Must See
Museum
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Eva Hesse Spectres 1960 Hammer Museum, LA (thru Jan 2, 2011)
75th Anniversary Exhibition
SF MOMA(thru Jan 2011) Eighth International Biennial: The Dissolve SITE Sante Fe, NM (thru Jan 2011) Salvador Dali: The Late WorksThe High Museum, Atlanta (thru Jan 9, 2011) GauguinTate Modern, London (thru Jan 16, 2011) BasquiatMusee d'Art Moderne, Paris (thru Jan 30, 2011) David NashYorkshire Sculpture Park, UK (thru Feb 27, 2011) Ai WeiweiTate Modern, London (thru May 2, 2011) |
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Dear Friends and Clients,
The art world convened last week at the ninth edition of Art Basel Miami Beach, and its constellation of satellite fairs. This year more than 250 galleries exhibited 20th and 21st century artworks by over 2,000 artists. Word at the fair is that the market is back to 2007 levels, and dealers reported positive sales, but overall it was felt that the fair did not reach its full potential.
Nevertheless the speculative heat has gone out of the market, although art is still being viewed as a safe place to park money - if you make artist selections wisely.
In the UK Britain's most prestigious art prize has been awarded, for the first time in its 26 year history, for a sound installation. Emotionally the piece seems to have a calming, contemplative effect on the viewer. Read my (first) blog post in the Huffington Post arts section with my impressions of Susan Philipsz' 2010 Turner Prize-winning sound sculpture.
And in Blue Tangerine Art news, I am curating an exhibit of California artists at the hotel L'Ermitage Beverly Hills in January. The show coincides with Los Angeles Art Month and will include an opening reception that will showcase a selection of our artists.
It's not too late to give the gift of art this season. Contact us for ideas- we'll send you a shortlist of paintings, prints and photographs within your budget and help you make someone happy!
Wishing you a very happy and healthy holiday season,
Trudy Montgomery
"Art is either plagiarism or revolution." -Paul Gauguin
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At Art Basel Miami Beach, Less Heat
By Kate Taylor, New York Times
December 2, 2010
MIAMI BEACH - The crowds that used to form more than an hour before the opening of the "First Choice" portion of Art Basel Miami Beach-the four-hour window between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. when only elite collectors can enter and browse the fair-are gone. Gone too are the speculators who before the financial crisis used to race down the aisles as soon as the doors opened in order to snag a work that they thought they could flip at a profit a few months later. Indeed, on Wednesday during "First Choice" things seemed sedate compared to the years before 2008. Some described the giant convention hall as "empty."
That doesn't mean that things didn't sell. The extreme caution and modesty of 2008 and 2009, the hesitation to be seen spending, is gone, too. Pay in the financial world is roaring back to pre-crisis levels, and art is increasingly seen as a safe place to park money, like gold. Read the article...
| Visitors at the Miami Beach Center
Photo: Oscar Hidalgo for the New York Times
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Tate Britain's Turner Prize 2010 awarded to a Sound Sculptor for the first time
Huffington Post, Dec 10, 2010
by Trudy Montgomery
If you're hardy enough to brace London's icy cold snap to visit the 2010 Turner Prize exhibition at Tate Britain, don't be disappointed to find there's no art to see when you get there. The room dedicated to displaying the work of this year's winning artist is empty - except for three speakers and a surprisingly comfortable wooden bench.
Expect, instead, to hear it. Britain's most prestigious art prize has been awarded, for the first time in its 26 year history, for a sound installation. Miuccia Prada awarded the £25,000 ($40,000) prize money this week to Susan Philipsz, a Scottish artist living and working in Berlin who calls herself a sound sculptor. Philipsz is only the fourth woman to be awarded the prize in its 26 year history.
Read my blogpost in the Huffington Post...
2010 Turner Prize Winner Susan Philipsz.
Photo courtesy of Murdo Macloed. |
Sparkle with the Gift of Art
It's not too late to give the gift of art this season. We have some terrific paintings, prints and photographs ready for you to offer friends, family, coworkers and clients.
Call us for ideas - we'd be happy to put together a shortlist of pieces in your budget. You can start a collection today for under $300.
 
(L) Zanny Mellor, Love...Drink it Up, 2010, limited edition print, 30 x 24 in. (R) Trudy Montgomery, Continuum, 2010, mixed media, 40 x 30 in.
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Art Diary Dates
Upcoming Art Events- Art Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL: Jan 20-24, 2011
- Art LA, Santa Monica Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA: Jan 20-23
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Blue Tangerine Art offers art advisory services to private and corporate collectors. We source contemporary art from a wide range of sources, including direct from artists and galleries in the US and Europe.
We offer paintings, drawings and limited editions by artists including: Chris Crossen, Patter Hellstrom, Angela Findlay, Rachel Holloway, America Martin, Kim Frohsin, Birgitte Lund, Zanny Mellor, Kathy Montgomery, Trudy Montgomery, Bella Pieroni, Anne Stahl, Nicola Wood, Suzan Woodruff and Eric Zener among others.
And photography-based work by Sparky Campanella, Sebastien Davila, Bjornulf Dyrud, Allison Hunter, Cressandra Thibodeaux, Sieglinde Van Damme as well as many others not listed on our website.
We look forward to helping you find just what you're looking for. Please contact us with your request via email or on (310) 774-1959.
Happy Collecting!
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Trudy Montgomery in front of
her painting 'Tinseltown'
Trudy Montgomery
Art Advisor and Principal, Blue Tangerine Art
PO Box 661216, Los Angeles, CA 90066
web: http://www.BlueTangerineArt.com
email: trudy@bluetangerineart.com
twitter: @trudymontgomery
tel: (310) 774-1959
 
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