art funds under scrutiny In the UK there is a healthy interest in regulating anything considered an investment. Financial Conduct Authority, formerly known as FSA, is the regulatory body… Topics: art, Art fund, art investment, art investor, art market, Collector, Policy
Artist Rhys Owens The artist, who lives and works in Swansea, has a slightly sinister signature style that you can’t forget once it has entered your head. It… Topics: Banksy, British Art, Collector, digital art, Hidden Moves, limited edition prints, Rhys Owens, Swansea, urban art, Wales
Collectrium Headquartered in New York, the company Collectrium LLC offers what we humbly consider the first ‘real’ cloud solution to help us manage art inventory. Their… Topics: art fairs, art inventory, art software, cloud art software, Collector, Collectrium, solution
The 17th Art Copenhagen Every autumn, an art fair takes place at the exhibition venue Forum in Copenhagen. It is ‘cunningly’ termed Art Copenhagen and is well worth a… Topics: Art Copenhagen, Art fair, Collector, first choice, galleries, International art, Scandinavian art
Book review of My name is Charles Saatchi and I am an Artoholic One of the books that could widen our perspective on the art market a little is: My name is Charles Saatchi and I am an… Topics: book review, Collector, Saatchi
Collecting and storing art Collectors are like squirrels around nuts, and their nutty compulsion is all about finding and storing. Sounds simple at first, but it turns out that… Topics: art, art investment, art storage, Collector, limited edition
Painting conservation and restoration If you own art which has seen better days, you might want to find someone who knows how to restore it. One example is Julia… Topics: art, art conservation, Banksy, Collector, Painting, restoration, Tate
The artist Rémi Jouandet at work Jouandet is a painter working in Valence Drôme, France. For collectors he is one of the best kept secrets outside France and Canada. However, it… Topics: artist, Collector, France, Francis Bacon, French art, Painting, Remi Jouandet
The rise of DIY art promotion With online media, the market conditions are slowly but surely moving towards a meritocracy. As a result, many artists make a better living, but must… Topics: art critic, art dealing, art market, art portal, art promotion, artist, Auction house, Collector, curator
Sammlung Falckenberg — the private collection If you haven’t been already, do yourself a favour and hop along to see the Sammlung Falckenberg in Hamburg, Germany. To sum the experience up… Topics: artist, Collector, German art, International art, Modern art, Painting
