Mei Moses Art Market Index Update – artmarketblog.com

Mei Moses Art Market Index Update – artmarketblog.com
A tracking report on the year-to-date value of the Mei Moses All Art Index has been issued by Beautiful Asset Advisors. According to the fall art market insight report, as of 10/31/2008, the value of the index was 270.58** which, as one would expect, is down on [...]

Christmas Gifts for Art Lovers 08 – artmarketblog.com

Top Christmas Gifts for Art Lovers 2008
Lawrence Weiner “Wild Blue Yonder” DVD from Printed Matter
http://tinyurl.com/printedmatter
Lawrence Weiner
“Wild Blue Yonder”
[Deluxe Edition]
New York, NY: Printed Matter, Inc. and Moved Pictures. 2002
Synopsis: This is the deluxe edition of Printed Matter’s book and DVD movie by Lawrence Weiner. Packaged in a Japanese silk covered folio with embossed cover, each copy [...]

Catherine Opie at Side Street Projects – artmarketblog.com

Catherine Opie at Side Street Projects – artmarketblog.com
Side Street Projects is an artist-run organization that helps visual artists negotiate the baffling terrain of the contemporary art world and provides art related youth education services. As part of their fundraising program Side Street projects are selling prints of works by some of the top contemporary [...]

Milan Contemporary Art Sale Success – artmarketblog.com

Milan Contemporary Art Sale Success – artmarketblog.com
In a market where a majority of the major art auctions being held since the beginning of the financial crisis are experiencing far from positive results it is important to be aware that there are still many promising signs of art market resilience. One such sign is [...]

Art Fairs, Exhibitions, Auctions and Other Stuff – artmarketblog.com

Art Fairs, Exhibitions, Auctions and Other Stuff – artmarketblog.com
I often get sent emails and press releases for art fairs, exhibitions, gallery openings etc. and would love to be able to post them all however, I just don’t have the time to promote every single event that I get notified about.  What I have decided to [...]

Next Star Artist Update November 08 – artmarketblog.com

Next Star Artist Update November 08 – artmarketblog.com

It’s been a while since I posted an update on Herb Williams who won the inaugural Next Star Artist competition so here’s the latest goss. The most exciting news is that Herb was chosen to create the album cover for the mega popular rock band The All [...]

SF Camerawork Benefit Auction 2008 – artmarketblog.com

SF Camerawork Benefit Auction 2008 – artmarketblog.com
The 2008 SF Camerawork benefit auction includes some absolutely fantastic works that should appeal to all collectors of photography and art investors. With 183 lots and a wide range of works there is sure to be something to interest anyone so take a look at the catalogue now [...]

Paris Photo Auction Bucks Trend – artmarketblog.com

Paris Photo Auction Bucks Trend – artmarketblog.com
As one of the most important private collections of 19th century photography to have ever been assembled, the sale of the collection of Marie-Thérèse and André Jammes by Sotheby’s offered collectors and investors the opportunity to acquire some of the most historically important photographs in existence.  The importance of [...]

The Price and Value of Contemporary Art – artmarketblog.com

The Price and Value of Contemporary Art – artmarketblog.com
The problem with the market for contemporary art is that the perceived value of the work by a contemporary artist (especially emerging artists) is often reliant on someone taking the risk of backing that artist which then adds credibility to their work thus prompting other people to [...]

Trailblazers at Boutwell Draper Gallery – artmarketblog.com

Trailblazers at Boutwell Draper Gallery – artmarketblog.com
From the 19th of November to the 13 of December, Sydney’s Boutwell Draper gallery are holding an exciting exhibition called Trailblazers which includes work by artists from Australia, Europe and the United States who are considered to be at the cutting edge of contemporary artistic practice.
According to the exhibition [...]

Defining Art Market Movements – artmarketblog.com

Defining Art Market Movements – artmarketblog.com
Regardless of whether you hear that the art market is just undergoing a correction or is experiencing a full blown crash you can take comfort in the fact that the terminology used to describe the current state of the art market really makes no difference. For starters, there is [...]

Credit Suisse Charity Art Auction – artmarketblog.com

Credit Suisse Charity Art Auction – artmarketblog.com
Credit Suisse in conjunction with Phillips De Pury are holding a charity auction to benefit Room to Read who raise funds educate children in the developing world who otherwise wouldn’t have access to education. The works available for auction have been touring as an exhibition where people have [...]