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| "Friducha" Hand-colored stone lithograph, c. 1980, 2 x 1.75 inches. Edition of 10 Done as an assignment at the University of Washington School of Art |
Friday, January 23, 2015
Friducha
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Washington Post's continuing the downward path
One day I will tell the story of how the Washington Post's anemic presence in the area's visual arts essentially entered Zombie-land during the disastrous years that Eugene Robinson was the Style Section editor... Part of me understands the financial reasoning behind this latest decision... but here's another nail in the coffin for the WaPo's "if you don't get it" attitude towards our area's galleries:
From: "Orndorff, Amy" <Amy.Orndorff@washpost.com>
Date: January 22, 2015 at 5:38:38 PM EST
To: "Orndorff, Amy" <Amy.Orndorff@washpost.com>
Subject: Changes to the Weekend sectionHi all,I wanted to reach out to everyone before our section hits doorsteps tomorrow and let you all know about significant changes to the listings.This was a free service for many years and we loved doing it, but for various reasons we are having to make significant changes to the way we do it. We have to cut newsprint due to rising costs, and we see the most value for our readers in the stories that we do.With that in mind we are eliminating the following lists: Et cetera, For Families, Galleries and Art Spaces.In the coming weeks we will be dramatically reducing the rest of the lists -- Nightclubs, Concerts, Museums, Theater and Film. For those of you with venues that have multiple kinds of events, you will be seeing more emails from me soon about what is going to happen next.Anything already submitted for the Style and Arts Guide will be printed and/or published online.Thank you,Amy
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Opportunity for Photographers
Submission Deadline: January 25, 2015 (11:59PM)
MY LITTLE TOWN
A Juried Photography Exhibition About Washington, DC
Juror: Peter Garfield, Award-Winning Photographer for Washingtonian, Smithsonian, The Washington Post
2. Pay submission fee of $40 at http://glenechophotoworks.org/2014/12/10/call-entries-little-town/
3. Visit glenechophotoworks on Facebook for rules and guidelines: https://www.facebook.com/glenechophotoworks
WEBSITE LINK: http://glenechophotoworks.org/2014/12/10/call-entries-little-town/ FB LINK: https://www.facebook.com/glenechophotoworks
A Juried Photography Exhibition About Washington, DC
Juror: Peter Garfield, Award-Winning Photographer for Washingtonian, Smithsonian, The Washington Post
"MY LITTLE TOWN" is a juried photography exhibition about Washington, DC. We are all familiar with the iconic images of Washington, DC. But what does our city mean to you? Show us the neighborhoods. Send us pics of your favorite haunts. Show us how you have made the big city "your town."1. Submit up to five (5) jpg images photographs to photoworks.gallery@gmail.com
2. Pay submission fee of $40 at http://glenechophotoworks.org/2014/12/10/call-entries-little-town/
3. Visit glenechophotoworks on Facebook for rules and guidelines: https://www.facebook.com/glenechophotoworks
WEBSITE LINK: http://glenechophotoworks.org/2014/12/10/call-entries-little-town/ FB LINK: https://www.facebook.com/glenechophotoworks
Forgery ring busted
Spain's Civil Guard has arrested three people in the cities of Zaragoza and Tarragona for trying to sell fake Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse drawings, El País reports. They have been charged with crimes against intellectual property and fraud.It is the culmination of Operación Mirones (Operation Voyeurs), launched in July 2014 to put an end to an art forgery ring. The investigation kicked off during a routine check at the border control in Lleida, when the Civil Guard stopped an Andorran resident carrying a series of Miró drawings and their certificates of authenticity. The agents, suspicious, asked experts to analyze the works, which were confirmed to be fake.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
New searchable resource for lost, stolen and disputed works of art and cultural heritage
Art Recovery Group has launched a new searchable resource for lost, stolen and disputed works of art and cultural heritage.
The ArtClaim Database will launch publicly today after 12 months of development in consultation with art market, law enforcement and insurance professionals. In response to their needs, the Database offers new ways of identifying and recording interests attached to works of art.
The ArtClaim Database brings innovative technological solutions to art-based due diligence, offering fully-integrated image recognition technology and a total of over 500 possible data fields for every item registered or searched. Their inclusion provides greater transparency and less risk to transactions by identifying and recording the widest range of obstructions to clear title.
Users of the Database are offered four services: a search facility, registration of items, instant alerts and collection management. These services are overseen by ArtClaim’s international team of provenance research specialists and art market analysts. Currently around 5,000 items a week from a range of new, historic and exclusive data sources around the world are being added to the Database.
Christopher Marinello, CEO of Art Recovery Group, said:
“We are extremely proud of the ArtClaim Database and the progress that it represents for this area of the art market. As the issues attached to objects grow in complexity there has to be a solution that is able to adapt in identifying them.
Our ArtClaim database has been developed to meet both the needs of the current market and those of the future – a future in which we aspire to be assisting every significant art transaction in the world.”
In the month following this launch all ArtClaim services will be free to use. Thereafter, loss records for uniquely-identifiable objects will always be free to register on the ArtClaim Database and competitive fees will apply to search requests and registrations for works on loan or in storage.
The ArtClaim Database will launch publicly today after 12 months of development in consultation with art market, law enforcement and insurance professionals. In response to their needs, the Database offers new ways of identifying and recording interests attached to works of art.
The ArtClaim Database brings innovative technological solutions to art-based due diligence, offering fully-integrated image recognition technology and a total of over 500 possible data fields for every item registered or searched. Their inclusion provides greater transparency and less risk to transactions by identifying and recording the widest range of obstructions to clear title.
Users of the Database are offered four services: a search facility, registration of items, instant alerts and collection management. These services are overseen by ArtClaim’s international team of provenance research specialists and art market analysts. Currently around 5,000 items a week from a range of new, historic and exclusive data sources around the world are being added to the Database.
Christopher Marinello, CEO of Art Recovery Group, said:
“We are extremely proud of the ArtClaim Database and the progress that it represents for this area of the art market. As the issues attached to objects grow in complexity there has to be a solution that is able to adapt in identifying them.
Our ArtClaim database has been developed to meet both the needs of the current market and those of the future – a future in which we aspire to be assisting every significant art transaction in the world.”
In the month following this launch all ArtClaim services will be free to use. Thereafter, loss records for uniquely-identifiable objects will always be free to register on the ArtClaim Database and competitive fees will apply to search requests and registrations for works on loan or in storage.
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Art Guarantees: Lofty
From Art Law Journal:
Finally, there is Lofty, which comes at art from the seller’s perspective, rather than the buyers. While Lofty provides a traditional online marketplace for valuable fine art, antiques and collectibles, each Lofty item is reviewed and valued by a carefully selected network of experts, which includes qualified appraisers, current and former auction house specialists, reputable dealers, and other art world professionals with decades of experience evaluating items in their specialties. One problem with buying art online, especially when it has a heavy price tag, is making sure it is authentic, and actually liking the piece once it is seen in person. Art can look very different from what is seen on a computer screen. To counter those issues, Lofty provides a 5-year Authenticity Guarantee and a 100% Money Back Satisfaction Guarantee within seven days of delivery. In 2014, Lofty received $2 million in Seed investment.
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