Portraits as Art Market Currency Pt. 1 – artmarketblog.com
Boo Saville at Trolley Gallery – artmarketblog.com There is no doubt that British artist Boo Saville has a fascination with death and the effects that different causes of death have on the human body and it’s appearance. The latest solo exhibition of Boo’s work titled ‘Butter Sunk’ is currently on shown at London’s Trolley Gallery [...]
Aussie Picasso Sale Overrated – artmarketblog.com Here in Australia, the average art auction by one of the major auction houses will usually result in about AU$6,000,000 worth of sales so what do you think would happen if an artwork was sold at auction in Australia that was estimated to sell for AU$7,000,000?. Australian entrepreneur Rodney [...]
How Artists Can Get Noticed NOW !!! Update 7 June 08 – artmarketblog.com Several new avenues for artists to promote themselves and their work have recently popped up so I thought it was a good time to update this list. Enjoy!! Seesle http://www.seesle.com Seesle is intended for all visual artists (professionals and leisure artists) who [...]
Artist Beats Pornography Charge – artmarketblog.com I recently wrote a post on the Australian photographer Bill Henson who was facing child pornography charges for using images of naked children in his work. After raiding the gallery where Henson’s work was about to go on show and sparking an international debate, the police made the decision [...]
Investing in Art Market Businesses – artmarketblog.com Everyone knows that the art market is booming and that the businesses involved with the art market such as art dealers, auction houses, art bankers, art investment funds etc. are raking in the money. So why aren’t more people investing in these companies? The answer is probably that [...]
The 2008 SYDNEY BIENNALE Art Fair – artmarketblog.com With the world famous art fair Art Basel opening tomorrow, June 4 2008, there is plenty of speculation about who will be buying what and for how much but I would like to avert your attention for a moment to another major art event (non commercial) that [...]
Affordable Investment Photographs – artmarketblog.com I have become more and more interested in photography both as an artistic medium and as an investment primarily because photography relatively inexpensive compared to other mediums and has excellent investment potential. I used to struggle with fine art photography and often found myself rather bewildered and dissatisfied with many [...]
Star Photographer Corey Arnold – artmarketblog.com If you haven’t heard the name Corey Arnold then you should go and get a pen and some paper and write it down now because this particularly talented photographer is going to be a star. If the name doesn’t ring a bell maybe the face will, that is, unless [...]
Art Plus Wealthy Egotists Equaled Chaos – artmarketblog.com The last post I wrote dealt with the reasons for the beginning art market crash in 1991 in which I said that I would continue with this topic for a few posts. The reason that I have focused so much on the events surrounding the collapse of [...]
