The city of New York is generating it’s storm of news lately – hurricanes, floods, and with respect, the 10 year anniversary of September 11th. If you are fortunate to visit the new memorials you will want to visit City Hall. Law and Order is not the only thing to watch – as the Public [...]
Rothko, Cy Twombly, Picasso, Robert Kaupelis and even Alexandra Nechita share similarities that academics and collectors advocate – the ability to connect with a work visually. Rothko’s White Center stood in David Rockefeller’s collection at the insistence of Peggy Guggenheim. She advised a traditional art collector at the time to reach beyond the hunt scenes [...]
The grand celebration continues in the art world for Marilyn Monroe. In her absence, the starlet and pretty face permeates to the youngest of fans and connoisseurs alike. How one image becomes more important to a social dialogue over another depends on a host of factors, one of which is visibility. In 2011, artists have [...]
Brooklyn Bridge at Night has changed since Feininger shot his renown photograph of the same name in 1948 Dumbo, from where he set up his perch, is a bustling hipster hangout – albeit a bit hung over from the real estate and financial bubbles. From across the East River, the view of the Clock Tower [...]
Collecting great photographs requires an understanding of multiple factors. Condition quality obviously plays an instrumental role in the current and future value of each acquired print. Honor your preference of learning from the past to create the future with a poignant modern photograph printed from the original source or a vintage print developed at the [...]
GUN HILL ROAD screams get on the bus and tackle our social challenges today. The film, which premiered at Sundance on Monday, is a socially relevant, thought provoking film tackling the costs to society when a fatherless home forces the mother to go at it alone. The father (played by Esai Morales known for his [...]
The formal, smartphone generation may be light speed ahead of some of us. When a recharge is needed though, and each stops and looks back, will the path that we have come be clear or a mish-mash of blurred images and vague memories? PIXEL – the fine art photography exhibition by Denver’s GALLERY M will [...]
When two legends collide the effect can be a rough and tumble dialogue – except when created masterfully. James Dean vs. Elvis is one of a group of pixelated photographs created by 41 year old Alex Goufeng Cao. Alex has been on a collectors who’s who list of late because his pop art perspective does [...]
Does the story or the film deserve an Oscar for 2011? The answer is easily uncovered as the curtains closed on Conviction – The Movie. Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver and most notably Hilary Swank did a fascinating job sharing their life long skills as actors on the journey and struggle of Bette Anne Waters. Having [...]
For some, the indelible mark that destruction brought us 9 years ago can never be forgotten. Through many parts of this country, if not globally, our concern for safety became a hyper need. Yet the media, per some on social media sites, has reduced the tragedy’s event to something else. Heroic acts have been blemished [...]
