Art in the Headlines
Ah, Jackson Pollock. What’s that, you say? Your two-year-old could have done that? Well, perhaps you’re right… from The Age … ‘Toddler young at art but showing a…
When too many cooks don’t necessarily spoil the broth…
Quick post today with a link to a great article by a board member of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Dr Luther Brady, in which he…
Joining the Dots: The Sustainability of the Aboriginal Art Market
Yes – things have been busy. Very busy. Exhaustion and sleeplessness have kicked in. But no fungus infections as yet, I’m happy to say (note to…
When Hollywood turns: the New York art market through the looking glass
Just in time for the economic apocalypse, the almost inevitable backlash: a film lampooning the New York contemporary art world. Slated for release in September this…
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.…
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…
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