Tag Archive for: Analysis for collectors

In the works: Art History 101

Visual arts 101: lessons in influential artworks and their significance.

Agenda: Moving On

With the imminent closure of one of Australia’s oldest premiere galleries, we ask: what happens to an artist when their gallery closes?

Cultural Capital: Why do people collect? Part 2

To contribute to general knowledge? Or your own general ego? In the second of this three-part series, Carrie Miller and Andrew Frost explore some more of the reasons people collect art.

Behind The Scenes: Great Lengths

What is the optimum length for a successful commercial gallery exhibition?

Agenda: Building Blocks

A new technology is promising to solve the age-old art world problem of provenance.

Cultural Capital: Why Do People Collect? Part 1

Is it a quest for immortality? Or a quest to match your couch? In the first of this three- part series, Andrew Frost and Carrie Miller discuss some of the reasons people collect art.

Survey: What is the most interesting collection you’ve ever seen?

We surveyed our writers, curators and artists about the most interesting collection they've ever seen...

Money Sullies Art: Gambler’s Logic

Jane O’Sullivan investigates the problem with prizes and how collectors can distinguish the meaningful wins from the blue ribbons in country halls.

Lifecycle of a Collector: Final Solutions

Joanna Mendelssohn on the many paths art can take after death, decluttering or different taste.

Cultural Capital: Curators, or my childhood was stolen from me and judged harshly

Andrew Frost and Carrie Miller discuss artist/curators, the most elusive of arts professionals.