Order out of chaos
The Musée du Quai Branly mixes old with new too.… Read more
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Watch this Richard Kern movie
A visit with Richard Kern
Come check out Paul Johnson’s new warehouse in LIC
Is it the art or is it the hype- Chinese
“Second Suit Accuses Knoedler Gallery of Selling Fake Art,” The New York Times
Wow this is bad! Buy primary so you know it’s real? As my grandfather always said, you get what you pay for.… Read more
‘THE COLLECTOR,” PART TWO OF SOTHEBY’S FOUR-PART DOCUMENTARY SERIES “YOUR ART WORLD”
What’s going to happen this fall in the art market? Time to sell or time to buy?
It hasn’t been a time to buy for a while now. Prices are strong for the good stuff, if you happen to have what someone else wants. Josh, you’ve been around this quite a while (bearing a strong resemblance to Willem de Kooning, even), and I read your BaerFaxt.com to keep myself informed all the time. Everything in life is cyclical, and the art market is no different. There are… Read more
How Much for the Basquiat?
Dear Christie’s Senior Vice President, Anchorage:
I have owned about 10 Basquiats in my life, and I had the pleasure of seeing a Michael Jackson concert with him in 1984, and watching him smoke a huge spliff. I don’t want to pull my Basquiat off the wall, however, I’ll never say never. Perhaps if you have a great one to trade we can talk turkey, until then, keep your speargun… Read more
I have owned about 10 Basquiats in my life, and I had the pleasure of seeing a Michael Jackson concert with him in 1984, and watching him smoke a huge spliff. I don’t want to pull my Basquiat off the wall, however, I’ll never say never. Perhaps if you have a great one to trade we can talk turkey, until then, keep your speargun… Read more
What Ever Happened to Tom Krens?
Last fall it was reported that the great Tom Krens was off the Guggenheim’s Abu Dhabi project, which seemed like big news because Mr. Krens was the creative mind and promoter of the project, but what’s even more strange is that we haven’t heard boo from the art world’s consummate museum showman since.
The Whitney Museum of American Art will soon abandon its architectural landmark on Madison Avenue (it… Read more