Art Business News back issues from July 2002:
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Sculpture market broadens its base: though it has been hit by the economic downturns of the past year, sculpture is rebounding and attracting a new breed of collector. (Special Report).(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
Jul 01, 2002; Kasperek, Rita ... Sales of three-dimensional art have been fairly one-dimensional the past year. According to several major sculpture dealers, the sculpture market, similar to the published fine art print market, has been adversely affected by the recent economic downturn. The good news, however, ...
Artexpo, DECOR expo to co-locate in N.Y.C.: the art and framing industries' two most important trade events will be held together at the Javits Center in 2003 and beyond.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002; Keller, Julie ... NEW YORK -- In a move lauded by the art and framing industries alike, New York's spring trade shows will be co-located at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in 2003 and beyond. Artexpo New York is scheduled Feb. 27 to March 3, 2003. DECOR expo-New York is scheduled Feb. 28 to March 2, ...
Print market changes, reacts to tough year: Art Business News' survey of 414 gallery owners reveals trends in the world of published art. (Special Report).(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
Jul 01, 2002; Keller, Julie ... The 2002 version of the Art Business News Perspectives on Printing (POP) Survey, an in-depth analysis of the sale of prints at 414 galleries nationwide, has uncovered a variety of trends. The survey reports on gallery sales in 2001, a year marred by economic and national crises ...
Remembering the good 01' days of Artexpo N.Y.(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2002; Keller, Julie ... DEAR READERS, "Memories .... light the corner of my mind ..." Okay, okay. Perhaps quoting Barbra Streisand is a bit dramatic, but lines from the diva's famous song do come to mind when you consider what the year 2003 will mean for Artexpo New York. The recent news of ...
Brake lights.(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
Jul 01, 2002; Dorgay, Jeff ... Being an automotive artist myself, I enjoyed your article on my segment of the art world ["Automotive Art," June 2002]. However, your columnist left out one detail that is very important to frame shops and galleries. Product and trademark licensing issues are a big deal to the respective ...
Not pulp fiction. (Letters).
Jul 01, 2002; Janson, Julie ... I very much enjoyed your article on pulp art [Feb. 2002]. My 81 -year-old father, George S. Eisenberg, has a 60-year portfolio of illustrations and fine art that continues to grow as he ages. He was so excited to see the story and now plans on finding an outlet ...
Success story. (Letters).
Jul 01, 2002; Newton, Jennifer ... I recently attended Murray Raphel's seminar at Artexpo New York, and I want to thank him for his wonderful advice. The first thing I did upon returning to my gallery was change my business card--now people love them. Next, ...
Los Angeles Museum, galleries celebrate pop icon Andy Warhol. (news).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002; Meyers, Laura ... LOS ANGELES--The local newspaper's headline says it all: "Pop Till You Drop." L.A. is a'Pop about Andy Warhol. His visage stares down from banners all over town. Throngs of Warhol fans are crowding into museum and commercial galleries filled with his works. And the daily papers ...
Gango Editions partners with Beaver Lodge Prints in U.K. (Up Front).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... PORTLAND, Ore--Gango Editions has announced an exclusive distribution partnership with Beaver Lodge Prints. Located in Essex, England, Beaver Lodge will sell Gango Editions prints throughout the U.K., Ireland and Scotland. "We are confident that this will ...
Miner Prospects Atelier debuts with Victor Valla giclees. (Up Front).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... FALLS VILLAGE, Conn.--Miner Prospects Atelier is a new publisher that produces giclee prints from the murals and paintings of artist Victor Valla. The prints range in price from $165 to $325, depending on size, in s/n editions of 950 with 50 APs. Embellished canvas and large-format ...
Chase Group relocates. (Up Front).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... CHICAGO--The Chase Group, publisher of Mackenzie Thorpe, Markus Pierson and more, has relocated to a new consolidated office, archive ...
Smart Publishing signs Isaac Maimon. (news).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.--Smart Publishing, publisher of artists David Schluss and Calman Shemi, has signed Israeli artist Isaac Maimon to a long-term contract to represent and publish his various works of fine art. Smart has acquired many of Maimon's vibrant, colorful original ...
Spotlight on Collectors Editions. (news).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002; Keller, Julie ... CANOGA PARK, Calif. -- The year 2002 has most certainly been one of change for Collectors Editions. The company, which was founded in 1987 by Bill Stone and Mary Margaret Nash, has signed new artists, restructured its corporate team, launched new advertising and marketing plans and more ....
Showcase Editions releases new prints from Daily Mirror newspaper photographs.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... NEW YORK -- A series of limited-edition, hand-finished gelatin silver prints chronicling more than 100 years of photography from the archives of the British newspaper The Daily Mirror is now being offered to U.S. art and photographic galleries and to the general public. ...
Coral Gables signs Julian Otezya.(Coral Gables International Art Center)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- The Coral Gables International Art Center recently signed artist Julian Oteyza, a painter and inventor from the Philippines, who currently resides in the Washington, D.C., area. Oteyza suffers from ...
H. Studio releases new Haziza work.(Shlomi Haziza)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... SUN VALLEY, Calif. -- In celebration of its 10th anniversary, H. Studio, founded by artist Shlomi Haziza, has added new work to its collection. Among the new designs are sculptures in neon colors, mixed-media pieces that incorporate gold, silver and bronze, waterfalls and wall ...
New Era signs Maeve Harris. (news).(New Era Publishing)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... AUSTIN, Texas -- New Era Publishing recently signed artist Maeve Harris and will be publishing both her originals and limited-edition giclees. Harris moved from the East coast to Phoenix in 1994 where she attended Arizona State and received her B.F.A. in photography. "I ...
Howard Behrens signs with Somerset House. (news).(Somerset House Publishing)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... RESTON, Va. -- Artist Howard Behrens has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with Somerset House Publishing in Houston. According to company officials, Behrens is currently completing work on a number of new paintings which ...
Canadian Art Prints collections feature newly signed artists. (news).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... RICHMOND, B.C. -- Several new artists are featured in new collections from Canadian Art Prints. The company is expanding its black-and-white photography collection with the addition of six pieces by newly signed artist Cyndi Schick. Schick's work showcases the canals of Venice and the ...
Mill Pond Press raises funds for MS. (news).(will donate potion of sales to Multiple Sclerosis Society)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... VENICE, Fla. -- Mill Pond Press has announced that it is donating a portion of the proceeds from sales of a new-limited edition print by Greg Olsen entitled "Prince of Peace" to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Linda Schaner, Mill Pond President, stated, "MS has touched ...
Winn Devon Art Group launches new poster catalog. (news).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... SEATTLE -- The Winn Devon Art Group has released the new Winn Devon Poster Catalog, which is divided into two three-ring-binder volumes. A display case holds the two volumes together and fits on most shelves and countertops. The catalog features 1,196 poster images, 216 of them ...
PGM Art World presents summer collection. (news).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Jul 01, 2002 ... GARCHING, Germany -- PGM Art World has released a summer collection of new art prints entitled "sun and art." Included is work from several artists, including Pia Phoenix, Walter Divernois, Bea Danckkaert, Ulle Schmidt-Iback, Gary ...
Collectible Art & Frames releases new supplement catalog of prints. (news).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... PHILADELPHIA -- Collectible Art & Frames, publisher and distributor of African-American art, has released a supplement catalog showcasing more than 100 works of art. The work ranges from ...
Darras launch mosaic collection in America. (news).(Riccardo and Raffaele Darra launch company called Darra-Sensations)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... OAK BROOK, Ill. -- The father-and-son team of Riccardo and Raffaele Darra has introduced their unique glass mosaic and fusion creations to North America with the company, Darra--Sensations in Murano. The one-of-a-kind glass mosaic creations combine Roman and Byzantine classical methods ...
Crown Thorn to publish Asencio and Flohr. (news).(Crown Thorn Publishing, Henry Asencio, Michael Flohr)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Exclusive Collections Gallery of La Jolla and San Diego is now publishing the work of artists Henry Asencio and Michael Flohr through its publishing division, Crown Thorn Publishing. Principals of the companies, James and Ruth-Ann ...
Wild Apple named outstanding Vermont Business of the Year. (news).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... WOODSTOCK, Vt. -- Wild Apple Graphics Ltd. was recently awarded the Deane C. Davis Award for Outstanding Vermont Business of the Year by Lieutenant Governor Douglas Racine. The award is presented annually by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce and Vermont Business magazine. The award is given ...
Jansens found MEPSArt. (news).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... ATLANTA -- Artist Marcus Antonius Jansen and his wife, Michela, recently moved to Atlanta from Germany to form MEPSArt, an art studio and online gallery/distributor of Jansen's work. MEPSArt offers Jansen's limited-edition giclee prints and original paintings online ...
Max Scharf creates photographic giclees. (news).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... ST. LOUIS -- For most of his career, artist Max Scharf created his original paintings photographs taken over the last 25 years on his trips around the world. Recently, however, he decided to digitally enhance 12 of those photos and created limited-edition giclee prints. ...
Dr. Seuss National Memorial and Sculpture Garden opens. (news).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... SPRINGFIELD, MASS. -- A National Memorial and Sculpture Garden was recently dedicated here to Theodor Geisel, known to millions as Dr. Seuss. The Springfield Library & Museums Quadrangle opened the garden last month, where a series of five sculptural installations, created by artist Lark ...
Bruce McGaw Graphics donates proceeds of $110,000 to the American Red Cross. (news 9/11 Tributes).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... WEST NYACK, N.Y. -- Bruce McGaw Graphics has announced that donations to the American Red Cross Liberty Relief Fund from the sale of two World Trade Center posters have reached $110,000. The two posters, "Stand Tall for Freedom" and "World Trade Center 1973-2001," were created shortly ...
iPHOTOART to publish famed Sept. 11 photograph. (news 9/11 Tributes).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... NYACK, N.Y -- iPHOTOART Inc. has signed an exclusive, multi-year deal with the North Jersey Media Group, parent company of The Record (Bergen County, N.J.), to print and distribute a limited-edition photograph titled "Firefighters at Ground Zero, Sept. 11, 2001," signed by photographer ...
Retired Firefighter and artist Bill Bresnan recently created "September Mourning" as a tribute to the firefighters lost on Sept. 11, particularly the eight members of his Ladder Company 15. (news 9/11 Tribute).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... Retired Firefighter and artist Bill Bresnan recently created "September Mourning" as a tribute to the firefighters lost on Sept. 11, particularly the eight members of his Ladder Company 15. A limited edition of 2,000 lithographs and 40 APs has been printed which retail for $500 and up, ...
Art Chicago reports strong sales, attendance. (Show news).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... CHICAGO -- From May 10 to 13, more than 35,000 collectors, dealers, art patrons, curators and the general public descended upon the Windy City's Navy Pier for the 10th-annual international contemporary art exposition known as Art Chicago. Exhibitors reported strong attendance and vigorous ...
Art Basel Miami Beach names new curator. (Show news).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- The management of Art Basel Miami Beach has appointed 32-year-old American art historian James E. Rondeau to be the new curator for art projects at Art Basel Miami Beach. Rondeau works at the Art Institute of Chicago. Last year, he was the co-commissioner and ...
Armory Show 2003 announces dates, Gala. (Show news).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... NEW YORK -- The Armory Show 2003, the International Fair of New Art, will take place March 7 to 10, 2003, on Piers 88 and 90.The Opening Night Preview Gala will take place Thurs.,, March 6. The Armory Show is one of the world's leading international art fairs and the largest ...
Photo San Francisco returns for third year. (Show news).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... SAN FRANCISCO -- photo san francisco, the third-annual San Francisco Photographic Print Exposition will be held July 25 to 28 at the Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason. Seventy-five galleries and private dealers from the United States and Europe will present photographic art dating from 19th ...
[S.sup.2] opens retail galleries in Chicago, Las Vegas. (gallery News).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... LAS VEGAS -- [S.sup.2] Art Group Ltd. of Las Vegas, New York and Chicago has opened a retail gallery in Chicago and two new retailing venues on the Las Vegas strip: Fashion Show, a shopping center currently undergoing major expansion, and Desert Passage in the Aladdin Resort & Casino. ...
Fine Art Hawaii opens in Honolulu. (gallery News).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... HONOLULU -- Steven and Mihoko Maier have opened a new gallery, Fine Art Hawaii, at Restaurant Row in Honolulu. The gallery will feature Mihoko's abstracts and the work of American Impressionist Fran Maier, Hawaiian Pop artist Sonny Pops ...
Howard Kline modern art gallery relocates. (gallery News).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... CAMBRIA, Calif. -- After 25 years on the East coast in Rockport, Mass., the Howard Kline Gallery has ...
Animazing Gallery relocates. (gallery News).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... NEW YORK -- The Animazing Gallery has moved across the street to 461 Broome Street due to landlord issues following the events of Sept. 11. The new gallery is bigger, brighter and overall just better, according to gallery officials. "All things happen for a reason," said Animazing's Ed ...
Maniscalco Gallery opens. (gallery News).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... DETROIT -- The Maniscalco Gallery recently celebrated its grand opening at 17728 Mack Avenue with the exhibition "Italia." The new gallery is only three blocks north of the old space and will be home to some of Detroit's most gifted artists, according to gallery officials. The ...
OTCart to drive collectors to galleries, Web sites. (.com News).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. -- OTCart.com, a new Web site that debuted at Artexpo New York in March is "a paradigm shift in the art business," according to company officials. The site is an Internet-based system designed to drive collectors to galleries and gallery Web sites. OTCart.com is a ...
Contemporary Posters offers free shipping via Web site. (.com News).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... NEW YORK -- Contemporary Posters, the Web site for CYRK original 1960s to 1970s Polish art/circus posters, will offer free shipping through Aug. 31 to celebrate the introduction of its recently enhanced Web site (www.contemporaryposters.com). The newly enhanced site features a ...
Applejack revamps Web site. (.com News).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... MANCHESTER CENTER, Vt. -- Applejack Art Partners has reinvented its Web site, www.applejackart.com, with the help of iCentrix of Salem, N.H. The site now features the company's entire image library of more than 35,000 images, artist information, bios and licensed ...
SellYourArt.net to catalog various art forms. (.com News).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... ORLANDO, Fla. -- SellYourArt.net is an Internet cataloging site that allows all forms of physical art to be viewed over the Internet. Included are paintings, sculptures, collages and any other type of physical art that has historically been purchased by art galleries from artists via ...
Eric Holch adds re-sale prints option to Web site. (.com News).(www.ericholch.com)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... NANTUCKET, Mass. -- Eric Holch Gallery has added a "re-sale prints" option to his Web site, www.ericholch.com. Holch said he had always acted as an intermediary for customers looking to buy and ...
Carve your niche in the sculpture market. (news).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... What makes sculpture a unique art experience is the fact that it must be observed over time to understand. Sculpture is a freestanding work that's intended to be viewed from a continuously changing vantage point to observe how the form evolves. The interplay of light on and across the ...
Ataraxia announces gold medal award.(Ataraxia Studio)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... BENSALEM, Pa. -- Ataraxia Studio has been awarded a gold medal in the institutional category of the 44th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Illustrators. The award was presented to artist James Bennett and Ataraxia Art Director ...
Eichenger sculpture conceived in Italy.(Martin Eichinger)(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... PORTLAND, Ore. -- "The Only Way Out Is Through," Martin Eichinger's latest sculpture in cast bronze, was inspired during a recent two-month sabbatical to Pietra Santa, Italy, a small Tuscan village famous for producing sculpture since Michelangelo's time. The sculpture is produced in a ...
Global Fine Art relocates to Indiana.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... GRANGER, Ind. -- Global Fine Art is relocating to Granger, Ind., just outside of South Bend. "We are moving from beautiful southern California primarily to be closer to lots of family that we have in the South Bend area," said company founder Del Bloss. "This places ...
Fazzino contributes to public art projects.(Charles Fazzino )(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Artist Charles Fazzino is working on several projects for charity. He has been named the official artist of DOG N.Y. and will be decorating the first of 250 dog sculptures that will be on display throughout New York from Aug. through Oct. The event, sponsored by the ...
Bridgeman Art Library releases limited-edition print of controversial Shakespeare image.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... LONDON -- The Bridgeman Art Library has been chosen as the exclusive agent of a recently discovered portrait that many believe to be evidence that Shakespeare was a homosexual. Painted between 1590 and 1593, it shows his friend and patron Henry Wriothesley, the Earl of Southampton in an ...
New giclees available from Bygone Designs.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... NEWPORT, Minn. -- Bygone Designs has partnered with 1AmericaTrail.com, which will produce and distribute select niche Americana limited-edition and custom-archival giclee prints from Bygone Design's one-million-image collection. Some of the art prints will be restored clones from rare or ...
Geme Art signs Viola West.(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Geme Art has signed artist Viola West, an established Northwest artist, to create a series of paintings. The series includes the art print "Harper's Barn ...
Use `the Close' to open relationships: your work isn't done when the sale is made. Use it as a beginning rather than an ending. (advice).(importance of closing a sale)
Jul 01, 2002; Raphel, Murray ... In the big-screen version of David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Glengarry Glen Ross," Alec Baldwin, as a sales motivator, gives a chalk talk to a group of real estate salesmen on the techniques of making a sale. He prints the letters "A-B-C" on a blackboard and tells the sales ...
Think outside the gallery to boost sales: many successful gallery owners and publishers have discovered that one of the best ways to score new clients and retain old ones is to take your art on the road to businesses and residences. (strategy).
Jul 01, 2002; Lyons, Jessica ... "You can't just sit in the gallery and expect clients to call on you. You have to find a way to get in people's homes and make calls to their offices," said Deljou Art Group's Daniel Deljou, pointing out a fact that successful gallery owners in a slow economy already know. One ...
Contemporary Mexican Art gains momentum in global art scene; leaving borders behind, Mexican galleries and artists have burst onto the international art scene.
Jul 01, 2002; Meyers, Laura ... One young billionaire is helping change the world's perception of the Mexican art market. Eugenio Lopez, heir to the family fortune behind Grupo Jumex, the primary producer of bottled juice in Mexico, has been instrumental in Mexico City's emergence as an international nexis for ...
B&W ink-jet prints bring variety to photo prints; April's photo focus explored black-and-white darkroom processes. This month, we examine what digital printers can do for black-and-white prints. (B & W Digital Prints).
Jul 01, 2002; Seiling, Susan ... In the past few years, digital imaging has come a long way in black-and-white print making. Most experts say the new digital prints are neither better nor worse than those made in a traditional darkroom. They are simply different, providing photographers a new way to express their visions ....
Mark Yale Harris. (Emerging Artists).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... Whether working in alabaster, marble, serpentine, limestone or bronze, the sculptures of Mark Yale Harris resonate with long, smooth curves that rise from blocks of stone. His human and animal figures, reduced to mounds, slabs and tubes, possess a quiet grace. "I am driven to ...
Joseph Madden. (Emerging Artists).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... Raised in the 1950s by a working-class family in Tarrytown, N.Y., artist Joseph Madden credits that locale for enriching his youth with exposure to the Hudson Valley School, Luminists, Ashcan and WPA public architecture, all of which have influenced his art, especially his current body of ...
Drawing with a double barrel: British figurative artist Gary Benfield straddles the line between drawing and painting with a spontaneous style firmly rooted in illustration. (Gary Benfield).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002; Leibrock, Amy ... A fly on the wall in Gary Benfield's big, messy, loft studio might find him kneeling over a work in progress, paint brush in one hand, pencil in the other, using both at the same time. The artwork that emerges from his ambidextrous toiling is as dualistic as his process. His figurative ...
Madonna is causing a stir in both art circles and the theater as she headlines a new play in the West End called "Up For Grabs." (London).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... * Madonna is causing a stir in both art circles and the theater as she headlines a new play in the West End called "Up For Grabs." Cast as a seedy and manipulative New York art dealer ...
Following last year's controversial win by Martin Creed, this year's shortlist for the 2002 Turner Prize consists of four artists who are more cerebral and less flashy. (London).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002 ... * Following last year's controversial win by Martin Creed, this year's shortlist for the 2002 Turner Prize consists of four artists who are more cerebral and less flashy. This year's nominees--Fiona Banner, Liam Gillick, Keith Tyson and Catherine Yass--are all British-born and known for a ...
Christie. (Auction Block).(Brief Article)
Jul 01, 2002; Silberman, Vanessa ... * Christie's began its spring auction season with a strong showing--its recent sale of Impressionist and Modern art totaled $97.6 million. The top lot of the sale was Brancusi's "Danaide" (circa 1913), a bronze portrait which sold for an astounding $18.1 million (est. $8 to $10 million), a ...
Sotheby. (Auction Block).(Norman Rockwell painting sets new world record)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Jul 01, 2002; Silberman, Vanessa ... * Norman Rockwell's iconic "Rosie the Riveter" painting set a new world record at Sotheby's recent sale of American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture when it sold for $4.95 million (est. $3 to $5 million). In the famous image of militant American femininity, ...
