This is the best week to look at art!!!

December 2, 2008 at 6:19 pm | In Art Galleries, art market, recommendations | Leave a Comment

We all still need art. This week everyone who is anyone – who is not me – is off to Miami this week for Art Basel.  And therefore Chelsea is empty,  making it the perfect time to look at art.  Among the many wonderful exhibitions to see this month are Joan Mitchell at Cheim and Read, Tomma Abts at David Zwirner Gallery, Robert Moskowitz at D’amelio Terras, and especially Tom Duncan at Edlin Gallery.  One might note that most of these recommendations are for painting exhibitions.

I’ve been thinking about the effect the economy will have on the art being shown in Chelsea Continue reading This is the best week to look at art!!!…

What happens now

November 23, 2008 at 2:58 am | In Art Galleries, Art world, art market | Leave a Comment

Now that the art market is in free fall, we’re all scratching our heads wondering what to do next.  I say we should get a bunch of art dealers together  and all go to the movies on  Wednesday afternoons.  Can you imagine anything more self-indugent?    and more fun?  But really what starts happening is that we all increase our marketing efforts – so you’ll see more emails, blogs etc., from your favorite dealers.  And then, some folks will give up.  Continue reading What happens now…

Transparent web site

November 23, 2008 at 2:37 am | In Art Galleries, art market, art prices, gallery web site | Leave a Comment

One of Lisa’s painter friends remarked to me about my how lively my web site is, and contrasted it to that of her gallery which is much more staid, and typical. So many random people compliment me on my site and I’m proud of how it differs from most galleries. It’s amazing how a web site reflects a personality.  Continue reading Transparent web site…

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