The Catbird Seat

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.

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Old Guys

Old Guys

The Old Master art market is very hot right now for diverse pieces from women or artists of color. Read my reflections on Old Master art.

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Batman vs. Art Star

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.

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Back Up All You Want

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.

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Evil Into Art

Evil Into Art

Can something horrible be made beautiful? It’s a question that came to mind after I recently visited The Legacy Museum, a project of the Equal Justice Initiative.

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Kid Sister

Kid Sister

Ida Ten Eyck O’Keeffe (1889-1961) is currently having a moment, scoring a huge success at Christie’s last week. Learn about Georgia O’Keeffe’s kid sister.

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Going Ape

Going Ape

Artists protesting the exclusion of women at the MoMA in 1985 formed a protest group: the Guerilla Girls, wearing gorilla masks at public protests.

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Buckskin Ceiling

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.

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