http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/ Thoughts and Tips on Collecting Contemporary Art en-US 2008-07-09T09:02:42-04:00 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2008/07/brooklyn-in-la.html James Siena, Non-Slice, 2005, enamel on aluminum, 19" x 15" I have been recommending Pierogi as a "must see, must buy" recommendation since I began collecting art seriously over 10 years ago. Those of you living in LA have a... Current Affairs If I Lived In... Paige 2008-07-09T09:02:42-04:00 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2008/06/1000000.html Mary Temple, 441,500-443,500 (detail), 2003, 30"x36", pigmented ink on mylar What does 1,000,000 look like? A favorite artist and good friend, Mary Temple, sought to answer that question with her 1,000,000 Ellipsoids body of work. From her website: 1,000,000 Ellipsoids... Artists Buy, buy, buy! Paige 2008-06-17T22:33:32-04:00 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2008/06/got-snow.html It is 99 degrees in NY right now. With humidity they say it feels like 106. I say it feels like 126. Sunday's New York Times had an article on one of my favorite artists, Adam Cvijanovic, and it mentioned... Artists Current Affairs Paige 2008-06-10T19:51:49-04:00 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2008/06/just-browsing.html Holly Andres, Austin, 2006, 31" x 39", Fuji Crystal Archive Print I was surfing the web today, killing time before facing responsibility and reality. I was at a favorite artist's website (Tracey Snelling) and I clicked a little bug to... Artists Paige 2008-06-04T14:16:02-04:00 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2008/06/to-sell-or-not.html Christina Mazzalupo, How Could You?, 2005, 4.5 x 6 inches, ink on paper I have been lucky to have speaking gigs all over the place recently - London, Chicago, Washington DC, New York, Philadelphia, and Dallas - on the topic... Collector Notes Paige 2008-06-02T11:33:40-04:00 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2008/05/if-i-lived-in-m.html Watering Hole, Survival Design: Jason S. Brown, Sean P. Frank, Elizabeth Scofield, and Frederic Scofield ...I'd make a date to head to the Walker Art Center's miniature golf course. Yep, nothing says summer like Mini-Golf. Walker on the Green brought... Current Affairs If I Lived In... Paige 2008-05-23T16:24:00-04:00 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2008/05/if-i-lived-in-d.html ...I'd head to The Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas Art Fair next weekend - May 30 - June 1. CADD, in its second year, is a small art fair showing Dallas area contemporary galleries only. Eleven galleries. Totally doable in... Current Affairs If I Lived In... Paige 2008-05-21T14:15:48-04:00 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2008/05/if-i-lived-in-s.html Ron van der Ende, 727, 2008, bas relief/wood, 122" x 55" x 6.3" Head to the OKOK Gallery for the opening weekend of a small but fabulous one man show - Motor Memory. Ron van der Ende is from the... If I Lived In... Paige 2008-05-08T21:02:10-04:00 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2008/05/another-abfab.html Ed posted an Absolutely Fabulous clip a week ago. It made me remember another of my favorite (and biting and brilliant) clips: Current Affairs Paige 2008-05-05T03:01:19-04:00 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2008/05/small-treasures.html I discovered some treasures in Chicago. New artists and new galleries for me. The first was found "upstairs" at Art Chicago. I was only able to spend a few hours at Art Chicago. The fair felt more cramped, most likely... Artists Buy, buy, buy! Collector Notes Paige 2008-05-03T10:29:59-04:00 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2008/04/calling-all-art.html Paddy Johnson at Art Fag City has scooped me and blogged about the WEST PRIZE before I got a chance to. Thanks Paddy. Tell your artist friends to apply. It is free. I plan on sending as many people as... Artists Collector Notes Current Affairs Paige 2008-04-30T00:39:00-04:00 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2008/04/cool-artist.html Lee Stoetzel, VW Bus, 2007, pecky cypress wood, steel If you were in Chicago at NEXT, you may have noticed a very cool VW Bus sculpture sitting in an aisle. Turns out, Cool Hunting had interviewed the artist about this... Artists Paige 2008-04-29T12:08:06-04:00 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2008/04/chicago-rehash.html Over the next few days I will be sharing some highlights, favorite artists, and experiences from NEXT Chicago. In summary, I had a great time and thought NEXT was one of the best fairs I had been to in a... Artists Collector Notes Paige 2008-04-28T15:58:06-04:00 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2008/04/say-wha.html And I quote... The British artist Damien Hirst scooped up a 1969 self-portrait by Francis Bacon for $33 million. - The NY Times, Carol Vogel, 11/17/07 I know it is old auction news, but I am still shocked by the... Current Affairs Paige 2008-04-24T11:23:00-04:00 http://paigewest.typepad.com/art_addict/2008/04/if-i-lived-in-s.html Margarita Cabrera, Hummer, 2006, vinyl and thread on car parts ...and wasn't planning on being in Chicago this weekend, I would catch the VERY LAST WEEKEND of Car Culture at SMoCA. It is a great small show that is a... If I Lived In... Paige 2008-04-24T08:19:01-04:00