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I was taken aback recently when one dealer blithely said “18” after I asked how many fairs he had attended in the past year. That is one fair every three weeks. Even in this event-driven economy, I shuddered at the thought of the logistics involved in...
Frieze New York returns to Randall's Island for its second edition May 10 to 13. In addition to works on display from 180 of the world's contemporary arts galleries, you'll find an outdoor sculpture park and even a speakeasy-style bar hidden in the...
Frieze returns to Randall’s Island for its sophomore edition May 10–13, determined not to be a one hit wonder. Accordingly, the organizers have attracted a slew of new exhibitors—including Luhring Augustine, Jack Shainman, and CRG—and that influx portends...
What I’m about to say might be self-evident if you are on the business end of the art world, but if you aren’t, listen up: A lot of what gets written about the art market is crap. It isn't necessarily meant to be so, but the whole thing is set up so that it's...
“You just have so much knowledge in one room,” says Chicago dealer Catherine Edelman, president of the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD), of the group’s 33rd annual Photography Show, on view at the Park Avenue Armory April 4...
Before Jean-Michel Basquiat could afford studios and canvases, he painted all over his apartments — on walls, doors, refrigerators, and any other bare surface he could find. In 1979, the still unknown artist began transforming his girlfriend Alexis Adler’s...
Art economist Clare McAndrew’s unveiling of the annual TEFAF market report has become a tradition — generally giving the art world the most in-depth industry analysis it will get all year. This year doesn't disappoint. Overall...
Matthew Drutt, Executive Director of the Blouin Cultural Advisory Board, takes us on a tour of the 2013 Armory Show, looking for the art fair's hidden gems. Some of his favorites include: Julianne Swartz at Josée Bienvenu Gallery, Francis M....
The Armory Show may be celebrating its centennial, but young artists — and the collectors who support them — dominated the VIP opening. For one thing, the Armory Show’s Focus section, with energetic crowds and sales, wasn’t this year’s sideshow.“...
The crowd at Sotheby’s New York on the evening of December 12 was nervous — and not in a good way. It was the first of three sessions devoted to photographs from the collection of philanthropist Henry Buhl, and not many in the room had high hopes. “Two...
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