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Posts By Tamara

High on the Low List

October 29th, 2009 by Here's an excellent round-up of the "Top 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World"... they get pretty tough. Vanity Fair recently bumped Gagosian off their list of post powerful people, More...

Warren Is No Sock Monkey

October 26th, 2009 by Ron Warren, the right hand man of Mary Boone and well-known sock monkey enthusiast, is the subject of a 30 artist exhibit at the Mary Boone Gallery. More...

Media Bites

October 20th, 2009 by Looks like "man-dog" artist is still making the media woof a few years later. A recent recipient of the "Kandinsky Prize in London", the performance artist is still most known for his piece in 1994, More...

Soiled Work?

October 20th, 2009 by Up for Sale: U.K. bank Barclays Plc leftovers from a buying spree attempt at paying off the Lehman's many debts. Why didn't they take it all? With Lichtenstein, Jim Dine, Dali and a Donal Judd in the mix, one might think they'd take the whole lot. More...

Frieze Funnies

October 11th, 2009 by We couldn't have asked for a better compilation! Egos and promos are definitely not no-no's for these guys. "• Ladies and Gentlemen, Respected Members of The Media, Press & Artworld! I introduce myself to you all today exclusively. The greatest artist of the modern age! I welcome your feedback." (via C-Monster)

Are Those Fake and Does It Matter?

October 1st, 2009 by Is our favorite monobrowed, Mexican painter a victim of fake knick knackery? A tempest in a teapot (did she do teapots!?), is raising questions of authenticity on Kahlo's personal affects and art works. She is said to have given a couple of suitcases filled with the this and thats to a 'trusted' woodcarver she knew. Here's to being genuine!

Vanity Pays!

October 1st, 2009 by A rare Van Dyck self-portrait is going up for sale at Sotheby's.It is expected to bring in $4.78 million, a record breaking price for the artist. Could this collector be dumping a Van Dyck and looking for some $$$$? Compared to some of our unmentionable contemporaries, that's a bargain!