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How to Work With an Art Advisor

Cheryl Perkey — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:29:48 +0000

Scene at an art fair: Scope 2012 in New York City

How can you benefit from the professional skills of an art advisor? Check out this recent article in Investment Advisor Magazine’s AdvisorOne Newsletter, with an interview of Cheryl Perkey, owner of Perkey Fine Art Advisor.

Learn what services an art advisor provides, what qualifications a collector should seek in an art consultant, is there a dollar minimum that a collector should have in mind, and more. Click here to read the article.

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Build Your Art Collection with Affordable Art!

Cheryl Perkey — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:13:28 +0000

Join me at gem, the big, annual multimedia art exhibition and party benefitting Los Angeles Art Association, on April 21, 2012.

Don’t miss this fun evening featuring a fabulous selection of affordably priced works by over 140 artists!

As a member of the 2012 Benefit Committee of the Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA), I am delighted to invite you to gem. Come to the VIP Preview, and get first pick. Proceeds of gem help LAAA, a pillar in the California art community since 1925, to continue to provide important resources to artists in Los Angeles.

RSVP online or get your tickets at the door. I hope to see you there!

Armory Show 2012: Top Picks of the NY Art Fair

Cheryl Perkey — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:26:36 +0000

The contemporary art world converges in New York City this week for the annual Armory Show and other art fairs around Manhattan. I enjoy attending the New York art fairs each year, and here I am again, in search of engaging artworks for my clients.

The 2012 edition of The Armory Show art fair is scaled down in size from previous years, which I found to be a good thing. More meat, less fat!

Check out my art fair photos to experience some of my top picks from the 2012 Armory Show. Like what you see? Feel free to contact me for more infomation.

Visitors enter The Armory Show contemporary art fair at Pier 94 along the Hudson River in New York City. The Armory Show is March 8 - 11, 2012.

ALLAN MCCOLLUM, Collection of Sixty Drawings, 1988/91, artist pencil on museum board, and Perfect Vehicle, 1988/2004, Moorglo on concrete, unique

PETER ZIMMERMANN, Untitled, 2011, airbrush and epoxy resin on canvas, 78 3/4 x 57 inches

JULIAN OPIE, Imagine You Are Driving, (sculpture 4), 1993, concrete, 126 x 147 5/8 x 9 7/8 inches

KEHINDE WILEY, Anthony Metellus, 2011, oil on canvas, 72 x 60 inches

Armory Focus: The Nordic Countries features select galleries from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland

Neon installation Scandanavian Pain by Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson is part of Nordic Focus at The Armory Show 2012

COOPER & GORFER, Shola and the Cat, 2011, archival pigment print, 39.37 x 31.5 inches

OLAFUR ELIASSON, Your Emergence (Blue to Red) and Your Emergence (Yellow to Red), 2012, handmade glass, driftwood, stainless steel, each 28 1/8 x 43 1/16 x 4 1/8

JOHN BALDESSARI, Prima Facie (Second State): Jolly, 2005, archival digital print on canvas, acrylic on canvas, 2 parts, each 47 1/2 x 38

BARBARA KRUGER, Untitled (Now You See Us Now You Don't), 1987, mixed media, 45 3/4 x 54 inches

ANISH KAPOOR, Untitled, 2011, Alabaster, 35.4 x 15.7 inches

LEANDRO ERLICH, La Vitrina Cloud Collection (London), 2011, wood, glass, acrylic, 67 x 50 x14 inches

ROB WYNNE, Purple Vortex, 2011, poured and mirrored glass

EDWARD BURTYNSKY, Oil Spill #9, Oil Slick at Rip Tide, Gulf of Mexico, June 24, 2010, chromogenic color print, printed 2010, Edition of 9

DANIEL KNORR, 2 Dollar Pigs, 2012, Inkjet print on paper, edition of 3

GHADA AMER, Baiser 2, 2011, nickel plated bronze, edition of 6 + 1 AP, 17.5 x 25 x 18 inches

DONALD SULTAN, Black and White Feb 27 2012, 2012, enamel, spackle and tar on tile over masonite, 36 x 36 inches

KATY STONE, Sunspot, 2011, oil on aluminum, edition of 3 + 2 AP, 32 x 32 x 2 inches

Visitors stoll the aisles of The Armory Show Modern in Peir 92

ASYA REZNIKOV, Packing Art History, 2011, video installation, edition AP/7, 20 x 14 x 6 inches

MARC TRUJILLO, 7200 Dodge Street, 2010, oil on aluminum, 23 x 32 1/2 inches

Legendary Fashion and Fine Art Photographer Passes

Cheryl Perkey — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:04:50 +0000

Lillian Bassman, Barbara Mullen (Blowing Kiss VARIANT), Harper's Bazaar, ca 1950, 40x40 in., gelatin silver print

Sadly, the art world has lost a unique visionary. Lillian Bassman, known for her alluring, high-contrast fashion images of the 1940 and 1950′s and her work as a fine art photographer, has died at age 94. Her images transcend glamour, they are sublime celebrations of female beauty.

Feel free to contact Perkey Fine Art Advisor to learn more about the life and art of Lillian Bassman.

Read New York Times Lillian Bassman Obituary

Art Fair Opens with Fire and Ice

Cheryl Perkey — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:26:33 +0000

Disappearing Environments by Judy Chicago and Materials & Applications at ALAC 2012

Preview night of Art Los Angeles Contemporary was enlivened by an installation created with 25 tons of dry ice and glowing flares. Presented by Judy Chicago and Materials & Applications, the piece is a reinvention of Disappearing Environments, a 1968 work by Judy Chicago, Lloyd Hamrol, and Eric Orr.

Art Los Angeles Contemporary, the international contemporary art fair of the West Coast, brings together 70 blue chip and emerging galleries from around the world with a focus on Los Angeles galleries. Visit ALAC January 19-22, 2012 at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California.

Would you like more information on the most exciting artworks offered at ALAC? Feel free to contact me for insights. See some art picks here:

Ed Moses signed posters and met with collectors viewing his new paintings.

Charles Gaines, Faces, 1970's, ink on paper and photographs

Ken Solomon, Rushca Standard Google Search

Peter Alexander, Royal Blue Drip, 2011, polyester resin

Anthony Pearson, bronze sculpture with two framed solarized silver gelatin photographs

Steven Montgomery, Static Fuel #4, 2005, painted glazed ceramic

Visit Art Fairs in Los Angeles

Cheryl Perkey — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:22:12 +0000

With five art fairs coming to L.A., it’s fun and easy to view lots of wonderful art this month! You can enjoy diverse artworks from around the world at the art fairs. Its all part of the line up of art events for Los Angeles Arts Month 2012.

photo l.a. – Jan. 12-16 (Santa Monica Civic Center)

Classic Photographs Los Angeles – Jan. 14-15 (Old Helms Bakery Complex, Culver City)

Los Angeles Art Show – Jan. 18-22 (Los Angeles Convention Center)

Art Los Angeles Contemporary – Jan. 19-22 (Barker Hanger, Santa Monica Airport)

Affordable Art Fair – Jan.18-22 (Event Deck at L.A. Live)

If you would like to have an art consultant available while you are browsing these events, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

For Lovers of Classic Photographs

Cheryl Perkey — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:27:29 +0000

Robert Doisneau, La Baiser (The Kiss), Hotel de Ville, Paris, 1950, silver print, 7-1/8 x 7-1/8 in.

Don’t miss Classic Photographs Los Angeles on January 14 and 15 at the old Helms Bakery complex. Sixteen leading galleries from around the country are exhibiting at this relaxed and informal venue. Expect to find a wide array of 19th and 20th century photographs in various price ranges, from affordable vintage photographs to iconic masterworks.

Contact Perkey Fine Art Advisor to schedule your guided tour or to get advice on finding the gems in this show. Some of the artists whose masterworks you will see include Man Ray, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Ansel Adams, Richard Misrach, André Kertész, Walker Evans, Edward Weston, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Imogen Cunningham, Edward Steichen and Irving Penn.

Hours are Saturday 11am-7pm; Sunday 12pm-5pm. Admission is $5.00 and is open to the public. www.classicphotographsla.com.

Build Your Art Collection with Works by Hot Emerging Artists

Cheryl Perkey — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:37:25 +0000

Art by Palmer Earl, Ryan McCann & Olga Lah among the works now at Gallery 825

Discover great buys on exciting art by over 35 artists at the 2011 Open Show, a potent survey exhibition of some of the best emerging contemporary art.

Join me at the opening reception at Gallery 825, Saturday, Dec. 10, from 6 to 9pm. Presented by the nationally recognized Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA), this exciting show is on view at Gallery 825 through Jan. 6, 2012. Free admission. Gallery 825, 825 North La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069

Learn more about this event here.

Give An Art Gift To Enjoy the Whole Year!

Cheryl Perkey — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:02:03 +0000

A forest of city street lights at LACMA, by Los Angeles-based artist Chris Burden, titled Urban Lights

LACMA Holiday Special: FREE 3 gift museum memberships when you buy 3. Support the museum and give someone special a great gift! Membership includes free admission to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for twelve months, plus many other member benefits.

You can sign up online, or call LACMA at 323-857-6151 or visit a LACMA ticket office during regular museum hours. Order by 12/9/11 if you would like your gift memberships to arrive by Christmas. Special offer valid through 12/31/11.

I hope you will enjoy your visits to LACMA, where you can see these engaging exhibitions (and more) currently on view:

California Design, 1930–1965: “Living in a Modern Way”
On view at LACMA now through June 3, 2012

Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
On view at LACMA now through February 12, 2012

Monet/Lichtenstein: Rouen Cathedrals
On view at LACMA now through January 1, 2012

Happy Holidays from Perkey Fine Art Consulting!

Three New Art Fairs Open in L.A.

Three New Art Fairs Open in L.A.

Cheryl Perkey — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:05:16 +0000

In addition to Pacific Standard Time, the unprecedented collaboration of more than sixty cultural institutions across Southern California coming together to tell the story of the birth of the L.A. art scene, three art fairs launch this weekend in Los Angeles:

Art Platform – Los Angeles – Over 90 exhibitors gather at the LA Mart downtown, presenting an expansive assemblage of contemporary art, ranging from exciting works by emerging artists to international blue-chip art.

Pulse Los Angeles – The Pulse art fair takes place on the Event Deck at LA Live, focusing on interesting and relatively affordable contemporary art.

Fountain LA – Set in the loft district by the L.A. River, the Fountain LA art fair showcases edgy galleries and independent artists.

To kick it off, join me Friday evening, Sept. 30, at the Vernissage Party at Art Platform – Los Angeles. You get to scope out the art before the fair opens to the public, party with movers and shakers of the art scene, and proceeds from your ticket will benefit LACMA, MOCA and the Hammer Museum.

Feel free to contact me, and I will be happy to share insights on the best of the Los Angeles art fairs and offer tips for building your art collection. And check my art consulting blog and Facebook page for more recommendations to add to your art collection.

See you at the art fairs!