Here are a few images of the show before the crowed arrives!! Today’s opening is from 11am -4pm.    

Art Market Nears Record With $66 Billion in Global Sales – from the numbers it appears the art market is almost back to its 2007 high of about $66.73 Billion … in my book, $66 billion or $66.73 billion is all … More…

Anders Zorn and Philip Pearlstein Retrospectives Open at National Academy Museum – two shows running at the National Academy Museum on Fifth Ave: Anders Zorn: Sweden’s Master Painter & Anders Zorn’s American Associates is on view through May 18 while Philip Pearlstein: Six … More…

Sellyoulater.com Proprietor Revealed – this is pretty interesting and funny … ranking contemporary artists as a Buy, Sell or Liquidate.  It is really sad to see that some people are trying to turn the art market into a stock market … … More…

Billionaires Join Celebrities at Armory Show on Art Surge – from this report one would say that the contemporary market is still moving forward at a brisk pace.  

MoMA PS1 Shows ‘Body Awareness’ Artist Maria Lassnig –  opening today at MoMA PS1 is a retrospective for this 94 year old artist who began her career back in the 1940s.  It is interesting to note that during her time at … More…

Banksy mural theft foiled in New Orleans after suspects posing as removal workers tried to steal ‘Umbrella Girl’ – here is my question: what did they plan on doing with it after they stole it?  It is not an easy work … More…