Tech Savvy Services Promise Quick Seamless Sales Art has forever been a notoriously illiquid asset, proving expensive, time-consuming, and frustrating in its resistance to quick and timely sales. But now, with an increasing acknowledgement that there is a swiftly growing demand for liquidity from serious collectors who wish to diversify or update their collections, and…
Month: September 2015
Wednesday Bits: Hate, Authority, Politics, & Money
Death of an Art Snob On Saturday, Sept. 19th, the world’s most famous art snob, Brian Sewell died, opening up no new dialog at all regarding the role of art criticism and how, if at all, it effects the public’s view of the art that surrounds them. I’m sure he could have cared less. Accused…
Wednesday Bits: Broad Benefits & Cross-Pollination
Trickle Down Taste The Broad opens this Sunday, in downtown Los Angeles —a stunning concrete lattice construction housing three floors that sample Eli and Edythe Broad’s personal collection. The most marvelous thing about it is the way that it stands as a shining example of a trickle down economy of taste. Everyone wins when a…
Wednesday Bits: Artists. Can’t Live With ‘Em, Can’t Live With ‘Em
Lazy Lyon is making Daniel Buren look bad —at least the city is making Buren’s work look bad. The state of neglect that his installation (a characteristic grid of 69 tiny fountains and 14 pillars) festers in has driven the artist to threaten legal action.
