewood The 20th century witnessed a revolution in which objects can be considered works of art. The long establishment of canvas and bronze as the standard materials was usurped by infamous toilet bowls, fluorescent lights, and in some cases, helium balloons. The critical reaction to the modern generation of artists who declared that concept is as […]
Filed under: art conservation, contemporary art, Los Angeles, museums | 106 Comments
Tags: art conservation, Bruce Nauman, conservator, contemporary art conservation, GCI, Getty Conversation Institute, James Turrell, Object in Transition symposium, Sol LeWitt
Keeping Art, and Climate, Controlled (NY Times) I Dream the Clothing Electric: Nick Cave’s Soundsuits (NY Times) Valentino Finds Passion in Fashion: Review ‘The Last Emperor’ Film (WSJ) London Sales Feature Prints (WSJ) UBS Stops ‘Art Banking’ for Rich Clients (Forbes.com) Getty’s $100,000 tab for Chinese Photos Signals Bargain Time (Bloomberg) Baroque Bling Glistens in Ornate […]
Filed under: art market, Asian Art, auctions, collecting, contemporary art, dealers, fashion, film, Los Angeles, museums, New York, old masters, party pics | 2 Comments
Tags: Anne Hathaway, art banking, celebs, Chinese photos, Dave Muller, Getty, Gwyneth Paltrow, LACMA, Leo Villareal, London auctions, Martin Gayford, Nick Cave, party pics, soundsuits, The Last Emperor, UBS, Valentino
The Daily Sip™ by Bottlenotes, is a short daily email that will expand your knowledge of wine, help you discover new hidden gems, and learn about the people who make it. Click here to sign up! Violet in Shakespeare in Love. Mom of Apple and Moses. Wife of the lead singer from a little band you hear about sometimes […]
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Tags: celeb, celebrity, cooking, food, food and wine lover, GOOP, Gwyneth Paltrow, sips, wine
Let Us Eat Cake By Suzanne Lenzer Remember how in old television shows neighbors used to stop in at each other’s houses in the middle of the day for a cup of coffee and a slice of cake? Ethel was always hanging around Lucy’s apartment hatching a plan and having a cup of coffee. And […]
Filed under: epicurean | 1 Comment
Tags: coffee cake, French Roast, let them eat cake, let us eat cake, old-fashioned, TV reruns, Updated Old-Fashioned Coffee Cake
If you are an art-lover and collector or just curious to learn more about the LA art scene, be sure to check out ForYourArt‘s second annual Los Angeles Art Weekend, a four-day event highlighting a comprehensive assortment of the city’s contemporary art, architecture, and design hot spots. Events include five-day blogging extravaganza, Postopolis! LA, a fashion […]
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Tags: documentary, ForYourArt, LA art weekend, LA>, LACMA, Los Angeles architecture, MAP ForYourArt, Postopolis, Postopolis! LA, Regen Projects, Taschen, Valentino, Walead Bashty
