Art Market Monitor

But Is It Art?

What do you call a former model who does portraits of women composed from mentions of their man’s name in the Financial Times? A genius, of course. Natasha Archdale did Steve Schwarzmann’s wife, among others. This gives new meaning to the term, trophy wife. Bloomberg has the story.

Female Nudes Crafted from Financial Times Mentions Lure Bank Barons (Bloomberg)

London Market Notes

The Daily Telegraph gives us a quick report on the London market news and deeper look at the Hirst sale news.

Bullish Hirst Rattles the Market (The Daily Telegraph)

Market News (The Daily Telegraph)

Dia Delivers

Carol Vogel profiles the new director of the Dia Art foundation. Phillippe Vergne has some work to do.

Dia Art Foundation Names a Curator as its Next Director (The New York Times)

The Next Hot Market? Indonesia?

Not to be out done by the Hungarians, The Straits Times has a very good and nearly comprehensive story about the art market and the prospects for Southeast Asian artists, especially I Nyoman Masriadi, to become hot commodities on the art market.

From Canvas to $$$$ (Asia One/The Straits Times)

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