A settlement was reached in an international legal drama over Picasso’s plaster “Bust of a Woman” pitting two of the world’s biggest art buyers against each other, New York billionaire Leon Black versus a member of Qatar’s royal family.
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We love to inspire and share ideas with artists. It's especially gratifying when the artist embraces our ideas so beautifully.
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Few people know that Hollywood actor and comedian Steve Martin is a serious art collector. He's a regular visitor of galleries and the international fair circuit, and developed a penchant for collecting early in his life.
Read MoreHannah Kirkpatrick’s approach to glass comes from her interests in optics, light, process, and time. Through the use of light-sensitive materials such as glass, neon, and photography, she creates sculptures and performative works that aim to educate and generate curiosity in history, science, and process. Hannah received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. She is represented by Glass Wheel Studio.
Read MoreArtists’ moral rights have been enshrined in law for 20 years through the Visual Artists Rights Act, or VARA, which was enacted as an amendment to the U.S. Copyright code in 1990. VARA is a limited statute, preventing the owners of artworks of “recognized stature” from destroying them and forbidding these pieces from being altered in some way without the artist’s approval.
Read MoreWhat could be more apt than celebrating the wonderful career of Marvin Lipofsky with a special exhibition coordinated by Duane Reed for SOFA Chicago?
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Read MoreArtist, teacher, traveler, and uncompromising advocate for glass, Marvin Lipofsky shaped a global community and quietly changed the course of my own career. This is my remembrance of a treasured friend and mentor.
Marvin Lipofsky, 77, San Francisco Bay Area teacher and sculptor who founded the University of California, Berkeley's glass program, died of natural causes at his home in Berkeley on Friday, January 15, 2016.
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Happy Holidays! Best wishes for Joy, Peace, and Prosperity. Image courtesy of Kathleen Elliot. Arctic Cyclone, 2014 (detail). Glass. 25 x 15 in. Singular.
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Yesterday, we took a break from Christmas shopping to run over to the Anderson Collection on the Stanford Campus. The exhibition is excellent, of course, and revisiting Louise Nevelson's Sky Garden was, and always is, such a powerful experience.
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Putting a dollar figure on a work of art is not the same as placing a price tag on a used car. It requires the skill of an appraiser, a connoisseur and expert
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Bright Canyon premiered in New York City's Times Square as part of the Midnight Moment Series on 15 screens in July, 2014, re-imagining the city space as a wild life gorge.
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Since the weekend, my thoughts have been occupied by the earthquake suffered in Napa Valley. It’s easy to see why:
Read MoreMICAELA CONTEMPORARY PROJECTS is pleased to bring to you KATHLEEN ELLIOT PRESENTS, a collaborative exhibition with seven of the most intriguing Contemporary Glass artists in America today.
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After decades of scattershot compliance with California’s Resale Royalty Act, the Ninth Circuit’s decision Tuesday upholding the law’s requirement that fine-art sellers pay visual artists royalties on California sales is likely to undercut the secondary art market in the Golden State, experts say.
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Three collections of Ray Beldner’s work—“Counterfeit,” “101 Portraits,” and “Neon”—come together at Micaela Contemporary Projects this month.
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Happy Holidays! Best wishes for the New Year! Peace, Love, Joy.
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