Art Business News back issues from May 2002:
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Realist still life work stands the test of time; though still lifes are experiencing a surge of interest of late, collectors have always flocked to this classic genre.
May 01, 2002; Kasperek, Rita ... Four hundred years after Dutch still life artist Willem Kalf painted vessels of wine and plates of fruit, realistic still life art is still making its mark on the art world. "There's always been a steady market for still life art," said Michael Gonzalez, creative director and ...
Demand for originals continues to grow; the market for originals booms as a result of more educated and affluent consumers, a proliferation of prints and lower prices. (Special Report).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002; Prisant, Barden ... Nowadays, when customers enter galleries that have traditionally carried mostly fine art prints, one of the most common questions they ask is, "But do you have any originals you can show me?" More and more dealers can now respond with a firm "yes." According to Fred Castro, ...
Rediscover the joy behind the creation of art. (From The Editor).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
May 01, 2002; Silberman, Vanessa ... DEAR READERS, Last fall, I decided to do something I hadn't done in a very long time: sign up for an art class. I hadn't been in a studio as an art student since junior high, and I was a bit intimidated to say the least. I still remember having butterflies in my stomach that ...
Education endorsement. (Letters).(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
May 01, 2002; Holch, Eric ... Nice editorial in your March issue! As a printmaker and gallery owner, I am only too familiar with having to explain how my original, handcut serigraphs prints are made and how they differ from less ...
Successful connections. (Letters).(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
May 01, 2002; Gioseffi, Claudia ... Many thanks. The article about my work that appeared in the "Emerging Artists" section of the December 2001 issue resulted in a couple of career boosts. Oxford University Press purchased the rights to a painting ...
Vintage victory. (Letters).(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
May 01, 2002; Dixon, Sam ... Regarding the story on "The Art of Wine," thank you so much for the reference to "The Chardonnay Collection." ...
Photo fan club. (Letters).(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
May 01, 2002; Sylor, Don ... [The February edition of Photo Focus] was very well written. In a small space you supplied a great deal of information about digital and conventional darkroom fundamentals without showing a bias toward one or the other. As a professional photographer for more than 30 years, I ...
Tea time. (Letters).(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
May 01, 2002; Kamm, Sonny ... I enjoyed your article on teapots as an art form. Your article is impressive because you use a lot of good sources--so many articles only quote a couple of people. I also liked the way you interspersed my quotes ...
Hand-made versus high tech: experts debate the future of printmaking; a recent panel discussion presented various opinions on fine art prints in the new millennium. (news).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002; Meyers, Laura ... LOS ANGELES--"It's extraordinary to me that we've just entered the sixth century of printmaking in the West," marveled Kevin Salatino, curator of the Prints and Drawings department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. "Here we are in the 21st century and, to quote Robert Rauschenberg, ...
Collectors Editions signs artists Garmash, Avtandil.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... CANOGA PARK, Calif.--Collectors Editions recently debuted the work of its new artists, the husband-and-wife artistic team of Michael and ...
Wild Apple names King and McGaw U.K. distributor. (Up Front).(of it prints in the UK)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... WOODSTOCK, Vt.--Wild Apple Graphics, art publisher and licensing company, has announced that effective this month, Wild Apple prints will be distributed in the United Kingdom by King and McGaw. "We are happy to establish a new relationship with Gyr King and the fine staff at ...
Kennebeck to publish, distribute photographer Louie Psihoyos. (Up Front).(Kennebeck Editions LLC)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... LOUISVILLE, Colo.--Mark and Jill Muller of Kennebeck Editions LLC, have announced an exclusive publishing and distribution contract with photographer Louie Psihoyos. Said Jill Muller, president of Kennebeck," I was moved by the artistic point of view each of Louie's work has. It is never ...
Side roads introduces Don David. (Up Front).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... MIAMI--Side Roads Publications has signed Don David, a realist Americana painter, to an exclusive publishing contract. His work was introduced at Artexpo New York in March. "I love the golden age of Modernism," said David, who said he has always been interested in architecture ...
Marco signs new artists, appoints president. (news).(Marysia Burr)(Sergi Ossovsky)(Elliot Blinder )(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
May 01, 2002 ... LOS ANGELES--Marco Fine Arts recently introduced the work of artists Marysia Burr and Sergi Ossovsky at Artexpo New York. The company also recently appointed former Collectors Editions' Vice President of Sales and Marketing Elliot Blinder to the position of president. Burr ...
Spotlight on Ataraxia Studios. (news).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
May 01, 2002; Lo, Kevin ... BENSALEM, Pa.--Ataraxia Studio started with a simple wish to preserve photographs for future generations. Two decades later Racey Gilbert, the company's president, has parlayed that goal into an ever-evolving publishing and printing business. In the 1980s Gilbert brought ...
Eichinger Studio presents Robert Krogle.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... PORTLAND, Ore.--Eichinger Studio recently presented a series of oil paintings and limited-edition giclees by artist Robert Krogle at Artexpo New York. Krogle worked as a commercial illustrator for 31 years in the entertainment industry. His clients ...
JB Berkow introduces sculpture collection.("Gilded Rose Collection")(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... JUNO BEACH, Fla.--Artist JB Berkow recently introduced a collection of limited-edition bronze sculptures called the "Gilded Rose Collection." The collection combines some of her favorite elements of landscape, flowers and leaves with the figure. Berkow said sculpting is even more exciting ...
Masterslight Publishing presents Terbush book.(Dale TerBrush)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Masterslight Publishing recently released a new Dale TerBush coffee table book entitled Dreams at the Edge of Paradise. A 1,000-count limited edition of the book is available with a hardbound linen cover and encased in a linen, hardbound slip jacket. Included is a ...
Support for terrorist victims continues in the art community. (news).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Artists, galleries and publishers are maintaining their efforts in support of the victims of Sept. 11 and their families. Here is a continuing look at the art projects that support or honor the cause. A new book entitled 9-11; Artists Respond is a compilation of comic book art ...
Hadley House contributes $57,568 to Red Cross. (news).(American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--National art publisher Hadley House and its artists have raised $57,568 for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund through the Patriotic Poster Collection. The collection is comprised of six posters, and all proceeds from the sale of these posters through Dec. 31, ...
Firefighters honored in William Motta painting. (news).(Fire Department of New York at Brooklyn Firehouse 252)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... LOS ANGELES--Automotive Fine Arts Society (AFAS) artist William A. Motta recently presented his original painting to the Fire Department of New York at Brooklyn Firehouse 252. The painting honors the six firefighters from the 106-year-old firehouse who lost their lives on Sept. 11. Motta ...
Somerset House, G. Harvey make charity donation. (news).(New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund and the Survivors' Fund of the National Capital Region)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... HOUSTON--Somerset House Publishing Inc. and artist G. Harvey have announced a donation of $20,325 to the New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund and the Survivors' Fund of the National Capital Region. The contribution is from the ongoing sale of a poster published by Somerset ...
Art encounter opens second Vegas gallery. (gallery News).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... LAS VEGAS--Art Encounter recently opened its newest fine art gallery in the Fashion Show Shopping Mall, located in the heart of the Las Vegas strip. The gallery is nearly 5,500 square feet in size, which makes it one of the largest galleries in Nevada, according to company officials ....
Kolibri opens retail gallery & frame shop. (gallery News).(Kolibri Art Studios)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, Calif.--The Kolibri Art Gallery, a 10,000-square-foot gallery, will be opened by Kolibri Art Studios this spring. The gallery features fine art and custom ...
New gallery opens in Durango. (gallery News).(Sorrel Sky Gallery)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... DURANGO, Colo.--The Sorrel Sky Gallery, which features original western art, was recently opened by owner Shanan Longfellow in the heart of historic downtown Durango. The gallery will feature nation ally recognized artists ...
Southwestern art comes to Canada with River Coyote Gallery. (gallery News).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... MISSASSAUGA, Ontario--A new art gallery, the River Coyote Gallery, recently opened its doors in a location 20 minutes west of Toronto. The 1,500-square-foot gallery was designed with a Southwestern motif and features work from artists from both Canada and the American Southwest. ...
Industry re-emerges at Artexpo New York; as the first major post-Sept. 11 art trade show closed its doors, exhibitors and attendees happily report that the art market is rebounding and sales are being made. (Show news).
May 01, 2002 ... NEW YORK--As the 24th edition of Artexpo New York came to a close on March 4, the general feeling was one of relief. Though the show was smaller, both attendance-wise and size-wise than in 2001, the overwhelming feedback from the show--the first major art trade show to take place since the ...
Art & Framing Gallery makes debut at Artexpo. (Show news).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... NEW YORK--This year marked the first edition of the International Art & Framing Gallery, which was put on by the Advanstar Art Group and ran concurrently with Artexpo at the Javits Center from Feb. 28 to March 3. It consisted of 70 exhibitors of framing supplies and open-edition prints and ...
SURTEX back for 17th-edition show. (Show news).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... NEW YORK--Design trends driving the future of a wide range of industries may be previewed at SURTEX 2002, where two-dimensional art and design is available for sale and/or license for application to a wide range of products, from fabric and home fashions to stationery, ceramics and ...
DECOR expo--New York thrives in new home at Javits. (Show news).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... NEW YORK--At the close of last year's DECOR expo--New York, not even a fortune teller could have foreseen the changes of the coming year. After a sobering attack on the United States and a cancelled DECOR show in Atlanta, DECOR did some shuffling and moved its 2002 New York event to the ...
Peter Lane Fine Arts expands roster of art services online. (.com News).(www.peterlanefinearts.com)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.--Peter Lane Fine Arts, a 27-year-old brick-and-mortar company, has expanded its art services online at www.peterlanefinearts.com. The site offers works of art from more than 125 different popular artists, along with the ability to locate a variety of additional art ...
World Wide Arts Resources, GalleryPrint form alliance. (.com News).(launch Atelier Services)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio--World Wide Arts Resources and GalleryPrint, a fine art atelier, have joined forces to launch Atelier Services, a co-branded endeavor where archival-quality reproductions of art are digitally printed, framed and distributed. "We are continually advancing the ...
Photo Artists Network launches new photo e-commerce site. (.com News).(www.PhotoArtistsNetwork.com)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... OAKLAND, Calif.--The Photo Artists Network, www.PhotoArtistsNetwork.com, is a new online gallery of original photographic prints from a group of recognized photographers. The site includes landscapes, abstracts, still lifes, portraits and more. The gallery began with a core ...
Kevin Barry Fine Art goes online. (.com News).(www.kevinbarryfineart.com)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... LOS ANGELES--Kevin Barry Fine Art Associates recently launched its new Web site at www.kevinbarryfineart.com. Visitors to the site can browse the gallery collection, view a sampling of completed client jobs and obtain detailed information ...
Capitalize on market trends. (news).(marketing art)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Predicting the art market is slightly easier than using a crystal ball to predict the future and a bit more difficult than guessing how Microsoft stock will perform on Wall Street. You can make some educated guesses, but the bottom line is that art is subjective--and subject to the ...
Greenwich Workshop Doolittle paperback.(Bev Doolittle)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... SHELTON, Conn.--The Greenwich Workshop recently released a paperback edition of the popular 1990 hardcover book The Art of Bev Doolittle. The book features more than ...
Things Graphics & Fine Arts to publish Andre Michel.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... WASHINGTON, D.C.--Things Graphics & Fine Art, in partnership with Galerie Lamoureux Ritzenhoff in Montreal, is publishing four giclees by neoexpressionist artist Andre Michel. The ...
Art In Motion launches Laurel Lehman Collection.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Art In Motion has released a collection of posters by new artist Laurel Lehman. Lehman finds inspiration in the beauty of flowers, a subject she never grows tired of ...
Corbis introduces Living Lens Collection.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... BELLEVUE, Wash.--Corbis, a provider of digital fine art and photography images to the creative professional, business and consumer markets, has introduced the Living Lens Collection. The collection comprises 75 images from the Corbis Collection's Bettmann Archive, which company officials ...
Rosenstiel's print to benefit Queen's charity.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... LONDON--By permission of Queen Elizabeth II and to benefit a charity she personally selected, Rosenstiel's has announced the publication of the latest open-edition print by artist Susan Crawford. The story behind the new print, "Her Majesty's Bodyguard, Eyes Right," dates back ...
Fazzino completes promotional tours.(Charles Fazzino)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.--Pop artist Charles Fazzino recently wrapped two promotional tours for art he created for the Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah, and for Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans. In New Orleans, the artist appeared on a local television station, attended an unveiling ...
Train staff to look good and listen well; first impressions can last a lifetime. Ensure that your gallery makes a good one. (advice).
May 01, 2002; Raphel, Murray ... A recent nationwide survey said customers make up their minds in the first seven seconds they are in your store whether or not they are going to buy something. What would be my first impression when I come into your store? Am I greeted and welcomed? Or is everyone too busy to ...
Innovation brings the old and new together; one gallery owner takes an historical approach to art to strengthen her collection. Can this strategy work for you? (strategy).(Catherine Little Bert documents Rhode Island art history in her gallery.)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002; Hill, Sonya Alexander ... Visitors to the Bert Gallery in Providence, R.I., discover much more than artwork on its walls. If they dig a little deeper, they'll find hundreds of works of art and nearly two centuries of artistic heritage at their disposal. Since 1985, gallery owner Catherine Little Bert has ...
A passage to India: from traditional miniature paintings to contemporary multi-media works, art from India is strengthening its presence on the American art scene.(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002; Hart, Jane ... America's popular culture represents a cross-sectional hybrid of international influence. Never has the influence of India, the second largest nation in the world, been more obvious in today's culture than in Americans' increasing interest in spiritual and holistic persuasions. Yoga, ...
Appetizing art: from chocolate syrup to corn chips, food is being used as an artistic material by a growing number of contemporary artists. (Food Art).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002; Silberman, Vanessa ... From ancient Egyptian tomb walls depicting ritual banquets to 17th-century Dutch still lifes to the luscious peaches of Cezanne, food has served as a subject for artists for centuries. Beginning with the 20th century, however, food has served artists in less conventional ways, as well. The ...
Yoko Nogami. (Emerging Artists).(painter)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... With her soothing colors, solid figures and imaginative compositions, artist Yoko Nogami has received an increasing amount of critical acclaim for her paintings over the last decade. Born and raised in Tokyo, Nogami received her BFA from Boston University. After graduating, she studied ...
Felipe Jimenez Marcel. (EMERGING ARTISTS).(sculptor)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... The powerful yet poetic abstract sculptures of Puerto Rican artist Felipe Jimenez Marcel have been gaining attention for their graceful movement, reflection of light and combination of materials such as stainless steel, clay, iron and cement. His work, which addresses such ...
Lost in the `Beautiful Era'; artist Christa Kieffer shows her love for the romance of a long ago time in her captivating scenes of the street life and landscapes of La Belle Epoque. (artist profile).(paintings)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002; Sullivan, Kathleen ... Gazing onto the cobblestone streets, the lavish costumes and glowing gas lamps in a Christa Kieffer painting, it's easy to get lost in the nostalgia and beauty of a bygone time. Her images are a soulful collection of styles reflecting unique blends of classicism and Impressionism, and the ...
The $385 million that Smithsonian secretary Lawrence Small has raised in the past two years has come at a price. (Washington, D.C.).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... * The $385 million that Smithsonian secretary Lawrence Small has raised in the past two years has come at a price. At least five museum directors have chosen to leave or retire since Small took office, some in response to the secretary's unscholarly priorities. Under Small's leadership, ...
A controversial exhibition featuring human corpses has opened at the Atlantis Gallery. (London).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... * A controversial exhibition featuring human corpses has opened at the Atlantis Gallery. "Body Worlds" features 175 body parts and 25 corpses--including the body of a pregnant woman, her womb opened to reveal a seven-month old fetus, the man behind the exhibit, Gunther von Hagens, is a ...
The owner of an Italian auction house has been arrested for selling fake lithographs on the Italian television shopping channel Telemarket. (London).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... * The owner of an Italian auction house has been arrested for selling fake lithographs on the Italian television shopping channel Telemarket. Giorgio Corbelli, owner of Semenzato, has been accused of attempting to sell thousands of forged works by contemporary artists Michele Cascella, ...
Sotheby's has settled out of court in the case of a misattributed Poussin. (London).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... * Sotheby's has settled out of court in the case of a misattributed Poussin. The dispute dates back to 1995, when a dirty, darkened Old Master painting attributed to the 17th-century Roman artist Pietro Testa was sold by the auction house. The work was one of hundreds belonging to ...
The Marc Chagall painting "Study for Over Vitebsk," stolen last year from the Jewish Museum in New York, has been found in a Kansas post office. (Topeka, Kansas).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... * The Marc Chagall painting "Study for Over Vitebsk," stolen last year from the Jewish Museum in New York, has been found in a Kansas post office. The painting, which is believed to be worth $1 million, was discovered when the package containing it was ...
Museum matters. (art buzz ...).(various news items)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... The small architectural firm of Diller+Scofidio, which is designing the new building for Boston's Museum of Contemporary Art, has won the international design competition for a new museum of art and technology called Eyebeam. The design, which is a blue and white wave of a building, will ...
The Museum Company, the chain of gift shops that sells licensed museum memorabilia, has filed for bankruptcy. (New York).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... * The Museum Company, the chain of gift shops that sells licensed museum memorabilia, has filed for bankruptcy, the decision by the firm follows a weak holiday ...
The winners of the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation's biennial competition have been announced. (New York).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... * The winners of the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation's biennial competition have been announced. Thirty-five artists were awarded ...
Meanwhile, the Whitney Museum's 2002 Biennial is currently on view at the museum until May 26, where works by 113 artists and collaborative teams are on exhibit. (New York).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... * Meanwhile, the Whitney Museum's 2002 Biennial is currently on view at the museum until May 26, where works by 113 artists and collaborative teams are on exhibit, this year's installment features the largest representation ever of sound, performance, architecture and Internet ...
Swann Galleries. (Auction Block).(sale of photographs)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002; Silberman, Vanessa ... * Swann Galleries in New York recently held a sale of 100 Fine Photographs. While only 61 lots sold, the sale total reached a respectable $585,290. The top lot was Cindy Sherman's," Untitled (Black Bra)," (1977) which garnered an impressive $74,000 (est ....
Christie's in London recently celebrated a record-breaking, $104-million week and broke six world records for individual artists--the best week the London auction house has had for more than a decade. (Aution Block).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002; Silberman, Vanessa ... * Christie's in London recently celebrated a record-breaking, $104-million week and broke six world records for individual artists--the best week the London auction house has had for more than a decade. The most expensive painting sold was at the Impressionist and Modern Art Sale, where ...
Sotheby. (Auction Block).(Sotheby's Inc. auction information)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002; Silberman, Vanessa ... * An auction of historic photographs netted a total of nearly $10.5 million recently at the Paris branch of Sotheby's. The highlight of the auction ...
New editions.(various new art works available)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Carnival London Contemporary Art of Jacksonville, Fla., introduces "Carnival" by Roy Fairchild-Woodward. The serigraph is available in a limited edition on paper of 465 with 65 APs signed by the artist, measures 35 by 29 1/2 inches and retails for $1,900. A limited edition of 85 with 15 ...
Survey examines work by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. (Washington, D.C.).(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Famous for their wrapped objects and monumental outdoor projects involving fabric, artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude are the subjects of a new exhibit at the National Gallery of Art. Entitled "Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection," the exhibit presents 61 works, including ...
Imagery of ruling women examined in exhibit. (Ann Arbor, Mich.).
May 01, 2002 ... During the Renaissance and Baroque periods in Europe, an unprecedented number of women ruled states and kingdoms, such as Queen Elizabeth I of England, Anne of Austria and Christina, Queen of Sweden. The ways in which these and other female rulers projected their own power and authority ...
Father and daughter painters celebrated in Museum show. (New York).(Artemisia and Orazio Gentileschi, Metropolitan Museum of Art)(Brief Article)
May 01, 2002 ... Father and daughter painters Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi are paid tribute to in a new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Entitled "Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi: Father and Daughter Painters in Baroque Italy,"the exhibit features 50 works by Orazio, Caravaggio's most gifted ...
Show dates.
May 01, 2002 ... <Pre> THIS MONTH MAY 3-5 The Los Angeles Antiques Show Barker Hangar, Santa Monica Airport, Santa Monica, Calif. Call (310) 455-2886. MAY 3-5 The Tenessee Crafts Fair Centennial Park, Nashville, Tenn. Call (615) 385-1904. MAY 3-7 Art Brussels Hall 2 & 4 ...
