Art dealers, particularly those who have reached the heights of Scottish-born author/gallerist Michael Findlay (b.1945), are not known for openly sharing the nuts and bolts of a profession that thrives on exclusivity and lives and dies by “who-you-know.”
September 2024 Art News
The distinct accent acquired during an untraditional childhood raised on a hippie commune in the Australian outback can still be heard in the voice of gallerist Om Bleicher, who now divides his time between his native Brisbane and bG Gallery, the art emporium he founded in 2009 in Santa Monica, California.
In celebration of The Criterion Collection's 40th birthday party, the archive, streaming service, and boutique blu-ray label has decided to start a new segment of their much beloved video series, "Closet Picks." The project, which first began 14 years ago with inaugural guest Guillermo Del Toro, invites influential members of the film community to pick up to 10 of their favorite films,
When one thinks of luxury jewelry, more often than not, David Yurman comes to mind. He and his partner Sybil Yurman met in 1969 and have been collaborating for nearly 50 years. Their eponymous jewelry can be found in retail stores across the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, and France, as well as through authorized retailers globally.
Christie's announced late last week that they would be acquiring the classic automobile auction house, Gooding & Company, after 17 years of not specializing in the sale of luxury vehicles. Perhaps it felt like the right time to reestablish themselves after the somewhat brief hiatus, marking one of Christie’s biggest deals of the last two decades.
With two major art fairs and related museum and gallery exhibitions in Seoul and the opening of an international art biennale in Gwangju, South Korea was the Asian hot spot for contemporary art last week.
After years in private collection, a painting by Artemisia Gentileschi that was once incorrectly attributed to her artist’s studio is now on public view for the first time since the 17th century.
For a design so simple, the history of the smiley face is surprisingly long and contentious.
Hellenic Heads: George Petrides, A Personal Exploration of Greek History and Culture Over 2,500 Years is currently on show in the courtyard of the Church of Saint George of the Greeks (San Giorgio dei Greci) in Venice until November 24th, 2024.
Despite holding one of the most emblematic collections of 20th century western art in Japan, Chiba Prefecture’s Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art is now facing serious threats of dissolution. Located 50 minutes from Tokyo by train, the museum was initially opened in 1990 by Katsumi Kawamura, the then president of Dainippon Ink and Chemicals (DIC).
