Shrewd Art Buyer Calls First Dibs on Marini Sculpture – artmarketblog.com One of the most important aspects of successful art investment is knowing what is happening in the cultural sphere. It is the cultural sphere that will, at the end of the day, dictate the desirability and rarity of a work of art in the [...]
The Art of Fernando Carpaneda – artmarketblog.com I sometimes come across artists that I just have to let the world know about and Fernando Carpaneda is one of those artists, but be warned, because Carpaneda’s work is very confronting and will be not be to everyone’s taste. Those willing to keep an open mind and [...]
Adam Reeder on Your Mac Life – artmarketblog.com Sculptor Adam Reeder whose work I featured on this blog not long ago has been interviewed by Your Mac Life, the internet’s number 1 Mac broadcast. To listen to the interview follow this link: http://yourmaclifeshow.com/QT/stream.mov and, if you don’t want to listen to the whole show, fast [...]
Adam Reeder and Pan’s Ipod – artmarketblog.com If I am going to be honest I have never really been a big fan of classical figurative sculpture but after being introduced to the work of California based artist Adam Reeder I may have rethink my position. Judging by the pictures on his website, Reeder is a [...]
Danger of Careless Art Market Talk – artmarketblog.com A Sotheby’s auction here in Australia on the 26th of August did not go as well as was anticipated with just less than half of the works selling and a final sales figure of AUD$5.77 million without buyers premium against an estimate of $9-$12 million. According to [...]
Damien Hirst Screws Himself – artmarketblog.com On the 15th and 16th of September a total of 223 previously unsold works by Damien Hirst will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s. The collection consists mainly of different versions of Hirst’s most iconic concepts including versions of his spot paintings, spin paintings, butterfly paintings, medicine cabinets, formaldehyde [...]
Oz Artist Resale Royalty Boost – artmarketblog.com For those who regular readers of my blog, you will be aware that I am an Australian and that I am a strong supporter of the implementation of an artist’s resale right in Australia. Just because the current Australian government made the decision to introduce a resale royalty [...]
Indian Art Fair and Summit 08 – artmarketblog.com Today marks the start of the Indian Art Summit, India’s modern and contemporary art fair, which is taking place from the 22nd to the 24th of August. According to the Indian Art Summit website (http://www.indiaartsummit.com) the “India Art Summit™ 2008 has received an overwhelming response with over [...]
Hirst Art Auction Reality Part 1 – artmarketblog.com The upcoming auction of new works by Damien Hirst to be conducted by Sotheby’s (see here) has generated a huge amount of hype that is sure to result in a packed saleroom and at least a few major results. According to the Sotheby’s website the auction, which [...]
Affordable Investment Art August 19 – artmarketblog.com In 2007 Britain’s Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) launched a new project called All Tomorrow’s Pictures in conjunction Sony Ericsson which involves a number of high profile artists using the state-of-the-art Cyber-shot TM mobile phone manufactured by Sony Ericsson to produce an image which has been made available [...]
