Obamania: Looking after the arts end of town
So, the party’s over. Balloons – deflated. Champagne – what’s left is flat and lukewarm. As for your memories of last night? Last night. Euphoria and…
High-end victims of the economic crisis: Chris Burden’s newest installation Ga-goes-ians down the toilet
What is the world coming to when the failing economy halts the staging of the blingiest, goldiest art event since Damien Hirst said to himself: “human…
Hurty art market fact #3
OK. Enough with the silly, non-art diversions for now. Consider the following hypothetical scenario. You bid at auction for an apartment in a block of ten.…
Cultural overdose
Me: We still going to the Art Fair together? Vaguely arty friend: Yeah. Sure. Wouldn’t miss it. Exciting. Me: When? Vaguely arty friend who clearly cares…
Hurty art market fact #2
Another painful arty-fact derived from my research. The only really viable way for a private collector to sell art they don’t want anymore is through auction.…
Hurty art market fact #1
That lingering sense of deja vu you get when browsing an art auction catalogue is no figment of your imagination. Ehhemm.. ehhemm.. (What…? That’s supposed to…
Art matters 