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Native American Art, Finally Happening
Artist John Neito’s paintings | Source: blog.nietofineart.com
Native American Art, Finally Happening
Native American culture is very diverse and full of rich traditions that have survived multiple changes throughout history. It has continued to thrive on the North American continent for thousands of years. Today, it is estimated that about 574 Federally recognized American Indians and Alaskan Native tribes and villages are located in the United States,…
Why the Art Gallery System Is Flawed
Photo by Ernest Ojeh on Unsplash
Why the Art Gallery System Is Flawed
Determining the economics of today's art gallery system in the Western World can be quite difficult for the uninitiated. It's crucial to remember that most, if not all, primary art sales take place in art galleries. When we talk about primary art sales, we refer to art being sold directly by the artist and not…
Art Forgery Business and Our Quest for Authenticity
The two double-sided panels from the Ghent Altarpiece along with their X-ray images. Photo credit: Hugo Maertens (interior view), Dominique Provost (exterior view), KIK-IRPA (X-ray) | Image courtesy of Saint-Bavo’s Cathedral via news.artnet.com
Art Forgery Business and Our Quest for Authenticity
Despite the best efforts by art institutions and private owners to safeguard original artworks and prized collections, the art forgery business has been spawning constant top news flashes with massive art crime scandals in the art world. Earlier this year, the private Jacquemart André Museum in Paris was exhibiting the US-based private art collection —Alana…
Art Guide, Art Market
Our Favorite Online Art CompaniesWhen we think about online art companies, we most often think of places that sell art online. And there are certainly many companies that do that! But it’s not quite that simple. First off, those sales platforms have tons of different offerings and services. And there are plenty of different, non-sales offerings out there for…
Art Market, Art World
Why Is Art So Expensive? – Art and Money Series Part 1What would you do with $500 million? (We’re talking record-setting-Powerball money here.) Perhaps, pay off your student loans, buy a home, and take a really fabulous vacation—but that’s peanuts to $500 million. For that kind of money, you could buy this 28-bedroom medieval castle outside of Paris—10 times over. You could buy a hundred Koenigsegg…
Art Market, Art World
How Art Meets TechPeople in the art world are often kind of like your parents learning how to text - they know that technology is a thing but they don’t have a ton of interest in learning to use it. And tech can be very overwhelming and intimidating if you’re not used to it - the art archival…
Art Market
Why NY Tech Day?“Art” calls to mind wandering the halls of old museums, making things with our hands, and stepping away from the bustle of everyday life for a while. “Technology,” on the other hand, calls to mind nothing but bustle and grindstone - the fast-paced world of Silicon Valley startups and venture capital deals and the ever-evolving…
Art Market
Discovering the Undiscovered: Armory Show’s Focus This Year on African ArtThe Armory Show is one of New York’s most famous and important international art fairs, offering high-quality modern and contemporary art with a focus on new and emerging voices in the visual arts world. 2016's Armory Focus was African Perspectives—Spotlighting Artistic Practices of Global Contemporaries. It will examine the art world from a contemporary African…