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robsutherlandrobsutherlandMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by Rob_Sutherland:
W+A, do you have any experience with Lucie Beppler? German artist.


I do indeed. I think our piece is at our daughters house.

It is an etching that has a chalkboard look somewhat like some of Cy Twombly's works, yet I think it is on a heavy paper.

Are you a fan of Beppler?


Love her work. I really like Morellet's wire pieces which made me think of her.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by fcs:
My little gallery did its first Manhattan art fair on Mar 6-9.

Now I get why they're all the rage!
Expensive but worth it. Collectors come to you!

By the end of the week my voice was hoarse from all the hand selling I had done.

www.sevenartsgallery.com
we may be small but we move merch!


Congratulations, fcs. I hope you established a number of clients.

Dallas is having a serious art fair in a couple of weeks with a few of our favorite galleries ( and people too) coming to town.

One of my very favorite galleries will be bringing with them, Bacon Condo, Rauschenberg, Tamayo, Stella, Sultan, Ruscha, Dine, Kapoor, Motherwell, Lichtenstein and Morellet just to name a few.

I also have two wine dinners planed with the gallery owners I'm looking forward to. Wine + Art makes me a happy man! Cool

Congrats again.
jabe11jabe11Member
All signs point to a visit to the Tate Modern on Sunday (i.e. days off, sitter)! We'll stroll through a good part of it, but any favourites you all recommend? I've been once, last year, to see the Lichtenstein exhibit, but we didn't see anything else. This time, we won't have our kids with us, so it will be a little more leisurely. TIA!
The Old ManThe Old ManMember
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Originally posted by The Old Man:
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Originally posted by Jabe11: We'll stroll through a good part of it, but any favourites you all recommend?

Weeping Woman

Yes, thanks. We happened to see this at the Tate Britain a couple of years ago....some sort of 'Picasso and his influence on British Artists' exhibit. Nude woman in a red armchair was also there.

LACMA created an exhibit around this painting when it was on loan there. I saw it in the evening when there was hardly anyone there and I was able to just stand in front of it alone. One of the art viewing highlights of my life.
W wine+artMember
Jabe, the photo you emailed me of your daughter really touched my heart, sincerely. It took me back to how we took our children to the finest museums, performing arts and book fairs all round the world from the time they were 5. (?)

They both grew to love and cherish the arts and letters. One walk through their homes and it would be obvious. I see the same in the future for your precious daughter.

Thank you for sharing.
jabe11jabe11Member
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Originally posted by wine+art:
Jabe, the photo you emailed me of your daughter really touched my heart, sincerely. It took me back to how we took our children to the finest museums, performing arts and book fairs all round the world from the time they were 5. (?)

They both grew to love and cherish the arts and letters. One walk through their homes and it would be obvious. I see the same in the future for your precious daughter.

Thank you for sharing.


I certainly thought you'd approve. While we are not perfect parents, we are sure we are doing some things right!
jabe11jabe11Member
Tate Modern....I certainly appreciated the breadth of the collection. Some highlights for me...room 1 on the 2nd floor, I could have just experienced this room and been done; an oil on canvas by Giacometti, as well as a few of his sculpture; another by Modrian (a sort of tree-like image unlike his later iconic style); cubist room; an 'organic' sculpture by Henry Moore.

Rothko is still an enigma to me. I continually feel frustrated viewing color fields from his mature stage....Maybe that was his intent. There were some smaller transitional pieces that gave me glimpses,but offered...hmmm, nothing profound to me.
jabe11jabe11Member
The Rothko room at the Tate has 4 or 5 large canvases, all of them are combinations of red hues. I felt I gave it a good effort to try and understand; the room was not crowded and we sat and viewed for a time. The images to me visually appeared as windows...or open windows....looking out on stark fields. The paintings were full of sadness. Maybe this exacerbating my feelings of frustration.
W wine+artMember
The Dallas Art Fair held last week was the finest thus far. The event is an invitation only event for galleries from around the world. Two of the gallery owners are dear friends of ours and both reported strong sales ( above 7 figures) for their galleries and others as well.

My general impressions ...

The finest galleries overall were from London, NYC, Santa Fe, Melbourne, Berlin, Houston, Bogota and Milwaukee. (I excluded the DFW galleries as we know them too well)

The galleries from Seoul, Calgary, LA, Tokyo, Milan, Paris, San Francisco and Geneva were disappointing overall.

The private preview gala on Thursday night was pouring Ruinart BdB freely all night and Nespresso was offering espresso to all as well. The dinners each night were a little crazy but much fun as well.

Looking forward to next years already!
The Old ManThe Old ManMember
Went to the wonderful Calder exhibit today. Made even more interesting with the Frank Gehry designed installation. Unexpected shadows, little nooks with sculptures you can just relax and look at. Like seeing canvases with the painted shaped popped out and set in gentle motion. Excellent.

Then saw the truly overwhelming, and bizarre Diane Von Furstenberg: The Story of A Dress, also at LACMA. Two hundred mannequins essentially wearing one style of dress with different prints. Portraits, and other art works, featuring Furstenberg by artists from Warhol to Close. Stills from films showing Amy Adams in American Hustle wearing the dress and Cybil Shepard in Taxi Driver wearing another. Essentially Furstenberg designed a dress she would look good in and then sold it to the rest of the world.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by fcs:
W + A, what did you think of Julian's work?



fcs, walking out the door. Will write soon.


fcs, I enjoyed Julian's early work a great deal. He was in Houston early in his career and I saw a lot of his development. There was no surprise he became a major artist and Europe took him to a famous level.

I think he took his eye off the ball a little recently as he has been chasing other passions, but he does demand my attention nevertheless. He seems back, perhaps.
W wine+artMember
Hmmmm. I received an email this afternoon of an invoice ( paid) from a gallery we buy from for our records and the insurance company.

I called my wife who is in Santa Fe ( I'm in Dallas currently) to talk after I received the email, and she said nothing about buying a Joel Shapiro piece. I even called her back a few minutes later, and again nothing. Confused

Both of our birthday's are within the next week, so I guess she may have bought this as a gift, but I sure would feel better knowing for sure she did indeed buy the piece and nothing funny is going on. I can call the gallery, but would hate to spoil the surprise if that is her plan.

Hmmmm...
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
...I can call the gallery, but would hate to spoil the surprise if that is her plan.

Hmmmm...


The cat's already part way out of the bag, if D did pick this piece up. Make the call.

PH


Got into SF on Monday. I walk in to find the piece hanging. I ask D about it. She says she saw it, loved it, bought it and they came to the house to install it all in the same day. D says I just forgot to tell you... Big Grin

She then told me at dinner that night the gallery would be sending us the certified provenance papers and bill of sale for insurance riders. I did not bother to tell her I received all that the day she bought it. Wink
The Old ManThe Old ManMember
Renzo Piano is certainly a world class architect, but he's done LA no favors. First came the awful Broad Contemporary Art Museum addition to LACMA. That was followed up by another red hulk of a building, Reznick Pavilion addition a stone throw from the Broad. And now is this proposed adaptaive reuse of the next door neighbor Streamline Moderne May Company building. LA architect Zoltan Pali, who was working with Piano on the project resigned about two weeks ago.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Museum Building
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by The Old Man:
Renzo Piano is certainly a world class architect, but he's done LA no favors. First came the awful Broad Contemporary Art Museum addition to LACMA. That was followed up by another red hulk of a building, Reznick Pavilion addition a stone throw from the Broad. And now is this proposed adaptaive reuse of the next door neighbor Streamline Moderne May Company building. LA architect Zoltan Pali, who was working with Piano on the project resigned about two weeks ago.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Museum Building


I'm a huge fan of Piano, huge.

From the attachment you are showing, I would never have guessed Renzo.
The Old ManThe Old ManMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by The Old Man:
Renzo Piano is certainly a world class architect, but he's done LA no favors. First came the awful Broad Contemporary Art Museum addition to LACMA. That was followed up by another red hulk of a building, Reznick Pavilion addition a stone throw from the Broad. And now is this proposed adaptaive reuse of the next door neighbor Streamline Moderne May Company building. LA architect Zoltan Pali, who was working with Piano on the project resigned about two weeks ago.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Museum Building


I'm a huge fan of Piano, huge.

From the attachment you are showing, I would never have guessed Renzo.

I thought you were (and for good reason.) Have you seen the two original additions he did at LACMA? Both are bad.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by The Old Man:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by The Old Man:
Renzo Piano is certainly a world class architect, but he's done LA no favors. First came the awful Broad Contemporary Art Museum addition to LACMA. That was followed up by another red hulk of a building, Reznick Pavilion addition a stone throw from the Broad. And now is this proposed adaptaive reuse of the next door neighbor Streamline Moderne May Company building. LA architect Zoltan Pali, who was working with Piano on the project resigned about two weeks ago.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Museum Building


I'm a huge fan of Piano, huge.

Have you seen the two original additions he did at LACMA? Both are bad.


I have not.
W wine+artMember
Our minimalist lifestyle in Santa Fe continues with a new acquisition of art.

The gallery ( and artist) came out today with 8 pieces to showcase works in the space we were interested in. We quickly selected two we knew would work, and selected one we are excited about.

As have said many many times, nothing in life that does not matter excites me more than quality art. Nothing. Cool
The Old ManThe Old ManMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
Our minimalist lifestyle in Santa Fe continues with a new acquisition of art.

The gallery ( and artist) came out today with 8 pieces to showcase works in the space we were interested in. We quickly selected two we knew would work, and selected one we are excited about.

As have said many many times, nothing in life that does not matter excites me more than quality art. Nothing. Cool

Nothing?

Something that excites me
irwinirwinMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
Our minimalist lifestyle in Santa Fe continues with a new acquisition of art.

The gallery ( and artist) came out today with 8 pieces to showcase works in the space we were interested in. We quickly selected two we knew would work, and selected one we are excited about.


As have said many many times, nothing in life that does not matter excites me more than quality art. Nothing. Cool


Have you been to the Namingha gallery in Santa Fe? http://www.namingha.com/
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by irwin:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
Our minimalist lifestyle in Santa Fe continues with a new acquisition of art.

The gallery ( and artist) came out today with 8 pieces to showcase works in the space we were interested in. We quickly selected two we knew would work, and selected one we are excited about.


As have said many many times, nothing in life that does not matter excites me more than quality art. Nothing. Cool


Have you been to the Namingha gallery in Santa Fe? http://www.namingha.com/


Irwin, the gallery is less than a 10 minute walk from our home.
irwinirwinMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by irwin:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
Our minimalist lifestyle in Santa Fe continues with a new acquisition of art.

The gallery ( and artist) came out today with 8 pieces to showcase works in the space we were interested in. We quickly selected two we knew would work, and selected one we are excited about.


As have said many many times, nothing in life that does not matter excites me more than quality art. Nothing. Cool


Have you been to the Namingha gallery in Santa Fe? http://www.namingha.com/


Irwin, the gallery is less than a 10 minute walk from our home.


What do you think of their work? We bought a piece when we were out there a number of years ago.
W wine+artMember
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The top 5 of the night were, Newman, Bacon, Rothko, Warhol & Warhol. These 5 alone sold for more than $334M. Cool

Just to clarify, none of these 5 works were Modern or Contemporary pieces.

I'll bite.


OM, not sure I understand the comment. Are you asking about my comment about genre? If so...

Newman was a Color Field painter with Abstract Expressionism leanings. Bacon was a Surreal Figurative painter. I think of Rothko as an Abstract Expressionist with Color Field leanings, and then there is the King of Pop, the great Warhol.

Modern is truly from 1906-1956, and contemporary is just that. I understand the terms/genres are thrown around rather loosely, but it drives me nuts. Wink
The Old ManThe Old ManMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by The Old Man:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
The top 5 of the night were, Newman, Bacon, Rothko, Warhol & Warhol. These 5 alone sold for more than $334M. Cool

Just to clarify, none of these 5 works were Modern or Contemporary pieces.

I'll bite.


OM, not sure I understand the comment. Are you asking about my comment about genre? If so...

Newman was a Color Field painter with Abstract Expressionism leanings. Bacon was a Surreal Figurative painter. I think of Rothko as an Abstract Expressionist with Color Field leanings, and then there is the King of Pop, the great Warhol.

Modern is truly from 1906-1956, and contemporary is just that. I understand the terms/genres are thrown around rather loosely, but it drives me nuts. Wink

But isn't for example, Pop Art a subset of Contemporary and Ab Exp a subset of Modern? And isn't there a general problem with the term Contemporary anyway? If Contemporary is of the time, then there will never be another major genre. Confused
W wine+artMember
OM, the lines are blurred for sure. Contemporary art is just that, art from the current generation without a true defended movement, thus devoid of a common philosophy.

Movements are well defined. Some last for only a short period like Impressionism ( thank goodness) and other movements are more major and long lasting, including serious influence on future art. Movements have a common philosophy.

Clear as mud? Big Grin

The Modern & Contemporary has become a too easy and lazy catchphrase that is just not accurate.
J judy2400Member
To: The Old Man,

I would love a pdf of the original copy of The Fine Art of Acquiring Fine Art. I've been looking for it for some time now. Let me know if the offer is still available to email a pdf! Thanks so much.

Judy

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Elements of my life converged. I am an unabashed fan of pre-1980 Playboy magazine. I am particularly fond of the early 60s to early 70s--yes my formative years. I used to buy them in the mid-60s in a downtown Chicago subway station when I was 13 and started subscribing when I was 14. Somewhere else I will give the details of why I think this magazine was so important--yes I used to read it cover to cover.

Anyway as a fan I picked up the now out of print digital version of the 1950s and 1960s. In the January 1962 issue there was an article entitled, The Fine Art of Acquiring Fine Art. I can email anyone a pdf copy if you'd like.

Earlier this week I was mailed a copy of the best free magazine around--Taschen's magazine and catalog. It comes out quarterly and is a must get. And low and behold (whatever that means) there was this article to promote a new book on Playboy: What if...you had followed Playboy's art buying advice from 1962?.

A fun article.
The Old ManThe Old ManMember
Sorry to be linking so many things, but I did find this article about 60% fascinating:

Art of the 1%

I will say I hate this whole 1% thing (which I'm thinking was the only meme that stuck from the ridiculous Occupy Movement.) But I like this quote at the top of the article:
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When you’ve got the big house, and you’re driving a Jaguar, what differentiates you from every asshole dentist in the Valley? Art was a way for Eli to distinguish himself.
—Shelley De Angelus, Eli Broad’s former curator.
S snipesMember
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Originally posted by The Old Man:
Sorry to be linking so many things, but I did find this article about 60% fascinating:

Art of the 1%

I will say I hate this whole 1% thing (which I'm thinking was the only meme that stuck from the ridiculous Occupy Movement.) But I like this quote at the top of the article:
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When you’ve got the big house, and you’re driving a Jaguar, what differentiates you from every asshole dentist in the Valley? Art was a way for Eli to distinguish himself.
—Shelley De Angelus, Eli Broad’s former curator.


Thanks for the link I always love a good Walmart/Walton trashing article. It makes my day.
S snipesMember
In my search for an anniversary gift I've discovered the 20th century Swedish pottery "scene" - Gustavsberg, Lindberg, Kage, etc. I picked up a nice Gustavsberg Argenta vase for the mrs. a couple weeks ago. She is of Swedish heritage so between that tie-in and my strange fondness of pottery I'm pretty excited and can see the collection growing over the years.
S snipesMember
Just wanted to add that my wife LOVED her pottery gift when she opened it last night. Is it the height of art? Surely not, but the look on her face when she read the history and found out it was from Sweden was unforgettable. I had forgotten that on her Swedish side, her ancestors settled in Red Wing, MN when they came to the states and worked the pottery/clay mines including a tragic accident to her great (great) grandfather. We have one of the Red Wing cookie jars out on the counter. Many times when I buy her gifts of "art" sometimes it seems that I enjoy it more than she, that was not the case this time and it felt great. Thought I'd share.
robsutherlandrobsutherlandMember
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Originally posted by irwin:
Went down to the National Gallery of Art in Washington today. They have a very nice exhibit on Degas/Cassatt, and a few new Van Goghs they recently acquired, plus a Wyeth exhibit.
Fun time.



Irwin, thanks for the warning. Wink

I'm in your neck of the woods later this year, and will seek out other art. Big Grin


Razz

Say what you will, I love that art. Vivacious.
irwinirwinMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by irwin:
Went down to the National Gallery of Art in Washington today. They have a very nice exhibit on Degas/Cassatt, and a few new Van Goghs they recently acquired, plus a Wyeth exhibit.
Fun time.



Irwin, thanks for the warning. Wink

I'm in your neck of the woods later this year, and will seek out other art. Big Grin


I did get a Kandinsky tie!
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by irwin:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by irwin:
Went down to the National Gallery of Art in Washington today. They have a very nice exhibit on Degas/Cassatt, and a few new Van Goghs they recently acquired, plus a Wyeth exhibit.
Fun time.



Irwin, thanks for the warning. Wink

I'm in your neck of the woods later this year, and will seek out other art. Big Grin


I did get a Kandinsky tie!


Bow Wink
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by Rob_Sutherland:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by irwin:
Went down to the National Gallery of Art in Washington today. They have a very nice exhibit on Degas/Cassatt, and a few new Van Goghs they recently acquired, plus a Wyeth exhibit.
Fun time.



Irwin, thanks for the warning. Wink

I'm in your neck of the woods later this year, and will seek out other art. Big Grin


Razz

Say what you will, I love that art. Vivacious.


Ha.... you and millions of others as well. Wink
robsutherlandrobsutherlandMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by Rob_Sutherland:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by irwin:
Went down to the National Gallery of Art in Washington today. They have a very nice exhibit on Degas/Cassatt, and a few new Van Goghs they recently acquired, plus a Wyeth exhibit.
Fun time.



Irwin, thanks for the warning. Wink

I'm in your neck of the woods later this year, and will seek out other art. Big Grin


Razz

Say what you will, I love that art. Vivacious.


Ha.... you and millions of others as well. Wink


I agree though, many love it to the exclusion of all else. Not healthy or terribly informed/thought out... It's certainly easy art to enjoy.
P primordialsoupMember
Just returned from a week in Rome. A greater love now for Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Rafael, & Bernini. all true masters. Caravaggio has been a growing favorite for a few years now. Seeing several of his works "live" has solidified his standing with me. I have considered what I've seen for several days now and two words keep coming up to to help me process his art: light & gravity. What a wonderful artist.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by Primordialsoup:
Just returned from a week in Rome. A greater love now for Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Rafael, & Bernini. all true masters. Caravaggio has been a growing favorite for a few years now. Seeing several of his works "live" has solidified his standing with me. I have considered what I've seen for several days now and two words keep coming up to to help me process his art: light & gravity. What a wonderful artist.


Very nice.

Nothing fails in the world of photography like the photography of art. Art must be viewed in person. Glad you enjoyed.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
We have a couple of works by Max Cole being brought to the house tomorrow to see how they fit. The minimalist style should work well, and we are hoping to buy one or two.


We ended up buying a different Cole than the one we thought we would.

Seeing the work in your space is so different than the gallery itself.
robsutherlandrobsutherlandMember
Gehry - Mirvish Towers

Some of you might find this interesting. Both from an architectural aesthetic point as well from Mirvish's art collection and it's showing. He's got quite the collection and it will rotate through a public gallery once it's completed.

"Instead of housing the entirety of Mirvish’s collection, it will feature semi-permanent, rotating installations. “What you won’t have is a place to see 85 or 90 16-foot-long pictures,” Mirvish explains. “You might see five Morris Louis and five Kenneth Noland circles. Or you might have group shows devoted to the collection or you might see shows devoted to the last living artists like Frank Stella and Larry Poons. It will be an anchor for the collection.”
P parcivalMember
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Visited the Tate Modern last week and saw the Matisse Cut outs exhibit. Incredible exhibit with 10+ rooms of his work following

Spectacular!


The exhibit has received universal praise.

Glad you got to see it, Parcival.


The exhibit really got me very enthusiastic about Matisse's work. I've always enjoyed his images and cut-outs, but this really brought it to life

Out of curiosity, I searched for recent auctions of original publications of "Jazz." If I ever have a spare $500k lying around, I now know where this could be well spent!
W wine+artMember
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+1.

I have a new work that I will email you, K.

Received and an outstanding peace. You have a few pieces that I really Must see in person some day...


I will send you a poor iPhone picture of a piece I do not think I sent you from a Spanish artist also this morning. I hope you have had the time to visit ( and hopefully buy) a few galleries.

JL has some wonderful wall space in his chalet. Wink
K ksc02Member
A visit to the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Cool in Madrid today.

We focused our attention upon Spanish Artists which are represented superbly here. Too many to list however Juan Gris, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Picasso, Antoni Tapies are all very well represented along with a couple of other significant artists I was not aware of until now (Modest Cuixart and Joan Ponc)

They have Picasso's Guernica which is a major piece along with many supporting pieces. Worthy of a trip to Madrid just to experience this incredible piece in person. Not to be missed if ever in Madrid.
robsutherlandrobsutherlandMember
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Originally posted by KSC02:
A visit to the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Cool in Madrid today.

We focused our attention upon Spanish Artists which are represented superbly here. Too many to list however Juan Gris, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Picasso, Antoni Tapies are all very well represented along with a couple of other significant artists I was not aware of until now (Modest Cuixart and Joan Ponc)

They have Picasso's Guernica which is a major piece along with many supporting pieces. Worthy of a trip to Madrid just to experience this incredible piece in person. Not to be missed if ever in Madrid.


Guernica in person is stunning and very moving. I hope you get to the Prado as well. Velazquez's Las Meninas and The Surrender of Breda are amazing in person.
vintvintMember
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Originally posted by DoktaP:
If I find a piece that my wife and I love, we will design the room around the art and not vice versa. Our newest piece we put in the front foyer and it doesn't have to compete with anything but other pieces.

+1. When planning the renovation, we tried to arrange not around the TV or fireplace but the art.
The Old ManThe Old ManMember
Semi on topic. As you can tell I'm into film as an art form. My viewing setup has never been sublimated to the furniture or surroundings. Can't tell you how many times I've gone to a house and the TV (I'm afraid often due to "the wife") is mounted up too high, often above a fireplace. Even worse is when the off-center seating forces you to not only turn you head upward, but also to one side. The TV needs to be viewed head on with the eye line hitting the TV about 1/3 from the bottom. Also much closer than most people think.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by ThistlinTom:
When buying art, do you consider the architecture and interior design of the house that it will be placed in, or do you buy art regardless of whether it "matches the furniture"?


TT, the only time we have ever taken the architecture/interior design into consideration was in our Santa Fe home. We started with an entirely blank canvas. We bought everything new, from the furniture, linens, kitchen needs to art. We elected to design around mid-century modern /contemporary and decided to buy minimalist art. Starting with a blank canvas does offer options.

Our Dallas home is a collection of art that we have collected for decades and we do not consider the interior per se whatsoever. That said, we have changed the type of art that we buy over the years a couple of times. We are very fortunate that our children also love art a great deal and have taken dozens of works we were no long displaying and placed them in their new homes.

When you love art, one must buy what moves them. Cool
robsutherlandrobsutherlandMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by ThistlinTom:
When buying art, do you consider the architecture and interior design of the house that it will be placed in, or do you buy art regardless of whether it "matches the furniture"?


TT, the only time we have ever taken the architecture/interior design into consideration was in our Santa Fe home. We started with an entirely blank canvas. We bought everything new, from the furniture, linens, kitchen needs to art. We elected to design around mid-century modern /contemporary and decided to buy minimalist art. Starting with a blank canvas does offer options.

Our Dallas home is a collection of art that we have collected for decades and we do not consider the interior per se whatsoever. That said, we have changed the type of art that we buy over the years a couple of times. We are very fortunate that our children also love art a great deal and have taken dozens of works we were no long displaying and placed them in their new homes.

When you love art, one must buy what moves them. Cool


This makes me post a question I've had lingering in my head for a while. I suspect the answer will depend on the person and taste of that person though (in other words no real standard answer but interesting to hear different opinions none the less).

Do you buy, or more importantly place, in order to adhere to a period/style/feel or do you not care and just buy/place what you want where you want?

Like W+A with his home in Santa Fe centered around mid-century modernism and sympathetic art or something at the other end of the spectrum where you might like to see a Pollock living near a Winslow Homer watercolour and a 19th century Russian Icon?

Personally I love the tension that different types and periods of art bring when they are near each other but I can understand people that feel its discordant.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by fcs:
Wine + Art, are you familiar w/ Sarah Dwyer (UK artist)?

She was part of a good show I saw in Chelsea this Aug, not sure if it was still up by the time you visited...


fcs, I am not and did not see her work during our visit. Her work reminds me of another U.K. artist named Nigel Conway. We own two works from Nigel. I will keep an eye out for Dwyer.
redhawkredhawkMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
The Meadows Museum announced that the Abello Family Collection will be on view for their first USA show starting in April 2015.

The collection of Goya, El Greco, Braque, Bacon, Freud, Brancusi, Modigliani and Picasso should be very special.

The Meadows on the SMU campus continues to impress.


That sounds appealing, if I ever get back to Dallas.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by Redhawk:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
The Meadows Museum announced that the Abello Family Collection will be on view for their first USA show starting in April 2015.

The collection of Goya, El Greco, Braque, Bacon, Freud, Brancusi, Modigliani and Picasso should be very special.

The Meadows on the SMU campus continues to impress.


That sounds appealing, if I ever get back to Dallas.


I thought your daughter was going to college here, no?
jabe11jabe11Member
We will be going to the City this weekend as my wife wants to see the poppy memorial at the Tower before it ends. I will use this as an opportunity to, again, visit the Courtauld. There is an exhibit by Egon Schiele (Secessionist, Klimt's protégé) that has gotten good reviews, as well as a few travelling 'Jack of Diamonds' paintings on display. Russian avant garde has me intrigued after the fantastic Malevich exhibit we saw a few weeks ago. I saw, in his paintings, that he clearly influence other artists, imo.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by KSC02:
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Originally posted by Jabe11:
There is an exhibit by Egon Schiele (Secessionist, Klimt's protégé) that has gotten good reviews...

Cool very nice. I'm a huge fan of Egon Schiele


Schiele, one of the great expressionist without debate, and I'm also a longtime fan.

I enjoyed a major exhibit of his in Munich, and have always much preferred his work that is completely devoid of Klimt's influence.

Schiele was clearly a very disturbed soul which is often obvious in his work. I look forward to hearing your thoughts after seeing the exhibit.
robsutherlandrobsutherlandMember
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Originally posted by g-man:
i want to ask people for some suggestions:

my folks really like paintings of ballroom dancing.

either pencil/pen sketches or oil on canvas paintings.

can anyone recommend or /how to find a good artist that's reasonably priced? reasonably being say under 1k$ for a 36x48 or a 30x40.


Don't know where to look for something similar but my mother in law has a few costume sketches (what a costume designer would do prior to a movie and actually making the clothing) of couples dancing. Some period piece (think Gone with the Wind type, no idea what movie it actually was). Pencil sketch and then hand coloured. Different and interesting.

I'm sure there are auctions centered around those types of things and I doubt they would be hugely expensive most of the time.
G g-manMember
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Originally posted by Rob_Sutherland:
quote:
Originally posted by g-man:
i want to ask people for some suggestions:

my folks really like paintings of ballroom dancing.

either pencil/pen sketches or oil on canvas paintings.

can anyone recommend or /how to find a good artist that's reasonably priced? reasonably being say under 1k$ for a 36x48 or a 30x40.


Don't know where to look for something similar but my mother in law has a few costume sketches (what a costume designer would do prior to a movie and actually making the clothing) of couples dancing. Some period piece (think Gone with the Wind type, no idea what movie it actually was). Pencil sketch and then hand coloured. Different and interesting.

I'm sure there are auctions centered around those types of things and I doubt they would be hugely expensive most of the time.


oh can you shoot me email ghiman at gmail dot com
W wine+artMember
quote:
Originally posted by g-man:
i want to ask people for some suggestions:

my folks really like paintings of ballroom dancing.

either pencil/pen sketches or oil on canvas paintings.

can anyone recommend or /how to find a good artist that's reasonably priced? reasonably being say under 1k$ for a 36x48 or a 30x40.


Sorry, G-man, I cannot help you.
italianwinoitalianwinoMember
W+A

The article in the December AD about the Chicago apartment is breathtaking. The mix of art in the apartment is awesome. If you have the means, this is the way to do it. If only I could get a visit when we are up their next month.

IW