Quick Culture

The 60-Second Art World

Winner of the Week: Frick Collection director Anne L. Poulet, who announced she’ll retire in Sept. 2011 after eight years there, and much success fund-raising. Let the search for a replacement begin!

Loser: Damien Hirst collectors, who are seeing the (near-term) resale value of their art sink in the wake of the Lehman Brothers Read More

My Seminar With Mark Kostabi, Part 1

I found myself thinking about Troilus and Cressida on my way up to the Mark Kostabi seminar, the “special event” sponsored by the Seminar Center (a Learning Annex rival). A special event the Seminar Center had headlined “Art Legend MARK KOSTABI: How to Generate Income for Your Business via ‘The Art of Promotion.’”

I was Read More