With 68 galleries, the fair allows collectors to “spend quality time,” with works ranging from granite sculptures to contemporary Pointillist paintings. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Collectors and Collections”
Serendipity, Timing and the Birth of a Horology Library
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2022
The Horological Society of New York was shown a library space for rent. Then a collector offered his books. The result? A timekeeping treasure trove. Source: New York Times
Paul G. Allen’s Art at Christie’s Tops $1.5 Billion, Cracking Records
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2022
A museum’s worth of masterworks from the Microsoft co-founder’s collection are offered in a two-part charity sale. Five topped $100 million. Source: New York Times
Jerome M. Eisenberg, Expert on Antiquities Both Real and Fake, Dies at 92
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2022
He saw himself as a leader in promoting the ethical acquisition of ancient art by museums and collectors, although he also called himself “both an idealist and a hypocrite.” Source: New York Times
Comic Book Destinations in Every Borough
By Gotham Rex on May 5, 2022
What did our reporter find when he visited more than 30 stores? Quirky meccas devoted to DC and Marvel releases, vintage issues and eye-popping collectibles. Source: New York Times
The Antiquarian Book Fair: From Sondheim’s Letters to a Brontë Discovery
By Gotham Rex on April 20, 2022
Among the rarities on view at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair are also a 1555 treatise on tennis and Amy Winehouse’s personal library. Source: New York Times
A New Source of Support for Indigenous Art
By Gotham Rex on March 9, 2022
The Forge Project, based in the Hudson Valley, is Becky Gochman’s initiative to raise the profile of the artists and find homes for their work in collections and museums. Source: New York Times
Beeple Is Trying His Hand at Artwork for Walls
By Gotham Rex on March 4, 2022
The digital artist known for NFTs is showing paintings and prints IRL at a Manhattan gallery. Will the art establishment finally take notice? Source: New York Times
Harvey G. Stack, Leading Dealer in Rare Coins, Dies at 93
By Gotham Rex on January 22, 2022
At the New York firm his father and uncle started in 1933, he was said to have personally conducted more auction sales than anyone else in the industry. Source: New York Times
New York Art Fairs Are Returning, Eyes Open and Fingers Crossed
By Gotham Rex on August 27, 2021
Major exhibitions like the Armory Show are coming back from a pandemic hiatus, but travel restrictions and the rise of the Delta variant are challenging their plans. Source: New York Times
Richard Feigen, Gallerist and Champion of Art, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on February 3, 2021
He brought a hard-driving style to the showing and selling of art in New York and beyond. He died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
Félix Fénéon, the Collector-Anarchist Who Was Seurat’s First Champion
By Gotham Rex on August 27, 2020
The Museum of Modern Art reopens with an exemplary show devoted to an essential figure who multitasked his way through the aesthetic and political ferment of Belle Époque Paris. Source: New York Times