Monthly Archives: September 2012

Monumental Reward Offered Following $10 Million Art Heist

Stolen Artwork Piet Mondrian

Piet Mondrian, Composition (A) En Rouge Et Blanc, 1936, is one of the artworks burglarized from the home of financier Jeffrey Gundlach. Photo courtesy Santa Monica Police Dept.

Famed bond fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach, hoping for the safe recovery of a prized $10 million art collection stolen from his Santa Monica home, is offering a huge reward totaling $1.7 million. The Los Angeles Times asked art advisor Cheryl Perkey to share her insights regarding the art world’s reaction to this whodunit. Read the full Los Angeles Times article.

Art Platform-Los Angeles Art Fair 2012

Art Platform Los Angeles Art Fair 2012 Come to the international art fair this weekend! With over 80 exhibitors, you can enjoy art from around the world at Art Platform-Los Angeles, a modern and contemporary art fair now in its second year in L.A. It will be held Sept. 28-30 at historic Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, CA.

Also you will have an opportunity to attend various enlightening panel discussions which will be presented at Art Platform each day. Plus check out a number of special exhibitions such as the Art Platform Projection Series which features a number of interactive and generative works by some of today’s most exciting contemporary digital artists seen at key points throughout the venue.

Contact Perkey Fine Art Advisor to receive our picks for the “must see” artworks at Art Platform-Los Angeles.

For more details and admission tickets, visit www.artplatform-losangeles.com. We will be there, and we forward to seeing you!

ARTmageddon: Less Car. More Art!

An artful antidote to Carmageddon Los Angeles traffic Instead of stressing in traffic during Carmageddon II (the Los Angeles 405 Freeway closure on Sept. 29-30), why not stay in your neighborhood and enjoy some art? Walk, bike or metro to an art event near you this coming weekend for ARTmageddon, an artful antidote to Carmageddon. More than 100 artists, art organizations and community partners have teamed up for ARTmageddon.

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