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Post by drevil on Oct 1, 2016 19:34:07 GMT -8
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Post by drevil on Feb 19, 2015 13:10:14 GMT -8
There was a great, large purple Val Verde that went super cheap last year at Phillips. That one really put the big torpedo in his near term auction market, IMO. fwiw it was missing a grommet Made me lol
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Post by drevil on Feb 19, 2015 12:02:45 GMT -8
totally agree with your overall point, although i'd say falls was an "art market darling," for a minute. and i think that is what is making certain collectors unhappy. they jumped on the train and it was chugging along for a while, but now it's not going the way they want it to go in terms of auction results. tend to agree here. Hoping to snap up bargains as they arise. I love Sam's practice and output and am looking forward to his future work. There was a great, large purple Val Verde that went super cheap last year at Phillips. That one really put the big torpedo in his near term auction market, IMO.
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Post by drevil on Feb 16, 2015 8:00:43 GMT -8
Falls' decisions in that regard, in addition to what many have deemed to be overproduction and a distinct lack of quality control, and, as mentioned above, repetition and a descent into decorative, have left many collectors I know to just not take him seriously. I think that many of the same things could be said about Murillo. The main difference I see is that he is represented by Zwirner in NYC. Interesting to compare the outcomes for each to date: auction wise, collector base, and museum wise.
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Post by drevil on Feb 11, 2015 14:33:00 GMT -8
We'd better wait for some rope paintings or canvas to be auctioned before judging seriously. It might attract more people. It's true however that production is big and diversified...wich doesn't help! What do you think about the result for the rope painting? It was auctioned today. It is such an amazing work, a true museum piece. But I think it sold for around the gallery price. The art market is a mystery to me. I reckon the seller likely lost money on this one.
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Post by drevil on Sept 23, 2014 21:08:12 GMT -8
I've mentioned this to a few of my friends on here already - Torey Thornton's OHWOW show is the best exhibition I have seen this fall and is the best painting show I have seen in a long time. It is worth the trip to experience in person, as the scale and the finish (and examination of hand and brush work and the masterful flatness that is achieved through the interaction of collage and paint) and context of each work relative to the others all plays into your viewing and appreciation. It is both a statement show and also highly personal, as I think there are works that respectively reference his mother and father. There has been some frustration among a lot of us in terms of acquiring, as I know anyone would love to have any of these pieces, but institutions are adding it to their collections at the moment and some are already confirmed (see under "Public Collections"): oh-wow.com/artists/torey-thornton/ I also personally know that at least two major (literally major) institutions are going through committees this week to decide. Lol at this. Seriously?
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Post by drevil on Sept 10, 2014 13:57:13 GMT -8
Too bad no one got any work thou..... let the hype start to roll....... Start to roll? Lol
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Post by drevil on Aug 8, 2014 10:56:54 GMT -8
Someone must have decided it was worth $15k.
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Post by drevil on Jun 27, 2014 12:18:14 GMT -8
Offically showing with whitecube in July apparently! Don't blow your wad bud.
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Post by drevil on Jun 19, 2014 8:33:32 GMT -8
Let me know if you have something available. Not interested in rubbings, books, or prints.
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Post by drevil on May 30, 2014 13:17:12 GMT -8
Would also add Murillo to that list.
I was surprised that none of his galleries stepped in and stopped some of his recent auction work from passing.
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Post by drevil on May 23, 2014 9:02:16 GMT -8
No no no. These will be placed in the distinguished collections of only the very most stable collectors who will donate them to distinguished museums with no fanfare whatsoever...
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Post by drevil on Apr 21, 2014 19:32:40 GMT -8
if it only hits that estimate there will be a lot of disappointed folks. That's the saddest part. I threw up in my mouth when I realized the estimate on that painting is, per square inch equal to the estimate on the RH Quaytman, who has possibly seen fewer works reach auction than Lund has! Based on what I've seen, Lund is one of the most undeserved of the hedge fund hotties. In 10 years these auctions will be a fun read. A who's who of the hot or not speculative boom and eventual bust. Which ones will become damaged goods? Would be interested to see your list of "hedge fund hotties" and it would make it easier to answer the question.
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Post by drevil on Apr 8, 2014 12:04:51 GMT -8
The one at Phillips went for just under $12k.
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Post by drevil on Apr 7, 2014 12:26:45 GMT -8
There is a benefit auction on artsy with a purple one. $8k est.
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Post by drevil on Mar 27, 2014 15:34:30 GMT -8
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Post by drevil on Mar 18, 2014 14:59:58 GMT -8
To me it is primitive art meets the digital age. Finger painting meets the iPad.
That and he was tapped by a some people leading the herd.
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Post by drevil on Mar 3, 2014 14:31:39 GMT -8
Not much of a critic guy but i love the work I think this is one of the best show in Chelsea at the moment. So deep.
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Post by drevil on Feb 28, 2014 12:13:17 GMT -8
Funny he should say that when one of his protégés just said this: Now the only artist in your roster who is an internationally famous artist of the kind Gagosian works with is Daniel Buren. Yes, but we also work with Piero Golia, a conceptual artist who shows with Gagosian in Los Angeles and Paris even though he is a totally non-Gagosian kind of artist—but that is what Larry should do now. He should get quirky, weird artists, not very commercial artists like Sam Falls and Ryan Sullivan and people like that, because that really would give the wrong message. But when there’s anything that sells for more than $100,000, Larry gets interested. We also just stopped working withAaron Young, who has shown with Gagosian. But the gallery is going in a different direction. www.artspace.com/magazine/interviews_features/expert_eye_stefania_bortolami?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Master&utm_campaign=February_10_2014_Bortolami_Gallery
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Post by drevil on Jan 31, 2014 18:37:49 GMT -8
Her work seems to be an offshoot of Sam Falls' work. Imparting a sense of place via natural elements and time. Or am I missing something novel here?
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Post by drevil on Jan 17, 2014 21:04:41 GMT -8
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Post by drevil on Jan 16, 2014 13:23:35 GMT -8
he is watching... Love that they make fun of us, too. Which is probably good. This might be one of the few places where everyone doesn't worship the ground he walks on.
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Post by drevil on Jan 14, 2014 21:11:22 GMT -8
Thanks for the link.
This made me laugh though: He spends 80 percent of his time at his studio overlooking the Rhine River not painting. Instead he reads novels while listening to loud music as a way of absorbing the music's energy.
If I did that at my (non-artist) job I would be without that job pretty darn quick. But maybe that would allow me to out do him and spend 90% of my time listening to louder music, reading porn mags, and not painting. The other 10% might, might be spent letting a dog piss on blank canvas or something like that. At most. (I kid)
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Post by drevil on Jan 11, 2014 21:55:10 GMT -8
IG makes the art world even more overwhelming.
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Post by drevil on Jan 11, 2014 21:52:18 GMT -8
Also on Artsy Lucien Smith is Alberto Mugrabi's "artist to watch" pick for 2014. Who cares? He's just some rich guy. Everyone that owned a Lucien before that sale cares. And Mugrabi cares too. Obviously.
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