Posts Tagged ‘Takashi Murakami’

Pakistani Art at Asia Society (NY Times) Painting the Ancient, Invisible Dream:  Aboriginal Art (NY Times) All the Books You’ll Never Catch on a Kindle (NY Times) Hollywood Justice:  The Roman Polanski Drama (WSJ) The Artist and the Director:  Takashi Murakami and Kirsten Dunst (WSJ) Fleshy Nudes Abound in Paris Show of Late Renoir Works:  […]


Previously published on Decorati.com By Emily Waldorf Contemporary art conservator Christian Scheidemann’s work is undeniably similar to that of a cosmetic surgeon, though he would rather be compared to a “urologist” according to Rebecca Mead, who wrote a fascinating article about him, “The Art Doctor,” in the May 11, 2009 issue of The New Yorker. […]


Previously published on Decorati.com By Emily Waldorf Profits are down at Sotheby’s and Christie’s, but business in their private sales departments has doubled.  Selling privately is very attractive now since it is quick, confidential, and avoids the inherent production costs and time delay of selling at auction.  Carol Vogel wrote an article in The New […]


By Emily Waldorf I have enjoyed reading Sarah Thornton’s insightful freelance pieces on the art world for quite some time, so you can imagine my delight when her new book, Seven Days in the Art World, was published.  The material is based on over 250 interviews with a powerful cast of characters including dealers, auction […]


By Emily Waldorf This year’s annual fall Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary art sales produced the worst results in over a decade according to Carol Vogel’s article in The New York Times.  Although over $600 million of art exchanged hands over the two week auction period, Sotheby’s lost a whopping $52 million from overly optimistic guarantees […]


By Emily Waldorf Interested in giving Junior a head start as a future art world connoisseur?  Pick up art philanthropist Yana Peel’s newly released Art For Baby book published by Templar Publishing in conjunction with OUTSET Contemporary Art Fund.  The book includes all black and white images that were donated to the project by artists […]