Mei Moses Art Market Index Update – artmarketblog.com A tracking report on the year-to-date value of the Mei Moses All Art Index has been issued by Beautiful Asset Advisors. According to the fall art market insight report, as of 10/31/2008, the value of the index was 270.58** which, as one would expect, is down on [...]
Top Christmas Gifts for Art Lovers 2008 Lawrence Weiner “Wild Blue Yonder” DVD from Printed Matter http://tinyurl.com/printedmatter Lawrence Weiner “Wild Blue Yonder” [Deluxe Edition] New York, NY: Printed Matter, Inc. and Moved Pictures. 2002 Synopsis: This is the deluxe edition of Printed Matter’s book and DVD movie by Lawrence Weiner. Packaged in a Japanese silk [...]
Catherine Opie at Side Street Projects – artmarketblog.com Side Street Projects is an artist-run organization that helps visual artists negotiate the baffling terrain of the contemporary art world and provides art related youth education services. As part of their fundraising program Side Street projects are selling prints of works by some of the top contemporary [...]
Milan Contemporary Art Sale Success – artmarketblog.com In a market where a majority of the major art auctions being held since the beginning of the financial crisis are experiencing far from positive results it is important to be aware that there are still many promising signs of art market resilience. One such sign is the [...]
Art Fairs, Exhibitions, Auctions and Other Stuff – artmarketblog.com I often get sent emails and press releases for art fairs, exhibitions, gallery openings etc. and would love to be able to post them all however, I just don’t have the time to promote every single event that I get notified about. What I have decided [...]
Next Star Artist Update November 08 – artmarketblog.com It’s been a while since I posted an update on Herb Williams who won the inaugural Next Star Artist competition so here’s the latest goss. The most exciting news is that Herb was chosen to create the album cover for the mega popular rock band The All [...]
SF Camerawork Benefit Auction 2008 – artmarketblog.com The 2008 SF Camerawork benefit auction includes some absolutely fantastic works that should appeal to all collectors of photography and art investors. With 183 lots and a wide range of works there is sure to be something to interest anyone so take a look at the catalogue now [...]
Paris Photo Auction Bucks Trend – artmarketblog.com As one of the most important private collections of 19th century photography to have ever been assembled, the sale of the collection of Marie-Thérèse and André Jammes by Sotheby’s offered collectors and investors the opportunity to acquire some of the most historically important photographs in existence. The importance [...]
The Price and Value of Contemporary Art – artmarketblog.com The problem with the market for contemporary art is that the perceived value of the work by a contemporary artist (especially emerging artists) is often reliant on someone taking the risk of backing that artist which then adds credibility to their work thus prompting other people [...]
Trailblazers at Boutwell Draper Gallery – artmarketblog.com From the 19th of November to the 13 of December, Sydney’s Boutwell Draper gallery are holding an exciting exhibition called Trailblazers which includes work by artists from Australia, Europe and the United States who are considered to be at the cutting edge of contemporary artistic practice. According to [...]
