http://www.moshi-moshi-medici.org Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:52:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I think our cultural desires have far weightier influences than our brains but the study does appear to show how we are motivated by a desire for exclusivity. Kinda obvious, but... -- Why we like art less when its price goes down By Anna Somers Cocks | From Editorial & Commentary | Posted: 13.3.08 Now it’s scientifically proven: we really do ... http://www.moshi-moshi-medici.org/2008/04/16/nature-culture-hermes/ The art market will not be hitting rock bottom anytime soon!-- April 14, 2008 Despite Tough Times, Ultrarich Keep Spending By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY and ERIC KONIGSBERG Who said anything about a recession? Sometime between the government bailout of Bear Stearns and the Bureau of Labor Statistics report that America lost ... http://www.moshi-moshi-medici.org/2008/04/15/fool-proof/ Don't get me wrong, I'm an animal lover but this is the typical knee-jerk "liberal" SF reaction: ban and censor rather than discussion and exploration even though discrimination of such type is similar to totalitarian tactics. Glad I live in New York where you can still buy live seafood! -- S.F. Gallery Suspends ... http://www.moshi-moshi-medici.org/2008/03/29/why-i-refuse-to-move-back-to-san-francisco/ For once I agree with Roberta Smith of the NY Times. It was a pretty safe art fair, considering its an art fair in the first place. I found it hard to find the jewels between the shit, though with all the big works on offer, I did find relief (and ... http://www.moshi-moshi-medici.org/2008/03/26/armory-week-2008-safe-and-boring-with-a-few-jewels-in-between/ I thought this was rather funny.Rather makes concrete the relationships between art, sex and commerce! -- Emperor’s Club Contemporary Art? By ARTINFO Published: March 14, 2008     NEW YORK—Emperor’s Club — the escort service at the heart of the Eliot Spitzer scandal — also has a foothold in the art world, assuming one can trust ... http://www.moshi-moshi-medici.org/2008/03/17/the-elliott-spitzer-connection/ Check out young gun Fawad Khan's New York solo debut, “Fast Traveling Passenger” with new works of gouache and ink on paper as well as a large-scale sculptural installation. Heavily inspired by media depictions of the continued wars in the Middle East, Khan connects current politics with childhood ... http://www.moshi-moshi-medici.org/2008/03/12/fawad-khan-at-33-bond/ Comes to no surprise that the drive for contemporary Indian art comes not just from Global North collectors as Saarchi but also from home-grown collectors. Same story in the hyper economies of China and the Russian Federation. What is a more interesting story not often written about is the movements of ... http://www.moshi-moshi-medici.org/2008/03/12/global-collectors-leading-the-pack/ As I wrote before, the current "instability" of the art market will only damper the lower and middle markets for art work. Quality will continue to rock. Armory week is only three weeks away, and I think sales there will be a better indicator. -- London February Sales Not So Stellar After All, ... http://www.moshi-moshi-medici.org/2008/03/08/85/ I love to read about artists who collect. Most, of course, don't have much money to collect, between paying the rent of their studios and hustling, but when they do, they tend towards art works of old and modern masters, such as Schnabel's penchant for Picasso and Koons' for 16th ... http://www.moshi-moshi-medici.org/2008/02/29/when-artists-collect/ Anyone who has seen mere images of the new expansion at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will agree: millions of dollars just went down the drain. Not only does the entrance to LACMA and the Broad Contemporary building, both designed by star architect Renzo Piano, look like an ... http://www.moshi-moshi-medici.org/2008/02/28/lets-call-the-whole-thing-off/