Art and Antiques misses with Scottsdale show

When the circus tent final closed, another chapter in Art & Auction's ARTscottsdale came to pass. Perhaps it was the promise of world class collectors who missed the over cooked, under appreciated chicken strips, fish and chips, or sliced pork because they thought they were attending an Auto Auction (Westworld is home to Barrett-Jackson's annual shows and the traveling Cirque du Soleil).

Indeed, international galleries from Aspen, Miami, LA, Memphis, Old Scottsdale, New Mexico and Palm Desert were readily waiting to meet the "elite of elite" snowbirds. On Friday evening and again on Sunday the show barely registered a crowd of significance. It wasn't for the lack of fine art, glass, wood and sculpture nor impressive price tags (a LA gallery offered an oil on canvas of two hot dogs for just under $700,000). Unfortunately Scottsdale's great climate just doesn't seem so hot for this poorly attended show.

In Character: Actors Acting @ GALLERY M

When Christopher Lloyd walked into Howard Schatz's studio, it might have been expected that his performance in front of a still camera could resonate as loud and grand as his film projects before hand. While Lloyd is known for his countless roles including Taxi and Back to the Future, Howard's vision was to let one, two or three images tell the visual story from great actors. In Character: Actors Acting succeeds in his goal of directing and shooting some of today's most recognized actors and "character" actors according to his script. Schatz has taken his visual story-telling ability to the next level with each photograph. Lloyd's performance was to depict a music instructor. Our take: Mozart would have been proud that Lloyd and Howard Schatz so cleverly depict the torment that an instructor might feel at a student's tumultuous performance on a violin. Each photograph is available as part of a signed edition of 8. Find and reserve your actor today.

Gordon Parks, Dies at 93 - New York Times

The creative world lost an icon today. Gordon Parks, know for his photojournalism and iconic imagery like, American Gothic, died last night at 93.