PHOTOGRAPHY EXPANSION

                                     
                                                    PHOTOGRAPHY EXPANSION

With the growth of post-war and contemporary art, so too is the edition of photography being included as an integral part of a strong collection.

Major retrospectives continue to circle the globe.  Most recent is that of Gary Winogrand, which premiered in San Francisco, traveled to Washington, D.C., is currently in New York at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through September 21, and then on to Paris and Madrid.

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has long been renowned for its photography. Most recently however, the museum announced that as part of its expansion project (it expects to reopen in 2016) it will create a center with more than 11,000 square feet devoted to photography exhibitions. This space will be the largest in the country to be used solely for that purpose, and thereby doubling the amount of space devoted to photographs and allowing curators to triple the number of pictures from the museums's own collection that they can exhibit yearly.

The steady efforts of; curators of photography at museums, galleries and countless collectors have paved the way for the appreciation photography enjoys today.  While early, modern photographers asserted the value of the medium, it was only decades later that the market and appetite for collecting began to have an equal footing as art.

The best way to collect and experience is of course in person, in a setting and with time to enjoy, examine and take in all aspects of the work or works. What makes a good photograph is what speaks to you.  What makes a photograph more valuable is the strength of the image, condition, provenance, rarity, artists reputation and public displays to name a few.

So let's celebrate this ever expanding medium and the continued appetite to live with wonderful images around us that make us smile, laugh, remember and simply enjoy.

                                                    Photographer: Arthur Elgort

             
        11 PHOTOGRAPHERS AMONG WINNERS OF 2014 GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIPS


The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced the recipients of their 2014
fellowships.  Eleven photographers are among the 178 recipients.

Matthew Pillsbury, a highlight not only an earlier blog of mine, but also a photographer both I and many of my clients have added to there growing collections over the past many months, is one of the eleven recipients. His award was based on his most recent series which is currently photographing Japan. An article also appeared in the New York Times Magazine section on April 25th called a Country In Bloom which highlighted some of these beautiful images.

Matthew Pillsbury (born in Neuilly, France, 1973) received his BA in fine art from Yale University in 1995 and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York, in 2004.

His work has been exhibited internationally and is widely held in private and museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim Museum, Musee du Louvre, Paris and Tate Modern to name a few.

Please email or call regarding pricing, sizing and availability. Note: Other images are available.

                                              ART DESIGN TIPS AND REMINDERS


Art lovers understand the importance of keeping their work out of harms way.  Millions are spent 

purchasing fine art each year (ok let us not include the recent Francis Bacon, Jeff Koons, Edvard Munch

and other record setting works).  Let's just consider works more "everyday" people buy to have and 

enjoy.  It is important you protect your fine art from destructive forces both in your office and home.


LIGHT FEATHER DUSTING

Most paintings and wall hangings can be cleaned with a light feather duster or cotton T-shirt.

QUALITY FRAMES

All art, including textiles, photographs and paper should be framed using museum-quality materials

and professional conservation techniques.  Ask potential framers about their conservation procedure

and the materials they use.

MOISTURE

Moisture can ruin your fine artwork.  Be careful where you place art.  A small often used bathroom 

and a steamy shower can cause havoc.  Big temperature changes can be damaging over time.

UV-BLOCKING SHADES/WINDOWS

The sunlight streaming through your windows may be enjoyable, but the UV rays that accompany it 

can damage your precious works leading to fading to paintings and photographs and canvases to

possibly warp.

                                             
                                 OVERALL: SHOW YOUR ART IN THE "BEST LIGHT"

                              THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS UPON US

What a wonderful gift to warm ones heart.  An image that brings back a memory. A photograph that captures a moment in time.  A photograph that simply makes one smile……………..

I am posting just a few "seasonal" images, and as with all my clients and potential clients, we will work together to find the photograph that will make that perfect gift.  A gift that does last forever.

From top:  Arthur Leipzig (Watching Santa),  Harold Roth (Sledding in Central Park),  Andre Kertesz (Washington Square)

PICK OF THE MONTH

MATTHEW PILLSBURY

Over the past decade, Matthew Pillsbury has built several extensive bodies of work-Screen Lives, Hours, and City Stages-that deal with different facets of contemporary metropolitan life and the passage of time.  A variety of these I have included on my website.  Through the use of a large-format camera using long exposures, Pillsbury captures a range of experiences in the urban environment. And rather than being pictures of landmarks, they reflect the blurred lived experience.

"I think of these as places that are awaiting the drama of our lives to come and fill them". (Pillsbury)

Please call me if you have interest in this wonderful photographer.

TOM WESSELMANN

TOM WESSELMANN

Want to own a FABULOUS work of art by a wonderful artist.... Tom Wesselmann is my artist Pick of the Month for a terrific work to add to or build on a collection.  Please email me or call me if you are interested in owning a work of this well recognized artist.

The VMFA in Richmond, VA welcomes this artists first major retrospective in North America and will be the only East Coast venue for this landmark exhibition. So if you are anywhere near the city of Richmond, it is well worth the visit.  The exhibition runs until July 28, 2013.

Famous for his Great American Nude series, American painter Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004) is widely regarded as one of the leading figures in the vanguard of American Pop Art. Alongside his other contemporaries including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and James Rosenquist, Wesselmann forged a new movement using images and materials of everyday popular culture.

Again....I welcome you to call me with any interest and/or questions. 571-215-8472.

JILL

Top Prices and a Record Setting Auction

Top Prices and a Record Setting Auction

We are in a new era of the art market as salesrooms overflow with collectors.

How much is a half-billion dollars?  

It's the amount the U.S. government has budgeted to combat climate change in 2013.

It's about how much the Romney campaign raised last year.

It's about how much money was spent during a single night at the Christie's postwar and contemporary sale last month.

$495 Million

Expect to see more milestones with newer artists, prices of artworks in the thousands in the teens and more, as art grows both as a collectible and also as a financial asset.

One of my favorites and a photographer to be coveted and collected...William Klein.

As always...please call me for assistance in starting or adding to your collection.