Oct 25th, 2010 at 8:00AM:
I would not have been surprised to find the likes of Denis Diderot and Jean-Jacques Rousseau sitting across from me Friday night. Reviving a concept only too scarce since the end of the eighteenth century, the Roger Smith Hotel was host to a dinner that centered on the exchange of ideas and the appreciation of art. The creators themselves were in attendance, flanked by friends, admirers and even ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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iheart the Roger Smith Hotel: art salon arrives in Manhattan
Oct 25th, 2010 at 8:00AM:
I would not have been surprised to find the likes of Denis Diderot and Jean-Jacques Rousseau sitting across from me Friday night. Reviving a concept only too scarce since the end of the eighteenth century, the Roger Smith Hotel was host to a dinner that centered on the exchange of ideas and the appreciation of art. The creators themselves were in attendance, flanked by friends, admirers and even ...Affordable Art Fair: Putting the beautiful within reach
Oct 5th, 2010 at 12:00PM:
The Affordable Art Fair wrapped up in New York last weekend, crowed until the end. The event, which highlights originals and reproductions that don't require obscene wealth to own, is the antithesis of a global art market in which the appreciation of beauty has been nudged aside by appreciation in value.
Galleries from around the world were represented at the event, which was home to more than ...Cruise art seller, Park West, accused of fraud
Jun 11th, 2010 at 1:00PM: It looks like Royal Caribbean just dodged a bullet. The cruise line announced last month that it wasn't going to renew its contract with art auction provider Park West – and the timing couldn't be better. Passengers who have purchased pieces from Park West are coming out of the woodwork with accusations that Park West was peddling "fake, forged and overpriced work and using phony appraisals ...Daily Pampering: An evening in Paris with Lucian Freud
Mar 3rd, 2010 at 4:00PM: Is there any greater luxury than art? Nothing compares to dropping several million dollars on a single canvas, arranging to have it shipped home and having it suspended from your wall. Beyond an aesthetic decision or an investment, it's also a reminder of a trip that will stay with you forever. So, if you're planning an art-related trip, Paris needs to be on your mind. Though Lucian Freud failed ...Art Basel in Miami to get art market's pulse
Nov 26th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Next week, while shoppers will be dashing in and out of stores -- and caving to the pressures of the holiday season -- the art community will be feeling its own anxiety. Art Basel in Miami Beach, the top art show in the United States, kicks off on December 3, 2009. This event, the U.S. version of Switzerland's Art Basel show, will bring more than 250 art galleries from around the world, showing ...Art in Los Cabos: ruining the secret for everyone
Jun 16th, 2009 at 8:00AM: When I think "Cabo," I don't think art ... at least, I didn't. A few paces into the San Jose del Cabo's historic art district however, I felt my mind begin to shift. Galleries line Guerrero, Obregon, Morelos and Comonfort, each ready to invite you in for a look at the creations of artists local to Los Cabos (and Mexico in general). Don't look for the schlock you'd find at a tourist trap in this ...Celebrate the Francis Bacon centennial, starting in Madrid
Feb 24th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Reclusive, crazy and not as prolific as most other artists, Francis Bacon produced only around 1,000 paintings before his death. Around the world, his pieces appear one or two at a time, but few have the resources or reason to assemble a large retrospective. This year, that changes. One hundred years ago, Francis Bacon was born. For his centennial, exhibitions are rumored to be planned at ...
