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Saturday 21 Nov 09
Frieze exhibitor José Freire, of New York’s Team Gallery (F11), smiled as he hustled around his stand, hung with a solo show of gory paintings of defaced movie stars, the work of London artist Dawn Mellor. The selection didn’t seem especially commercial, but the work had whizzed off the stand. “This is the best Frieze we’ve ever had,” said Freire,... >>>
British collector Charles Saatchi and US auctioneer Tobias Meyer were the big winners at yesterday’s auctions of post-war and contemporary art at Sotheby’s and Christie’s. Saatchi had consigned two major paintings by the German artist Martin Kippenberger to Christie’s evening sale. The star turn and top price was Paris Bar, 1991,... >>>
One of the stars of the Frieze fair—Ugo Rondinone’s towering white aluminium tree—is bound for Spain, where it will be showcased in a museum housing the contemporary art collection of Madrid art dealer and collector Helga de Alvear (F4). The new museum opens next June in Cáceres in the west of Spain. De Alvear, who celebrates her 30th year as an... >>>
What resources do you need to start up a contemporary art gallery in London? You must have inexhaustible reserves of energy, a large helping of missionary zeal, and a healthy dose of chutzpah. A network of friends willing to help out on a voluntary basis probably helps. Surprisingly, though, you don’t need much money. These are the consistent... >>>
