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Dialogue is the archive log for Micaëla Gallery (1997–2010) and Micaëla Contemporary Projects (2010–2022).
Posts may be added later with original historical dates. No services are offered.
We want to be part of the art world! We want to collect art! We can do it! Wait, what? How?
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If it's your good fortune to gift artwork, or just a big fat check, it's important to think of the IRS right now.
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Recent art-news headlines was filled with the anxiety-inducing headlines. But there's hope.
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City of love, city of light, Paris is a leader of culture, of romance and of art.
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"What is real? How does one know? These questions are moments in which we are most alive." -Kathleen Elliot
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Ancient jewellery styles are in vogue but, original pieces that can be thousands of years old are surprisingly affordable.
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The story of a turn-of-the-century Paris friendship that began a world class collection.
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Let's talk about what’s available to today’s auction-savvy wine lovers!
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I mean, really, what is the role of the curator in the contemporary art world?
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Yes, it's all about that beautiful fancy (and expensive!) Hermès scarf...
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Who knew, the designer, Tommy Hilfiger, was a collector?
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When a “complication” is a very good thing!
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"Unless all the voices of our culture are in the history of art, it’s not really a history of art, it’s a history of power." - The Guerrilla Girls
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In memoriam to an obscure but talented artist, Carol Lawton.
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How does one start an art collection? Thoughts on the answer seem to be a mixture of the serendipitous and the sublime. Collecting is a relationship with art discovered through persistence, and a developing love for the work itself. Just ask David Bowie.
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The history of glass stretches back over 3,500 years, spanning the globe and embracing different cultures along the way. Today glass serves so many essential functions that a world without it is hard to imagine but how did it evolve from the early glass objects of the Bronze Age to the highly advanced and multifunctional material we know today?
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An introduction to the Dorothy and George Saxe Collection at the MH de Young Museum, San Francisco: a visit to the museum’s collection, and the San Francisco home of Dorothy Saxe.
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What is an art advisor, and what role does she or he play in the art market?
As the contemporary market has grown, more and more collectors are chasing a finite number of works by brand-name artists or hot up-and-comers, and they want to be sure that they’re making the right choice. Advisors help collectors buy art by offering a variety of services to simplify the acquisition process.
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Collect what you love. Don’t buy art purely as an investment. When your collection gets serious, work with a private bank that understands the complex dynamics of your passion.
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