HAMILTON ARTIST GOES HOMELESS TO SAVE HIS CHARITY!

24-year old Hamilton artist, James Blair is packing up his apartment as we speak. This is a hard move for James dealing with the loss of his husband"I did my best! and he was happy.. that is all that...

Delara Darabi executed in Iran this May Day morning

Amnesty International claimed it was "a cynical move on the part of the authorities to avoid domestic and international protests which might have saved Delara Darabi's life.""Stop Child Executions sadly regrets to...

G-d's Hotline, Please Leave a Message!

Finally, a phone number where I can speak directly to G-d, even if I do have to leave a message! Before someone accuses me of blasphemy because of my story, let me say that I am a staunch believer in G-d, I...

HAMILTON ARTIST GOES HOMELESS TO SAVE HIS CHARITY!

24-year old Hamilton artist, James Blair is packing up his apartment as we speak. This is a hard move for James who recently lost his husband due to terminal lung cancer. "I did my best! and he was happy.. that is...

Zulu coconut delivered to President Obama

"WASHINGTON -- A specially designed Zulu coconut made its way from Capitol Hill to the White House this afternoon on its way to its presentation to President Barack Obama. The delegation said the president promised to find a good spot to display it. The car carrying the...

Norwegian Minister Wants to Legalize File-Sharing

It appears Norway has a mature attitude toward file-sharing, " Earlier this week the music industry, headed by the IFPI, gave Norway’s largest Internet provider an ultimatum; block access to The Pirate Bay...

Mearns artist sees investment paying off

EVERYONE's pocket has been hit by the credit crunch. Be it the collapse of a popular high-street brand, the loss of money through bank collapse, or just the soaring cost of living. Well, except one young...

Single Owner Art Auctions Defy Downturn

Over the last few months I have noticed a particularly interesting trend emerge that says a lot about the way people perceive, and are approaching, the art market. There have been quite a few auctions of single owner collections in recent months most of which have achieved...

Rarity is Driving the Art Market

One of the trends that has emerged since the art market began to soften is the increased desirability of works of art that that have not appeared at auction for a long period of time or have never appeared at auction. Such works are usually given the term “fresh to...

Australian Art Sacrificed for Cezanne

"Bords De La Marne" by Cezanne The Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia is selling two major works by two Australian artists from it’s collection to raise the remaining funds needed to purchase a painting by Cezanne titled “Bords De La Marne”. Director...

Mei Moses Art Market Index Update

A tracking report on the year-to-date value of the Mei Moses All Art Index has been issued by Beautiful Asset Advisors. According to the fall art market insight report, as of 10/31/2008, the value of the index was 270.58** which, as one would expect, is down on the 2007 year...

Milan Contemporary Art Sale Success

In a market where a majority of the major art auctions being held since the beginning of the financial crisis are experiencing far from positive results it is important to be aware that there are still many promising signs of art market resilience. One such sign is the Milan...

Next Star Artist Update

Next Star Artist Update It’s been a while since I posted an update on Herb Williams who won the inaugural Next Star Artist competition so here’s the latest goss. The most exciting news is that Herb was chosen to create the album cover for the mega popular rock band The...

Prince to Release Three New Albums in 2009

The artist and Jehovah's Witness currently known as Prince is planning to release a total of three different albums. And NowPublic members should take note: one of the albums is called — Lotus Flower! "The Los...

The Price and Value of Contemporary Art

The problem with the market for contemporary art is that the perceived value of the work by a contemporary artist (especially emerging artists) is often reliant on someone taking the risk of backing that artist which then adds credibility to their work thus prompting other...

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