Three large Blue Gem Mine turquoise cabochons highlight this Navajo bracelet crafted circa 1940. It is from the Challis L. Thiessen Collection. Image courtesy of Arch Thiessen
SAN FRANCISCO – A panel discussion titled Collectors, Dealers, Museums & the Law, a highlight of Arte du Monde Week, will take place Feb. 11 beginning at noon Pacific at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael.
The panel features members of the judicial, academic, law enforcement and art dealer communities. Aimed toward collectors, dealers and the general public, the purpose of the discussion is to increase awareness of cultural property laws as well as the legal responsibilities of collectors, dealers and museums.
This discussion is sponsored by the Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association and coincides with the San Francisco Bay Area Arte du Monde /Tribal Arts Weekend.
Panelists include:
Kate Fitz Gibbon is a Santa Fe, N.M., attorney specializing in cultural patrimony issues. She is the author of Who Owns the Past? Cultural Policy, Cultural Property, and the Law published by Rutgers University Press. She served on the Cultural Property Advisory Committee to the U.S. President from 2000 to 2003.
Steven F. Gruel is a former federal prosecutor from the Northern District of California. In addition to serving as chief of the Major Crime Section, he received numerous awards for his work from U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno and FBI Directors Louis Freeh and Robert Mueller. In 2005 he started his own law firm concentrating on criminal defense and business litigation.
Mark Johnson is a Los Angeles Tribal Art dealer considered one of the principal specialists in the United States on the Tribal Arts of Indonesia and Southeast Asia. He is the official advisor on Indonesian Tribal Art for the Mingei International Museum in San Diego.
A U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service law enforcement officer.
Admission to the panel discussion is free, but space is limited. For reservations, call (415) 925-3717 and leave a message.
The panel discussion will take place in the Exhibit Hall of the Marin Civic Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags in San Rafael, Calif. The event is part of the of the Arte du Monde/Tribal Arts Weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Weekend (actually two weekends) is anchored by three major art shows that attract a local, national and international audience of approximately 15,000. More than 400 top international galleries and dealers participate each year in the shows.
Participating art fairs are:
San Francisco Arts of Pacific Asia Show, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, opening night preview Feb. 4, Feb. 5-7;
San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Show, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, opening night preview Feb. 11, Feb. 12-14;
Marin Show: Art of the Americas, Exhibit Hall, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, opening night preview Feb. 12, Feb. 13-14.
On Tribal Arts Weekend (Feb. 12-14) visitors will be admitted to both the San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Show and the Marin Show: Art of the Americas with the purchase of one ticket ($15) at either show. Tickets are available at the door.
For details visit the Web site www.artedumondesf.com.
Antiques in Charlottesville will take place Jan. 22-24, 2010.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – When Elias Hasket Derby, a Salem, Mass., merchant and owner of the first New England vessel to trade directly with China, sent his son John off to college, he sent him off in style. Derby hired John Cogswell, one of Boston’s leading cabinetmakers, to build John a chest on chest for his room at Harvard College. That piece of furniture now resides at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.
While not everyone is sent off to school with a piece of furniture like that, college days are not too early to become engaged in the world of antiques, and antiques can find a place in student apartments
For University of Virginia students, the opportunity for learning and finding is coming Jan. 22-24, 2010, when Antiques in Charlottesville opens its doors at the Holiday Inn University Center.
“We’re hoping many students in Charlottesville will take advantage of this opportunity to discover the world of antiques and fine art,” said show promoter Jay Melrose. “One nice thing about coming to a show is the dealers who are happy to share years of experience in the trade.”
Melrose added that while antiques are often perceived as not being affordable to college students, there are a number of entry-level items that can easily find a place in a dorm room. Among them are selected artworks, prints, lamps, photos, linens and books.
More importantly, for college students the experience is one of learning as much as it is for acquiring. “The acquiring can come later,” Melrose said. “The most important part is opening the doors to something that can beget years of appreciation and enjoyment.”
Jay Melrose, of Poland, Ohio, began selling antiques at shows in the mid 1980s and, armed with that experience, has worked to rethink the formula of antiques-show promotion. Today Melrose & Duddy shows feature an exciting array of knowledgeable dealers who are engaging generations of new buyers.
Hours for Antiques in Charlottesville are Friday, Jan. 22, 1 p.m. until 8 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 23., 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.; and Sunday, Jan. 24, 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Admission is $8, or $4 with a University of Virginia student ID. The University Area Holiday Inn is centrally located at 1901 Emmet Street.
More information about Antiques in Charlottesville is available online at www.antiquesincharlottesville.com. Visit Melrose & Duddy’s Web site at www.melroseduddy.com. Contact Jay Melrose at 330-519-5132.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A long-running antiques show in Memphis has been postponed indefinitely this year because of a lack of vendors.
The Madonna Circle Memphis Antiques, Garden and Gourmet Show has been held annually for 34 years. According to The Commercial Appeal, it has attracted garden, food and antiques lovers from throughout the Mid-South in the past.
Madonna Circle, the largest Catholic women’s association in Memphis, was unable to secure enough antiques vendors. Normally up to 65 such vendors came from as far away as New York, Canada and Europe.
The show had been scheduled for Feb. 25-28 at the Agricenter.
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TRENTON, N.J. – Visit the Trenton City Museum in Cadwalader Park on Sunday, Feb. 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. and bring one to two antique items for review and discussion. You may be surprised by what you learn about Grandma’s dusty old stuff in the attic. Bring items with a personal story, or artifacts that illuminate details of life in the past. Many items will have monetary value while most will be simply irreplaceable to you.
This one-day event is an occasion to learn about the old things of importance to you and an opportunity to contribute to the Trenton Museum Society, an organization dedicated to promoting art and preserving history. There is a $10 fee for each item reviewed with a maximum of two items per person. The money generated by the event will be used by the Trenton Museum Society to fund ongoing exhibit openings, music series events and educational programs.
Our panel of antique experts includes Robert Cunningham, Chris Casarona, Tom and Donna Rago, and Eugene Pascucci. This group of collectors, antique dealers and authors represents many years of experience and knowledge. American antiques and items from Trenton are of particular interest, but members of this panel are equally passionate about all antique genres and will be happy to share their insights. Antiques from every category and nation are welcome. Firearms are excluded, however, and will not be permitted on the premises.
For details call the Trenton City Museum at (609) 989-1191.
The Trenton City Museum is located at the Ellarslie Mansion in Cadwalader Park. Hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays, 1 to 4:00 p.m. The Museum is closed on Mondays and Municipal Holidays. Visit www.ellarslie.org for more information and directions.
Two 1930s watercolor pinups at top right and a Donald Rust alligator on the left bracket various works by Highwaymen and other artists in Bob LeBlanc’s booth.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Kay and Bill Puchstein, new owners of the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival, reported great attendance and brisk sales at the inaugural event of the season Nov. 6-8. An early buyers admission feature was popular and will become a permanent feature of the festival.
The next event, Dec. 4-6, will have a holiday theme. Special presentations will provide gift-giving ideas.
As has been the case since 1996, Bob LeBlanc will be set up displaying an extensive collection of Florida art with a heavy concentration on the Florida Highwaymen. The market for Highwaymen art has been cyclical in the recent past, and while LeBlanc says prices for the better works remain strong, current conditions in the market present a good buying opportunity for investors in that segment of Florida art.
LeBlanc claims to have handled the first Highwaymen work to sell for more than $10,000 and has bought and sold more than 3,000 Highwaymen paintings his career.
The Highwaymen are more popular than ever. There are now eight books available on these mostly African-American artists who sold their paintings of Florida scenes by the roadside. LeBlanc has two Internet sites. His regular website http://www.highwaymen-buy-sell-trade.com, where viewers can browse his inventory and find more information on the subject. His recently instituted blog at http://highwaymenart.blogspot.com/?zx=1aa981dfe3f5da4b presents a running commentary on events and ideas in the art world in general and Florida art in particular.
One of the entries in the blog concerns a work by Donald Rust, an artist whom LeBlanc carries in his inventory. Work by Rust has been purchased by the Smithsonian and has been featured in the National Gallery. Other featured Florida artists include Eleanor Blair, Gordon Hall, A.S. Eltemtamy and Walter Tate.
The inaugural presentation of the Florida Modernism Show will be held in conjunction with the January edition of the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival on Jan. 1-3. The show will feature more than 50 of America’s top dealers specializing in 20th-century design ranging from Art Nouveau to Mid-Century Modern and will include American and European furniture and accessories such as jewelry, art and glass.
The Americraft Expo Center at the South Florida Fair is located off Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach, 1.5 miles west of the Florida Turnpike and 1 mile east of U.S. Route 441/State Route 7.
Show hours are noon-5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5; and 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6.
Early buyers admission from 9 a.m. to noon Friday is $25 and is valid for the entire weekend. Adult daily admission is $7, seniors $6 with a 1$ discount coupon for adult admission available on the website. Anyone younger than 16 is admitted free. There is no charge for parking at the fairgrounds. For more information contact the West Palm Beach Antiques Festival at 941-697-7475, email info@wpbaf.com or visit the website at www.wpbaf.com.
NEW YORK – The International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) will present its annual Print Fair from Thursday, Nov. 5 through Sunday, Nov. 8 at New York’s celebrated Park Avenue Armory with an international roster of 84 IFPDA member-dealers exhibiting. The crown jewel of New York Fine Art Print Week is the IFPDA’s Nov. 4 gala preview party, which offers ticketholders a first look at important masterworks and new contemporary projects.
Exhibiting dealers reserve their finest works for this established annual event, which draws the most influential curators and collectors in the field. Exhibitors include renowned international galleries, leading contemporary print publishers and distinguished private dealers from Paris, London, Amsterdam, Berlin, and Zurich, as well as major U.S. cities.
David Roberts, director of Alan Cristea Gallery and IFPDA board member commented: “The IFPDA Print Fair at the Park Avenue Armory is the premier event of its kind, [exhibiting] the full breadth of historical and contemporary printmaking.”
Refreshing this year’s roster are IFPDA members Pia Gallo (New York), R.E. Lewis and Daughter (San Rafael, Calif.), A + D Martinez (Paris), Sragow Gallery (New York), and Ian MacKenzie (London), who are returning after a year or more’s absence.
New members exhibiting for the first time include The Tolman Collection, a specialist in contemporary Japanese prints; Paul Stolper, a London-based dealer exhibiting new editions and print portfolios from contemporary British artists Keith Coventry, Jeremy Deller, Susie Hamilton, and Damien Hirst; Chicago dealer Platt Fine Art, a specialist in 19th- and 20th-century American artists; and Edward T. Pollack Fine Art, a private dealer in early 20th-century American and European artists focused on printmaking.
Each year, several organizing themes seem to predominate among exhibitors, and this year it appears that portraits and self-portraits will figure prominently throughout the fair. It is said that almost no other 20th-century artist recorded his own image as often as Max Beckmann, and the works on offer among the fair’s German Expressionist dealers include a 1918 lithograph, another lithograph dated 1922, and a woodcut from the same year.
At August Laube’s stand, visitors can see an early impression of Rembrandt’s Old Bearded Man in a High Fur Cap. Among the many excellent works to be had at modest prices, C. & J. Goodfriend will offer Standard Bearer in a Landscape, 1540, an engraving by Heinrich Aldegrever, for $4,500.
Two portraits from 1928 and 1934 by Picasso of his then-model and later lover, Marie-Thérèse, will strike an ethereal note among the artist’s more playful works available from John Szoke. Picasso’s works will also be exhibited by Ian MacKenzie, who will survey the artist’s works from the 1930s-1960s. A portrait to note in MacKenzie’s booth will be a delicate lithograph of Françoise Gilot from 1946.
Two Palms will offer Chuck Close’s new anamorphic self-portrait, in which a highly polished steel cylinder anchored in the center of a maple platform creates an undistorted reflection of the indecipherable screenprint beneath it.
David Tunick will offer an intact set of Durer’s Engraved Passion, a series of 15 prints made by the artist between 1507 and 1512, which also includes an additional engraving, St. Peter and St. John.
American artists influenced by France at the close of the 19th century is a focus for dealer Pia Gallo, who will highlight 19th-century French and 19th-century American artists living in France, including Edouard Manet, Paul Signac, Camille Pissarro, Mary Cassatt and James Abbott McNeill Whistler.
The influence of the Whistler era on later American artists will be the organizing theme at Allinson who will show a group of atmospheric lithotints, among them, Martin Lewis’ Snow on the El.
Kandinsky will have a strong presence at the fair to celebrate the acclaimed show currently on view at the Guggenheim Museum. The Worthington Gallery will offer a whole wall of prints from Kandinsky’s Klänge 13.
William Weston’s stand will survey 20th century prints by David Hockney, Joan Miró, Férnand Leger, and Jan (Hans) Arp. Among the works by these artists, Weston will show a signed proof before the edition of 100 of Arp’s 1964 color woodcut Poupée.
Alan Cristea will show Howard Hodgkin’s Into the Woods, Summer, one of a
series of four of the largest carborundum etchings ever made. The series will be shown in its entirety at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in February 2010. The gallery will also exhibit a selection of prints by Anni Albers to celebrate the launch of her print catalogue raisonné to arrive in time for the Bauhaus exhibition opening Nov. 8 at the Museum of Modern Art. Cristea is the worldwide representative for the prints of The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation.
The IFPDA and its exhibiting Members will host a lively Nov. 4 reception to celebrate the opening of the 2009 fair with prestigious guests, curators, seasoned collectors and VIPs. Exhibitors will sell rare and important works on this evening. Preview tickets may be purchased online for $75 and at the door beginning at 5:00 pm. Preview tickets purchased online will include a run-of-show pass, and are nonrefundable. Ticket holders will enjoy early access to the fair and the first opportunity to acquire the newest editions by leading contemporary artists as well as blue-chip works by renowned masters.
The evening’s festivities will also include a treasure hunt sponsored by the IFPDA’s newly launched paper/ink committee, PIC. All who attend will receive a gift bag.
For a full listing of IFPDA Print Fair activities and special events, as well as a list of the organization’s members, log on to www.ifpda.org.
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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE
Max Beckmann, Seibstbildnis (Self-portrait), 1918, lithograph. Courtesy Alica Adam, Chicago. Tomma Abts, Untitled (Diagonals), 1009, aquatint with softground etching. Courtesy Crown Point Press, San Francisco. Gordon H. Grant (1875-1962), Gossip, circa 1932, etching. Courtesy The Old Print Shop, New York. Louise Fishman, Blue on Blue, 2009, carborundum aquatint and white ground etching. Courtesy Riverhouse Editions/vanStraaten Gallery, Denver.
LOS ANGELES – On Saturday, Nov. 7, Gallery Brown and internationally acclaimed pop artist Steve Kaufman will present “Art Goes To The Dogs,” a benefit for film star Linda Blair’s animal rescue charity, the World Heart Foundation. Blair will be present at the event, which will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the gallery, located at 140 South Orlando Ave., Los Angeles.
Steve Kaufman, “the former assistant to Andy Warhol,” will feature all his colorful images including Marilyn, The Rat Pack and Michael Jackson, plus homages to Lichtenstein, Picasso, Dali and van Gogh. See these famous icons come alive on canvas.
The Linda Blair World Heart Foundation is a non-profit, 501c3 charitable organization dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating abused animals from the harsh streets of the Los Angeles area and the overcrowded and overwhelmed city and county animal shelters.
The fundraiser is open to all, and there is no charge to attend. The evening starts with complimentary valet parking, followed by cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, and a silent auction that will feature Steve Kaufman’s 36-inch-tall RCA Dog, one of a limited edition of 20 (see image on invitation shown below). Additionally, 10% of all show sales will go directly to the Linda Blair World Heart Foundation.
LA art fans won’t want to miss this exciting opportunity to meet both Steve Kaufman and Linda Blair on Saturday, Nov. 7. For further information on the event, to inquire about the artworks in the exhibition, or to leave a bid on the RCA Dog in the silent auction, call 323-651-1956. Visit the gallery’s Web site: http://gallerybrown.com.
Visit Linda Blair’s World Heart Foundation online at www.lindablairworldheart.org.
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ADDITIONAL IMAGES OF NOTE
Image courtesy Gallery Brown, Los Angeles. Image courtesy Gallery Brown, Los Angeles. Image courtesy Gallery Brown, Los Angeles. Image courtesy Gallery Brown, Los Angeles.
Cambridge Caprice depression glass box with lid to be offered as lot 1249 in Keystone State Auctioneers’ Oct. 31 auction with Internet live bidding through LiveAuctioneers.com. Image courtesy LiveAuctioneers.com and Keystone State Auctioneers.
IOLA, Wis. – The beauty, history and design of depression glass will be the focus of a Nov. 5 online seminar presented by glass expert Ellen Schroy and produced by Antique Trader.
Schroy, a respected appraiser and author of several antiques references including Warman’s® Depression Glass, will serve as the presenter for event, which will be held live online beginning at 8 p.m. EST. During this open-dialogue event, Schroy will discuss the history of depression glass, the manufacturing process, popular patterns, recent market trends and research involving depression glass. Additionally, she will assess values and provide hints for detecting fakes and reproductions among patterns and tips for identifying patterns by design.
Throughout and following the hour-long online seminar participants will be able to ask questions and interact with Schroy. The cost to attend the cyber-event is $15.99. Participants will receive a download of the seminar materials, as well as an exclusive savings coupon to apply toward the purchase of the recently released new edition of Warman’s® Depression Glass.
Actor William Shatner is pictured as Capt. James T. Kirk in the ‘Star Trek’ television series. The autographed photo will be offered in a memorabilia auction Oct. 25 by Signature House, Bridgeport, W.Va. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding. Image courtesy of Signature House and LiveAuctioneers Archive.NEW YORK (AP) – A three-day love-in devoted to pop culture was celebrated last weekend with William Shatner unveiling his new comic book and fans geeking out on the latest video games, toys and electronics.
It was all fantasy and fun at the Big Apple Comic-Con, which wrapped up Sunday with appearances by sci-fi and B-list stars, as well as big names in sports.
“New York is the world mecca of comic books, and this show is a blockbuster,” said Vincent Zurzolo, whose New York-based Metropolis Collectibles Inc. is a premier dealer in vintage comic books.
On Friday, as the show opened on a Hudson River pier, he presided over gems like Amazing Fantasy No. 15, published by Marvel Comics in 1962, with Spiderman making his debut. The price: $115,000.
Celebrities invited during the weekend included Shatner, the one-time Star Trek‘ actor who remains an icon of pop culture.
His newest comic book is the fourth in a series he developed based on TekWar, his science fiction novels, set in the 22nd century when “tek” is an illegal, addictive, mind-altering digital drug.
“It’s not your grandfather’s comic book anymore,” Shatner said. “It’s filled with lust and licentiousness, it’s filled with sexual innuendo – absolutely! It’s a mature thing.”
During the weekend, fans of Batman, The Incredible Hulk and the Dukes of Hazzard could meet stars of the old TV shows: Adam West, Lou Ferrigno, John Schneider and Tom Wopat.
And sports fans awaited baseball legends Dwight Gooden, Yogi Berra and Pete Rose.
“With this, we bring the comic-book world to life,” said Gareb Shamus, CEO of Wizard Entertainment, which organized the New York show along with Comic-Cons in Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles and Toronto.
He started selling comics as a 12-year-old growing up in Nanuet, N.Y., a town 25 miles north of New York City.
“That was my first job – and I’m still doing it,” said the 40-year-old father of two children, ages 9 and 11. He plays with them, tapping their opinion about “what’s the latest and greatest on the market,” said Shamus, who publishes the FunFare toy-industry magazine. “My role is to identify what’s hot before everyone else does.”
More than 500 exhibitors displayed everything from a fully functioning Batmobile to the current dozen “hottest toys,” chosen by FunFare.
As fans lined up to have comic books signed by their artistic creators, families streamed into the show.
“We don’t want children to be exposed to an adults-only environment, with sex and violence,” said Shamus, standing by a table where real-looking weapons – synthetic air pistols, machine-guns and a sniper rifle – were sold to anyone over 18 for as little $45.
On Friday, Shamus and two business partners launched GeekChicDaily, a free online newsletter and Web site aimed at pop culture enthusiasts looking for new video games, technology and applications.
“It’s cool to be a geek now,” Shamus said. As part of the show, panel discussions were scheduled on topics such as “Star Trek” and reality shows.
With tickets to the event selling at $25 each, organizers expected at least 30,000 people – some dressed in costumes representing their favorite comic-book, movie or TV characters. Costumes were judged on Saturday evening during a party open to the public.
In short, Shamus said, Comic-Con “is like Toys R Us on steroids.” ___
On the Net: Big Apple Comic-Con: http://www.wizardworld.com/home-apple.html
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LONDON (AP) – The British capital’s cutting-edge art sale kicks off Thursday, but cautious collectors may be cutting back.
Although London’s annual Frieze Art Fair has all the usual weirdness – works include a ghostly white tree, molten red computer mice and garlands with breast-shaped balloons – exhibitors say the fair has lost much of its former frenzy.
“It’s a different style of spending,” said Javier Peres, of the Peres Projects gallery, which has locations in Berlin and Los Angeles. “It’s a much more thoughtful process of acquiring works.”
Frieze is one of the biggest events in the world of contemporary art – along with Art Basel in Switzerland, Art Basel Miami Beach and the Parisian art fair FIAC, which begins next week.
Gallery owners shell out serious money for a stall at the fair – largely seen as “a sign of recognition,” according to Andreiana Mihail, whose eponymous Romanian gallery is displaying at Frieze for the first time.
The fair also generates a motley assortment of off-venue events and parties, ranging from the Zoo Art Fair – which tends to draw younger galleries – to the Free Art Fair, where artists give their work away to members of the public. Auctioneers are also capitalizing on the crowd of collectors flocking to Frieze by holding lucrative contemporary art sales.
Often surprising, sometimes bizarre, the fair embraces a wide range of art.
A particularly popular piece, a large, bronze trumpet plugged into a giant snow white ear, played Beethoven to passers-by. Nearby, a model’s bare arm periodically poked out of a hole in a white wooden panel, lazily scratching out pencil marks before bemused visitors.
One work, a metal ziggurat made from recycled window frames, towered over the other exhibits. Lithuanian artist Mindaugas Navakas would not be drawn out on its meaning.
“There is no clear message,” he said. “I’m not interested in clear messages.”
But the message from buyers seems to be that they’re on a budget. Many of Frieze’s fringe events have disappeared, and the Free Art Fair says this year will be its last. Zoo has traded its stately home at the Royal Academy near Piccadilly Circus for grittier surroundings in East London’s Shoreditch neighborhood and is experimenting with a less commercial feel.
Auctioneers are bracing for some of their worst October figures in years. Christie’s expects sales of up to 23 million pounds ($37.2 million) at its two contemporary art auctions this weekend – a drop from 2008 and less than half of the 51.8 million pounds that changed hands at the same events in 2007.
Sotheby’s is also preparing for lower sales at this weekend’s contemporary art and 20th century Italian art auctions. The two events collectively made more than 60 million pounds in 2007 – but this year Sotheby’s only expects sales of up to a third of that amount.
With fewer works being put up for sale, Sotheby’s condensed its day and evening auctions into one.
Christie’s spokesman Matthew Patton said contemporary art sales volumes are down across the auction world.
First-time exhibitors at Frieze were under no illusions.
“To be honest, it might be hard to recoup the money” spent on renting out a stall, said Olga Chatzidaki, whose Greek gallery AMP is only a year old. But she liked the exposure at one of the world’s top art events.
The sentiment was backed by Mihail, whose modest white stall was dominated by a large red banner reading: “Long Live and Thrive Capitalism.”
“It’s worth it, even if I don’t sell,” she said. “Image is more important than money.”
Note: See the London Eye column to be published on Auction Central News on Monday, Oct. 19 for Tom Flynn’s insightful observations of this year’s Frieze Art Fair.
