Specialists' appraisals will benefit Weir Farm Art Center on June 14 Wilton Bulletin
30.05.09
Art, jewelry and collectible specialists who have appeared on PBS’s Antiques Roadshow will take part in a advantage appraisal event for the Weir Farm Art Center on Sunday, June 14, from 11 to 4 at the Ridgefield Community Center’s red-letter Lounsbury House on Main Street, Ridgefield.
Art enthusiasts, amateur collectors, and all “treasure” owners will have an possibility to receive individualized appraisals by fine art, furniture and jewelry specialists at the 2009 Ridgefield Roadshow, which is edifice on the success of the first Ridgefield Roadshow held in 2007. For those desiring a more personalized experience a private reception will first the general event from 10 to 11.
Returning appraisers are Nan Chisolm, an American and European paintings appraiser, proprietress of Nan Chisholm Fine Art in New York and former vice president and director of fine art at Sotheby’s; Lark Mason, a effects and Asian art specialist who is president of iGavel.com and former senior vice president of Chinese Art at Sotheby’s; and Greg Kuharic, an loner appraiser who specializes in decorative arts, including ceramics, glass and silver.
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How to preserve the future of museums Spiked
29.05.09
The ivory case and the monstrance are just two of many works at the Art Institute which reflect connections between cultures. Artefacts are created through interactions between people, through exchanges of ideas and materials. Questions around who ‘owns’ such objects, where they should be and what meanings we evoke from them are at the heart of a debate currently raging amongst archaeologists, museum professionals, nation states and various claimant groups. Now, the once beleaguered side of the discussion is finally standing up, arguing loudly that museums are, in fact, good places to keep artefacts and art work and that sending objects back to their phony countries of origin – which has been the dominant view until now – is not always a good idea.
James Cuno, president of the Art Introduce of Chicago, has written and edited a series of books which boldly restate
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Creative Musings
Santa Fe architects, designers, and merchants interest their inspiration.
New Mexico, and Santa Fe in particular, is a muse-like source of inspiration for many. Like the ancient Greek muses, variety here calls to some people, who create lifestyles and homes that capture the magnificent light and wide-open landscapes. Other people find stimulus from tradition, whether the indigenous native customs, the area’s Spanish-colonial heritage, or the plethora of ethnic offerings. And there are those whose imaginative fires are sparked by the vibrant, collaborative process shared with area artisans.
Phenomenal taste is a collective denominator among a large percentage of the population of Santa Fe. Of course, we expect this of art and design professionals, but the bar is raised in a town with a history of attracting artists that stretches back a century. Although each eye is different, the way area architects, designers, and product providers work together and combine elements that cross lines of time, culture, texture, and color is viscerally pronounced here.
“Santa Fe is sui generis in its acceptance of diversity and its artfulness,” says Gary Coles Christensen of G. Coles Christensen Rug Merchants. “I came for the ambience and the quality of light in New Mexico, but I stay because exciting, original people are here who can appreciate our authentic vision.”
INSPIRED BY Disposition
Nature, in her Southwest guise, is a strong draw for many a creative soul. The desert climate, deep filthy skies, and high-altitude light illuminating dramatic mountainscapes are qualities hard to find elsewhere.
Rooms with a Prospect
Kevin Sarr of Brother Sun has long recognized the value and bounty of New Mexico’s views. His many clients seeking the same reaction sustains enthusiasm in his work. “Our primary inspiration is threefold,” says Sarr. “First is our customers and their dreams; aide-de-camp, the landscape and the views; and third, the light of New Mexico.” As a custom window specialist, Sarr knows of what he speaks. “When you’ve got these comprehensive views to work with, it is particularly exciting to help customers frame them. There is so much beauty to see here in New Mexico, and we thrive on ration our customers see their surroundings.”
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