Secrets to Understanding the NYC Art World: Beware the Vanity Gallery
Chelsea Art District in ManhattanIf you are like most artists who take their career seriously, you are willing to give almost anything a try. And if you are like me, you…
Christie’s Longest Bidding Battle
Christie’s auctioneer Christopher Burge usually rules the saleroom with an iron gavel. But in May, amid a rousing $301.7 million contemporary art sale, he lost control. For nearly 16 minutes, the…
Texas artist’s work hurtling through space with Atlantis
It's a rare person who can say that her artwork is hurtling through space with Atlantis. But Rachel Hobson, a self-proclaimed space geek and crafts blogger, can certainly claim those…
Maurice Bennett: Toast of the Town
Artists are often the toast of the town. But Maurice Bennett, one of New Zealand's most celebrated artists, is known as the "toast man" of the town because he creates…
Christie’s chairman steps down after 27 years
Edward J. Dolman, a 27-year Christie’s veteran, has quit the auction business to become executive director of the Qatar Museums Authority. He will be working for the emir’s daughter, chairperson…
Sotheby’s art handlers in strike threat
Sotheby's may be notching up colossal profits worldwide, but a group of its art handlers – the people who package and carry around the multi-million-dollar works going under the auction…
Rolling Stones photos found after 40 years
For a little known photographer to have snapped the Rolling Stones at the height of their fame is quite something. But to have lost the negatives, the only record that…
A Prayer for Lucian Freud
Even at the very beginning of his long career as a painter of the human figure, Lucian Freud, who died in 2011, displayed the characteristic features of his looking. He…
Top 5 NYC Gallery Exhibitions Summer 2011
With so many galleries and openings scattered around New York City, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Where to go? Here are my top 5 picks for the summer. Tracey Emin, Gilbert & George…
Pricing Your Oil Paintings: Stay Out of the Bargain Basement
How do you decide what your oil paintings are worth? How do you price your precious one-of-a-kind original works of art? Every artist throughout history has struggled with these questions. …
