Monday, March 8th, 2010
By JRS
In 1985, when billionaire Greek industrialist Dakis Joannou bought the first piece of his now world-renowned contemporary art collection—a basketball signed by Dr. Jay submerged in a tank of water and simply titled “Equilibrium”—it started two chain reactions. One, Mr. Koons would never have to worry about people buying his work again, as Jonnau has been very successful in buying up most of it for his monolithic museum in Athens. Secondly, Joannou would be very adept in helping to solidify emerging artists and future greats (Terrence Koh, Cindy Sherman, Takashi Murakami), as well as helping to shape the very nature of collecting. (more…)
Tags: Charles Ray, cindy sherman, Dakis Joannou, Dan Altmejd, Dan Colen, Dash Snow, Ed Paschke, Jeff Koons, Maurizio Cattelan, Paul McCarthy, Paula Jones, Rob Pruitt, Stanley Kubrick, Takashi Murakami, Terence Koh, Tony Shafrazi, Urs Fischer
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
By JRS
Dash Snow on the High Line
From New York magazine: ”A crowd of about 50 or so people braved the cold October 1st to experience the latest memorial service for the beloved artist–slash–celebrated-downtown-persona Dash Snow at the East River Amphitheater. Snow, whose exploits and edgy artwork — largely photographs, collages, and personal artifacts documenting his wild life — earned him many fans, and who was loved by those who knew him for having the “soul of an angel” was found naked in a bathtub in the Lafayette Hotel on July 16, dead of a heroin overdose. He was 27.”
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Tags: Art, Dash Snow, new york, New York magazine, Paper magazine, Peter Davis
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