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Ryan Humphrey’s New Show, with a work in the coming DPA Charity Auction!

by on May 13, 2010 in Artist Profiles, Artist SpotLite, Auctions, Charity Event, Gallery Opening, Modern Art Obsession



Artist Ryan Humphrey’s New Show at DCKT Conemporary Gallery is his best work to date, and he’s even got one of his works coming up at Monday’s DPA Re:FORM Charity Auction! So, you might remember Ryan.. as the precocious Bad Boy Contemporary Artist who was featured on the first tragic season of America’s Top Design Reality TV Show. If you have a chance, be sure to stop into see Ryan Humphrey’s newest show “Early American” at the DCKT Contemporary Gallery on the Lower East Side. It’s an amazing installation of high art meets new american hip-hop design with a bit…

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Art As An Asset Class – New Investment Research

by on April 29, 2010 in Art As Investments, Modern Art Obsession



Art As An Asset Class – New Investment Research. A new report is out from the CFA Institute, it’s in their May/June 2010 Publication. As most MAO readers know.. you don’t just buy art as an investment. It’s for the love of it!! But people all talk about art and money almost simultaneously. Just say hi to an art dealer, gallerina, or worse yet an Artist, and within 5 minutes you’ll always hear some aspect of the evil Dollars, doe-rea-mee word MONEY come up. So while almost everyone in the art business hates to admit it, art and investing are…

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Artist Spencer Finch to Speak (Parsons Lecture Series) at The Aperture Foundation

by on April 8, 2010 in Artist Profiles, Artist SpotLite, Charity Event, Modern Art Obsession, NYC Public Art



Artist Spencer Finch to Speak at The Aperture Foundation (in cooperation with Parsons New School for Design) at 6:30pm on April 20th. Some of the best things in Life are Free.. and as far as the art world goes.. this is one of those events. We’ve been a long time fan of Spencer Finch and his super Witty sensory perception art creations. (Photo #1, Images taken of the 2009 Venice Biennale room featuring 2 Spencer Finch artworks, Moonlight (Glass Window) and Moondust (light Sculpture)) If you’ve been on the New High Line Park in NYC.. you’ve no doubt marveled at…

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Friday May 7th…A Great new Photography Show Opens in Chelsea, Save the Date!

by on April 7, 2010 in Art As Investments, Art Awards, Current Affairs, Gallery News, Gallery Opening, MAO ART Buy of the Month, Modern Art Obsession

Friday May 7th… A Great new Photography Group Show, American ReConstruction, Opens up in Chelsea at the super art bloggers run amuck hot and innovative Winkleman Gallery, So Save the Date! This opening is one not to be missed!! People will probably call this “THE Art Event of the Spring 2010 Season!.” Plus, A big MAO congratulations go out to the 6 lucky new young talented artists which have been chosen for this show. Trust MAO, your careers in the Art World will never be the same! More details to follow. (Photo below by Mark Lyon, Landscape For The People…

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Last Chance to see.. Ruben Natal-San Miguel’s "NY, NY Concrete Jungle" Show!

by on April 6, 2010 in Artist Profiles, Artist SpotLite, Gallery News, Modern Art Obsession

This is your last chance to see.. Ruben Natal-San Miguel’s “NY, NY Concrete Jungle” show at +Kris Graves Projects! The show closes on April 10th, and the gallery is at 111 Front Street, Suite 225, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Plus, this show was curated by photography great, and MAO favorite, Matthew Pillsbury. OK.. We know.. going all the way out to Brooklyn is not going to happena small hassle. But, you will not be sorry. This is one show not to miss. Many of you might know Ruben Natal-San Miguel from his hyperprolific art blog, “ArtMostFierce.” But beside being an obsessed…

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MOMA Event – An Evening with Artist Genesis Breyer P-Orridge

by on March 16, 2010 in Artist SpotLite, Modern Art Obsession, Museum Shows, Public Art Lectures

MOMA Event – An Evening with Artist Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Monday March 22nd at 7:00pmin the The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2. OK.. so I’ll bet most MAO readers don’t know this artist Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, too well. Up until a year ago.. MAo didn’t either.. But we have to say.. you should take a close look at this artist’s work if you’ve not seen it before. Singer, Songwriter, writer, and artist, Genesis is a cutting edge British born gender bending artist from the 60′s and 70′s who’s still working, and relevant today. Here’s the MOMA comment for this…

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Spring Benefit Season is Here.. Save The Date! re:FORM Auction on May 17th

by on March 15, 2010 in Charity Event, Modern Art Obsession

So the 2010 Spring Benefit Season is Here.. !! So.. Be sure to save the date, for the big re:FORM Art Auction on May 17th. This event only happens once every 2 years.. and features work donated by some of the best contemporary artists working today. Plus, the Charity is a MAO favorite, The Drug Policy Alliance(The DPA), an organization which fosters Drug Education.. not Incarceration. Reason, Compassion, Justice. DPA Network is the nation’s leading organization working to end the war on drugs. We envision new drug policies based on science, compassion, health and human rights and a just society…

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Welcome BACK!! Aperture SNAP Out of Winter Party !!

by on February 25, 2010 in Charity Event, Current Affairs, Modern Art Obsession

OK.. We’ve been away from blogging for way too long! MAO is looking forward to getting back into the schwing of this blog again. There’s just Sooo much to bitch about say… But we’ll start with pointing out some amazing events that we’ll be attending the next few weeks… First… if the long cold winter has got you down.. it’s time to SNAP out of Winter.. with Aperture! Yes.. my little MAO-ettes.. Aperture is having a hot new party focused on young photo collectors. (yes.. that includes MAO too!! We’re not dead yet!) PARTY!! Live Jazz Music.. Friday, March 19th,…

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Art Miami 2009.. VIP Opening Night! A Nice Big Crowd…

by on December 2, 2009 in Art Fairs, Art Vacation, Artist SpotLite, Modern Art Obsession

Art Miami.. VIP Opening Night! A Nice Big Crowd… So.. MAO and the MAO-ettes were doing the elite Miami Art Basel circuit party thing last night. Last night was the posh VIP opening of 2 of the long time fairs.. Art Miami, and Design Miami. We went to both of course. Both were buzzing.. with people… lots of people! So we guess the nights were successful for the art dealers….we shall see how today’s main fair opening goes! As for the Art Miami Fair.. we have to say.. we were all a bit disappointed by the galleries at this fair….

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An Exciting Rare PhotoBook Auction… Just Started Up!

by on December 1, 2009 in Art As Investments, Auctions, Books, Modern Art Obsession

An Exciting Rare PhotoBook Auction… Just Started Up! Check this out! For those readers of this site… it’s no surprise MAO is an crazed photobook collector. So much so, we are almost scared to tell anyone about this opportunity.. but iGavel is starting to do auctions of Rare Photobooks! The ever resourceful Dan Cooney almost too nice to be an art photography dealer, has just posted a great list of very hard to find, mostly 1st edition photobooks. We checked them all out this weekend.. and we’d have to say..some of these book made us actually drool. Yes.. MAO is…

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