What I Buy and Why: Actress and Model Nichole Galicia on the Stroke of Luck That Got Her Hooked on Collecting Art—as a Teenager
The actress and model shares how she first caught the collecting bug, and what’s got her attention now. Artnet News, November 4, 2020 The Panama-born, New York-raised art collector and philanthropist Nichole Galicia got her start as a runway model in Europe and later took up acting, appearing in such films as Defiance, Once Upon a Time… In…
Read MorePrice Check! Here’s What Sold—and For How Much—at the 2020 Frieze London and Frieze Masters’ Online Viewing Room
Here’s our roundup of sales that went down at Frieze’s latest online viewing room. Artnet News, October 19, 2020 In the first few weeks of October, Frieze launched its first-ever virtual fair “in” London—and, according to gallerists, sales were swift and successful. Mega-galleries like Hauser and Wirth reported impressive figures, announcing a whopping total of $15…
Read MorePicasso said he didn’t like music: three works exhibited at the Philharmonie prove the contrary
He did not play any instrument and did not know how to read a score … And yet, these three works by the cubist painter, to be discovered at the exhibition “Les musiques de Picasso” at the Philharmonie de Paris, show us the influence music about his life and his work. Carine AzzopardiWriting CultureFrance Televisions…
Read MoreHow to Set Goals as an Aspiring Artist
Sourse artdex.com Deciding to start an art career is a life-changing moment for any aspiring artist. It takes a lot of courage to take this step and a lot of hard work and discipline to turn your art into a business that will pay your bills. Creative people may easily feel overwhelmed by the business side of…
Read MoreReproduction Print Sales Impact Artists in a Big Way
The commercialization of the art business is nowhere more evident than in the marketing of reproduction prints, particularly giclees (computer prints of digital files) by businesses presenting themselves as fine art publishing companies, websites, and galleries. Add to the mix that these days, many artists also publish and sell digital prints of their art. These…
Read MoreThe New Art Fairs Calendar for September 2020
Source: Artprice.com In June, the prestigious Swiss Art fair Art Basel announced the outright cancellation of its 2020 edition after initially rescheduling from June to September. The news fell shortly before the summer in a press release in which the fair’s Director,Marc Spiegler, explained: “We really wanted to support the art market with a successful fair in…
Read MoreEditors’ Picks: 7 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Digital São Paulo Art Fair to an Upstate New York Art Weekend
Our picks of this week’s art world online and IRL. Artnet News, August 17, 2020 Each week, we search New York City for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events. In light of the global health situation, we are currently highlighting digital events, as well as in-person exhibitions open in the New York area.…
Read MoreMiss Discovering New Artists? Here Are Five Up-And-Coming Talents Whose Work You Can Check Out This Summer
We’ve got shows from Düsseldorf to Cape Town that can be visited by appointment or virtually this summer. Katie White, August 11, 2020 August is typically a sleepy month in the art world, but in this unusual year, it marks the reopening of many galleries internationally, which have finally been able to hang new shows and…
Read MoreOnline art auctions are luring new bidders to the market: rich millennials under lockdown
Dominic-Madori DavisAug 4, 2020, 7:54 PM Auction house Sotheby’s says that millennials helped it stay afloat in the first half of the year, as the pandemic has forced all auctions online, Kelly Crow of the Wall Street Journal reports. Millennials now make up over 30% of Sotheby’s clientele, according to the auction house, and helped…
Read More10 In-Demand Works on Artsy This Week
Beatrice SapsfordJul 27, 2020 1:27pmIn this weekly series, Artsy’s Curatorial team offers a look at the artworks that are currently gaining traction among collectors on Artsy. Looking at our internal data, we offer a selection of works that Artsy members are engaging with through inquiries, bids, page views, and saves. The following pieces are culled…
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