Recently married James and Anna Innes-Smith live in an airy penthouse apartment in East London’s Shoreditch. With James working as a journalist and Anna a full-time writer, neither are afraid to let their feelings be known! We take a peek around their beautiful home and at their private art collection, and find out about Anna’s experience at an art PR Agency and James’ (scientifically proven) man’s flu.
Read MoreThe value of art often feels like an impossible thing to measure. But the auction business has consistently shown us that everything has a price—and then, a few years later, often an even higher one. So what makes a work of art command millions, or even hundreds of millions?
Read MoreColor theory—the rules and guidelines regarding color in art and design—was first referenced in 1435. In the late 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci suggested an alternative hierarchy, but it wasn’t until the 18th century that modern color theory emerged from Isaac Newton’s conceptualization of the color wheel, detailed in his book Opticks in 1704.
Read MoreBanksy creates the improbable concept of the value of destruction: the "self-destructing" artwork. Does the artwork become a new artwork? Is it a performance? What determines new value?
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Read MoreInternet entrepreneur Ivo Wessel has three main obsessions—computing, literature, and art. Although he likes to combine them he decided early on that he had no interest in making money from art—just in collecting it. FAM takes a tour of Wessel’s collection and discovers his attraction for all that’s provocative!
Read MoreOver lunch today, I was asked whether anyone is still collecting art. I replied that when art became a bona fide member of the asset class during the recent downturn, the act of collecting art became a thing that was initiated and developed.
Read MoreLance Armstrong isn't a thing anymore. He disgraced himself and lost his honour. But Annie Leibovitz is an American icon for her contributions to photography. Would I recommend this acquisition? Yes. It tells a powerful story of how the mighty can fall. And it addresses value.
Read MoreI own several. They’re serious art, beautiful, and an easy way to begin an art collection.
Read MoreAs an exhibition of his postcard collection opens at MFA Boston, the storied collector explains what draws him to these diminutive works.
Read MoreWashington, DC – The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a new rule governing how cash and noncash charitable contributions should be valued. The new rule specifically cites the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) of The Appraisal Foundation.
Read MoreKendall Jenner shares a peek of her art collection with her Instagram followers
Read MoreThe artist and philanthropist's organization has given out $5.5 million in grants to artists aged over 40.
Read MoreIn 1960s Los Angeles, Sister Corita Kent gained national fame and stirred up the Catholic authorities with vividly coloured prints that conveyed a message of hope and protest. Jonathan Bastable tells her remarkable story.
Read MoreIf you haven’t heard about Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s (the Carters) latest video for their album, Everything is Love, you must. It riffs on everything American popular culture and music is about, and it’s filmed at the Louvre. That alone makes it worth a viewing.
Read MoreTo lure the public back into art galleries, dealers are banding together and adopting vintage tactics like the old-fashioned gallery walk.
Read MoreThe lost value of the male gaze. Taste is changing. When private collectors and public museums acquire works of art, the considerations for acquiring art has shifted to include women and people of color.
Read MoreWhen it comes to a work of art, context is everything.
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