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Skate’s Art Investment Handbook

February 5, 2010 by ArtJetSet

Sergey Skaterschikov has released the new edition of Skate’s Art Investment Handbook, The Comprehensive Guide to Investing in the Global Art and Art Services Market. 2008 was a record year for art sales. Inflated prices set the bar for record prices and sales. The new edition of Skate’s Art Investment Handbook addresses market behaviours of the auction houses, art, and artists. Especially relating the pre-boom period up until the height of the market in 2008, and the retrospective recovery period […]

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Marc Seguin La Foi du Braconnier

February 2, 2010 by ArtJetSet

ArtJetSet had the immense priviledge of visiting with painter come author Marc Séguin at his studio in Brooklyn last spring, during which time his paintings were on view at Scope Art Fair New York. An avid hunter, who incorporates taxidermied skins into his large format paintings, Séguin has recently published a compelling fictious non-autobiographic novel titled La Foi du Braconnier (The Faith of a Poacher).Le braconnier is a poacher who travels between Canada and the United States absorbed in a […]

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Curators as Models for Y

August 13, 2009 by ArtJetSet

Exhibit Y: the new spring look book for Yohji Yamamoto’s second line Y’s features curators as the models. How hot are Julien Fronsacq (Palais de Tokyo, Paris); Olivier Sailliard (Musée de la Mode et du Textile, Paris); Hans Ulrich Obrist (Serpentine Gallery, London)Of course the gorgeous women of the art world Léanne Sacramone (Fondation Cartier, Paris); Kaat Debo (Momu Anvers, Antwerp); Angeline Scherf (Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris) Past concepts have included shooting the clothes on graphic […]

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Hans Ulrich Obrist book talk at the Guggenheim

July 22, 2009 by ArtJetSet

Walter Hopps will be here in 20 minutes!! On stage with recently appointed Guggenheim Director Richard Armstrong and Curator Nancy Spector, Hans Ulrich Obrist discussed issues on curating and his career, as a presentation of his new book A Brief History of Curating. As curator of over 140 shows to date, and current director of the Serpentine Gallery, Obrist explains that the curator is really an accomplice of the artist, and that looking and looking again is the adage to […]

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WhiteWall Magazine

June 28, 2009 by ArtJetSet

Whitewall Magazine, a gorgeous art and luxury lifestyle magazine, should be on the coffee table of everyone in the arts. The Summer Issue launch party was held at 60 Thompson Hotel, where ArtJetSet caught up with Andres Serrano.

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7 Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton

November 7, 2008 by ArtJetSet

Sarah Thornton has just published her second book, Seven Days in the Art World. The Auction * The Crit * The Fair * The Prize * The Magazine * The Studio Visit * The Biennale Seven days, Seven Chapters, and numerous clever insights into the mysterious underbelly of the $12 million dollar stuffed shark beast! The Devil Wears Prada for the Art World, Thornton captivates and demystifies the art world in an accessible way. She shows how value is accrued […]

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Skate’s Art Investment Handbook

Marc Seguin La Foi du Braconnier

Curators as Models for Y

Hans Ulrich Obrist book talk at the Guggenheim

WhiteWall Magazine

7 Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton