Museums and Galleries

For the new year, treat yourself to an experience of major galleries, like GALLERY M, and the variety of available "niche" museums. Some to consider are The Heard in Phoenix, The Rubin in New York City (focus is on the art of the Himalayas) and The Getty Museum in Los Angeles. We know our take on these...what's yours?

The Two Hundred Thousand Dollar Dollar Bill

The role of international contemporary fine art is to act as a gauge: one that tells the collector, the artist and gallerist's where the market for fine expression stands today. The week long festivities around Art Basel Miami Beach is telling many in the industry that boundaries are being pushed, some with purpose and other's without a clue for artistry. One work worth every dollar spent was created by internationally represented artist Tom Sachs. His one dollar bill was simply outstanding. It wasn't painted on wood. It wasn't a photograph plastered on wood. It was "pyrography." Not sure what that is: consider it burning an image into the medium. How the artist creates is the artist's to know and for the collector and viewer to appreciate it's purpose.