Archive for May, 2010
A Legal Indictment Against the Duopoly
Saturday, May 29th, 2010My faith in the legal process may yet be tested. My son, a law student, sent me an article in the New York State Bar Association’s Entertainment, Art, and Sports Journal-Spring 2010 edition titled: The House Always Wins: A Call to Reform Art Auction House Regulations. It was submitted and written by a 3rd year [...]
Millennium Modern, the Style of Contemporary
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010I have always tried to slice and dice a piece of furniture or decorative arts by associating a style and sub-style with the item. I find it’s a way to understand where the design was coming from and what influences made it adaptable. Chinese Chippendale seems as incongruous a combination of designs as faux-bamboo. Today’s [...]