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robsutherlandrobsutherlandMember
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Originally posted by KSC02:
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Originally posted by Rob_Sutherland:
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Originally posted by The Old Man:
Steve Martin wants L.A. to know, and love, Canadian painter Lawren HarriS


Lawren Harris is exactly the type of "Canadian" art I dislike. I"m not a big fan of any of the Group of Seven but Harris' northern art makes me shudder.

I respect that, Rob.
That said I'm not shy to say that Lawren Harris is my favorite of the Group of Seven by a very wide margin. Love his work!


And I can respect that. A great many people do love his work. No one's art tastes are any more right or correct than the next. If Harris floats your boat, cool just like if it's crushed velvet Elvises (Elvi?).

He was too good at capturing the stark, desolate coldness that can pervade Canada and looking at many of his works makes me feel uncomfortable, cold and lonely/alone. I don't feel enjoyment from those feelings!
The Old ManThe Old ManMember
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Originally posted by KSC02:
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Originally posted by The Old Man:
I triggered a Canadian showdown!

Big Grin Rob is a great guy. It was a true pleasure to break bread with he and his better half a few months ago in Montreal...even if we don't share the same taste in Art or aged Barolo Wink

Well I wasn't expecting fisticuffs. Wink

Interesting, I've never typed or written that word in my life--had to look up the spelling.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by The Old Man:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by The Old Man:
Hammer Museum's Lawren Harris show curated by celeb Steve Martin raises concern in art world


I fail to see any controversy, and any such is far outweighed by the good in my opinion.


Hey, I'm a bystander. I'm just your humble reporter (at least in this case.)


OM, comments not toward you at all. The story mentioned the word controversy which I was responding to.

Thanks for sharing....
F fcsMember
Cuban Gallery will exist for collectors on vacation, simultaneuosly establishing a beachhead in a new caribbean locale. Brilliant move which gives them first-mover status. Rents are probably very low right now...

2016 we will start to see cruise lines from the US pulling into port there, high-end merchants of all types will soon be setting up shop. If you are a retail business and have the money to open your doors and wait it out a few years, rewards will be exponential.
The Old ManThe Old ManMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
I caught up on some reading this week. The reviews on the MoMA Picasso Sculpture exhibit leads me to think I will be visiting NYC in the coming months. Cool


I just read in the NYT that this is a once in a lifetime exibition.

NYC just made our travel plans!

Picasso, Schmcasso.
G g-manMember
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Originally posted by GlennK:
I don't and never will understand the value people ascribe to art. $170M for that?


if your government is cracking down on insider trading, graft and misappropriation of public resources where would you put your money?

a piece of art is incredibly transportable. you could literally pack a small crate with a billion dollars worth of art pieces.

There is no international restrictions on moving art pieces through out the world.

Now you have alot of money stranded in china, the govt asks you to keep your money in the country but you dont trust them, So you set up a broker, give him a lot of money and buy random art pieces and you move the art you won somewhere else.

Now, once you're state side, you can sell it back again, you can get it insured and lose it, or, decorate the apartment that you just bought with all tha tmoney you wanted to keep away from the chinese market.

i dont have official numbers, nor is it readily available, but I would not be very surprised if art works have become the defacto method of money laundering for the very wealthy.

not to say everyone is money laundering, but it's simply raising the price of the pieces if you did want to acquire it for your pleasure.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by Italian Wino:
The Modigliani is a beautiful nude painting


IW, I have seen this masterpiece in person, and it is truly stunning. Modigliani had such a short life and far too few paintings that the pricing for his work will only continue to escalate.

The same can be said for his sculpture, his first true love.
F fcsMember
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Originally posted by fcs:
Modern Art has something that impressionism, classicism, and many other art periods clearly lack.

Doesn't Modern Art encompass Impressionism?


I am sure you could make that argument, but in my book modern art has an edge that impressionism only hinted at. Impressionism broke the ground that led to so many wild movements going forward, but still a little too romanticized for my taste...
sunnylea57sunnylea57Member
Saw the Turner exhibition at Toronto's AGO this past weekend. The exhibition focuses primarily on the latter years of his life. It does a very good job of giving context to his experimental techniques and style, and to the response from his peers, critics and the public.

There are some major works on display, most on loan from the Tate - notably "Snow Storm – Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth", "Peace, Burial At Sea" and "The Three Rigis" watercolours, as well as a number of his Venice paintings.
G g-manMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by g-man:
http://nypost.com/2015/11/18/b...amex-for-the-points/


The Charlie Rose show last week was talking about how museums can no longer compete at these price points. The show also mentioned how some of these masterpieces would never even be unpacked, just held as a currency safety net. Frown


annnnd...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/...?cmpid=yhoo.headline

i'm not saying the buyer in this particular case is money laundering, but that in general, i'd be curious to see if the high soaring prices in the art market cools down.
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