Archive for the ‘collecting’ Category
Jeff Koons, one of the world’s most famous living artists, is well-known for his inflatable lobsters, puppy dogs, and porn stars but he is also a passionate and very private collector of Old Masters and blue-chip 19th and 20th century works. In addition to being an avid collector, Mr. Koons can now add curator to […]
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Tags: Dakis Joannou, Jeff Koons, New Museum of Contemporary Art, private collection, Skin Fruit
Bustling Armory Opening Heralds Contemporary Art Market Resurgence (ARTINFO) The AI Interview: Alex Katz (ARTINFO) Buyer of Giacometti Sculpture is Revealed (NY Times) The Koons Collection (NY Times) Anger and Angst, Explored with Animation by William Kentridge (NY Times) At the Hammer, Louisa Lambri Makes Herself at Home (LA Times) Richard Wyatt’s Reunion with His […]
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Tags: 2010, Alex Katz, Armory, Giacometti, Goldberg, Hammer Museum, Jeff Koons, Lily Safra, Louisa Lambri, Richard Wyatt, William Kentridge
by Emily Waldorf On January 22nd, I attended a panel called “The Fine Art of Collecting Fine Prints” at the Los Angeles Art Show. The panel was moderated by curator Michele Deziel and included Collectors/Curators/Writers, Reba and Dave Williams and Kevin Murphy, PhD, Associate Curator of American Art at the Huntington Art Collections. Here is […]
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Tags: collecting fine prints, lecture, Los Angeles Art Show, panel, prints
Previously published on ForYourArt By Emily Waldorf On January 29th, five female art professionals participated in a panel discussion, “Playing Fair: Women in the Contemporary Art Market,” at the inaugural Art Los Angeles Contemporary fair at the Pacific Design Center. Art dealer Kimberly Light of Kim Light/Lightbox moderated the panel and opened up the dialogue […]
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Tags: Art Los Angeles Contemporary, contemporary art market, feminism, Judy Chicago, Kim Light/Lightbox, Lynda Benglis, panel, post-feminism, Sotheby's Institute of Contemporary Art, The Dinner Party, WACK!, women
At London Sale, a Giacometti Sets a Record (NY Times) In the Naked Museum: Talking, Thinking, Encountering at the Guggenheim (NY Times) Steve McQueen: Intense Seeker of Powerful Elegance (NY Times) In Goth They Trust: Tim Burton at MoMa (WSJ) Nexus New York: Latin/American Artists in the Modern Metropolis (WSJ) Dell Buys Magnum Photo Print […]
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Tags: Dell, Giacometti record, Guggenheim, Gustavo Godoy, Nexus New York, Nina Pereg, photography, Roberts & Tilton, Shoshana Wayne Gallery
Despite Assurances, Met Finds Artworks Aren’t Restored Overnight (NY Times) Questions Over Fixing Torn Picasso (NY Times) For Tapestry, One More Renaissance (NY Times) How Art Affects the Brain (WSJ) A Cultural Agony in a Nation Where Art is Life (LA Times) A Gleaming New Showcase for the Acropolis (LA Times) Christie’s Sees Art-Market Recovery […]
Filed under: antiques, art law, art market, auctions, collecting, New York | 2 Comments
Tags: Acropolis, Berlin Museum, Christie's, Haiti, iPad, MET, Sotheby's, tapestry, torn Picasso
In Europe, Arts Ask for Alms (NY Times) Making Art Out of an Encounter (NY Times) Online, It’s the Mouse that Runs the Museum (NY Times) Scorsese, Govan Talk Film Preservation and Hint at Future Collaboration (LA Times) Critic’s Notebook, MOCA Begins to Roll Out Future Exhibition Plans (LA Times) A Renaissance at the V&A […]
Filed under: art conservation, art fairs, art law, art market, celebs, collecting, contemporary art | 1 Comment
Tags: David LaChapelle, film, Fontana, Govan, Jeffrey Deitch, Klein, LACMA, Mapplethorpe, MOCA, Norton Simon, Patti Smith, Photo LA, Scorsese, Shepard Fairey, V&A
Art for Haiti Silent Auction
Art for Haiti, a silent auction organized by eleven Los Angeles art galleries will be held this evening at the Mandrake from 7pm-9pm. All funds raised are 100% tax-deductible and will go directly to the Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti. Opening bids will be starting as low as $100 and bidding in the sale […]
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Tags: Art for Haiti, art galleries, Haiti, Los Angeles, Mandrake, Red Cross
A New Boss and a Jolt of Real World Expertise: Jeffrey Deitch (NY Times) Artists Miffed Over Rothschild Foundation’s Missing Grant Money (NY Times) For China’s Western Expatriates, Creative Lives of Plenty (NY Times) Drawing Distinctions: Rembrandt at the Getty (WSJ) Director of Getty Museum to Step Down (WSJ) Deitch’s Contract Has Safeguards Against Conflict […]
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Tags: China expatriates, Getty, Jeffrey Deitch, Louvre, Mark Rothko, MOCA, Rembrandt, Rothschild Foundation
Photo LA 2010 January 14 – 17, 2010 – includes over 25 international and domestic galleries specializing in photography as well as an array of LACMA sponsored lectures – Opening night reception on January 14th benefits the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department at LACMA Santa Monica Civic 1855 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401-3209 Fine Art […]
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Tags: art fairs, FADA, Los Angeles 2010, Los Angeles Contemporary, Photo LA 2010