Red Dot, Green Dot
Have you been to an art fair and seen a piece of art with a red sticker next to it? That implies it’s been sold – but it’s not always that simple. Read more.
Cakewalk
Art appraiser Reagan Upshaw discusses the artist Wayne Thiebaud and his “Art Comes from Art” exhibition in San Francisco. Read now.
Gone, Gone, Gone
In the wake of the devestating Los Angeles wildfires, the world is discovering many pieces of art have been lost forever. Read more about it.
The Catbird Seat
Art consultant Reagan Upshaw discusses needing more transparency in buying and selling art, and how galleries and artists can accomplish that. Read now.
Batman vs. Art Star
Booms and busts are inevitable in the art world, where things are based on the value its buyers assign to it. Read more about the fickleness of art valuation.
Back Up All You Want
Sculptures are often too large to be inside, which is how we end up with beautiful sculpture gardens. Read my reviews of the two sculpture gardens near me.
Buckskin Ceiling
After centuries of art markets dominated by white men, under-represented artists, specifically Native American art, is now being aquired with a vengeance.
Old Timer
Selling antiques is a tricky and ever-changing affair. What, today, constitutes an antique? “Antique” is in the eye of the beholder as times change.
A New Solstice Celebration
A few years back, I attended a Winter Solstice celebration, which a time for reflection on the impulses, desires, and needs that surface that time of year.
No Respect – And a Sigh of Relief
European collectors were uninterested in American art until the 1950s, so those dealers don’t have to worry about lawsuits from European Jewish heirs.
