Category Archives: Art Market
Craft advocate and magazine publisher Wendy Rosen running for Congress
Wendy Rosen has spent the last thirty years advocating for craft artists and publishing both trade and consumer magazines devoted to covering the field, including her flagship publication American Style, which celebrates collectors as well as artists. Now the Maryland-based … Continue reading
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With attendance up, Art Palm Beach honors Studio Glass at 15th annual art fair
This past Monday, the curtain came down on the 15th year of Art Palm Beach, which ran from January 20th to the 23rd at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. Fair spokesperson Ashlea Heck estimates this year’s attendance was 28,000, … Continue reading
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Major sale at SOFA of Lino Tagliapietra panel finalized by Chazen Museum
The $300,000 sale of a 5-foot-tall glass panel by Lino Tagliapietra entitled George (1999) at SOFA Chicago last November has been finalized. The selection committee at Chazen Museum of Art at University of Wisconsin, Madison has approved the decision late … Continue reading
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Red Dot Report: SOFA CHICAGO 2011
From the excitement of the opening preview on Thursday evening, which kicked off November 3rd, through the few dozen last stragglers clearing out on late Sunday afternoon, SOFA CHICAGO 2011 officially came to a close at 6 PM on November … Continue reading
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Seen at SOFA 2011: Josepha Gasch-Muche
Among the works exhibited at New York City’s Heller Gallery at its booth at SOFA CHICAGO were three works by Josepha Gasch-Muche that are part of her “Mutable Materiality” exhibit on display at the Meatpacking District gallery until November 12th. Almost … Continue reading
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Pilchuck annual auction delivers impressive results nearly matching last year’s level
Despite the challenging economic climate, the Pilchuck Glass School managed to raise $1.14 million, almost matching the $1.2 million raised in 2010. On the evening of October 14th, 2011, the 650 attendees at the Westin in downtown Seattle put aside … Continue reading
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Upcoming Paris auction documents Barry Friedman’s refined glass art aesthetic
This Monday in Paris, art dealer Barry Friedman will auction off 158 works of glass, many by artists he personally championed such as Michael Glancy, Giles Bettison (pictured at left), Yoichi Ohira, and Laura de Santillana. Organized by Camard & … Continue reading
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As third-annual SOFA WEST fades into history, dealers report good attendance, mixed sales
The 3rd Annual SOFA WEST arts fair wrapped up on August 7th in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Thirty-five dealers participated in the three-day event, which saw an estimated 10,000-plus people pass through the doors of the Santa Fe Convention Center. … Continue reading
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OPENING: Now a late-summer event, the third annual SOFA WEST opens tomorrow in Santa Fe
The SOFA WEST art fair opens its doors to the public for a special preview on Wednesday, August 3rd at the Sante Fe Convention Center in the New Mexico capital. Highest-level supporters of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation receive … Continue reading
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Red Dot Report: A mixed 2011 SOFA NEW YORK for dealers
UPDATED 4/20/11 The four-day 2011 SOFA NEW YORK art fair that closed Sunday evening was a boom for one dealer in secondary-market sales, while primary market dealers reported modest sales and a Chicago-based dealer who had devoted their exhibition display … Continue reading
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Time capsules capture UrbanGlass history as its fund-raising Fête de Verre gala celebrates its bold future
As Urban Glass makes final preparations for a complete renovation of its Brooklyn, New York, studios, numerous artists and employees have contributed their time, talent, and personal mementos for a project that preserves over three decades of Urban’s history. The … Continue reading
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Lino Tagliapietra’s work gets enthusiastic reception at Art Miami
Hot on the heels of his November SOFA CHICAGO sale of a major installation for a quarter-of-a-million dollars, the Italian glass master Lino Tagliapietra triumphed at one of the most important contemporary art fairs, where six of his works sold … Continue reading
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OPENING: Three glass galleries will be exhibiting at this year’s Art Miami kicking off this evening
Tonight, when the 21st edition of Art Miami gets underway with a preview party, visitors to the city’s longest-running contemporary art fair may notice a subtle but significant change. In recent years, galleries specializing in glass have been all-but-absent among … Continue reading
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Toledo glass auction Friday evening will benefit area arts organization, and those who donated
As glass fund-raising auctions have proliferated, artists have become subject to a steady stream of requests to donate art in exchange for a small percentage of the sales price. It’s an offer many can’t refuse because the donation offers them … Continue reading
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Video Exclusive: SOFA founder Mark Lyman on the changing 2010 fair and his future plans
The GLASS Quarterly Hot Sheet caught up with the founder of the Sculptural Objects Functional Art fair, Mark Lyman, on the second day of the SOFA CHICAGO 2010 exhibition. We asked him about the changing mix of dealers at the … Continue reading
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Pilchuck annual auction results climb back to $1.2 million, benefactors and direct supporters credited
Bucking the gloomy economic atmosphere, supporters of Pilchuck showed up in force at the organization’s annual benefit auction last weekend, and they were ready to bid on artwork and donate. The 32nd running of the leading glass program’s annual auction … Continue reading
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SOFA CHICAGO to add Outsider Art dealers into the mix at its flagship event in November
When the 17th annual SOFA CHICAGO 2010 kicks off with its opening night party on the evening of November 4th, visitors to Navy Pier in Chicago might notice a new type of gallery mixed in with the high-end dealers of … Continue reading
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Pittsburgh Glass Center’s $110,000 raised at annual Art on Fire gala down slightly from 2009
Down by $5,000 over last year’s auction results, the Pittsburgh Glass Center’s annual gala fund raising event still brought in a very respectable $110,000 on Friday, October 15th. Held again at the American Eagle Outfitters headquarters, the event was titled … Continue reading
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The Pilchuck gala, the largest glass art auction in the world, gears up for its 32nd run Friday night
More than 250 works in glass will be going up for auction on Friday, October 15th, at the Westin Seattle as part of a black-tie fund-raising event that will support the educational and artistic programs at The Pilchuck … Continue reading
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Red Dot Report: What sold on Day One of SOFA WEST in Santa Fe
One of the highlights of the first full day of SOFA WEST, which will continue through Sunday, July 11th at the Santa Fe Convention Center, was the Karen LaMonte breakfast and lecture at the New Mexico Museum of Art, where, … Continue reading
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