Installation Art on a large scale

In The Observer this weekend I come across this article and the image above blow me away. I know Baltanski’s work and this is not a leap out into the open for him but striking none the less. I enjoyed the writing in the article as well which can be hit and miss in some reviews, please follow the link here. I have enjoyed watching this series at the Grand Palais, Paris but never made it down (although would have loved to see the Serra piece last year) I like the idea of an art pilgrimage and gets me to thinking maybe buying work is not the only important part of being a collector but in seeing art you can contribute to the culture of support that art needs.

It also gets me thinking about un-sellable art and how we could contribute to this culture in York. Would installation art add to our exhibitions? All in all we put art up for people to see, we need some collectors however we also need this culture of viewing, supporting and educating about art. Hopefully our events can achieve this.

Nathan

Getting back to the Blog

I have been bad and not posted in a while, Twitter has grab my attention away but I must stay focus because this is our way of keeping everyone informed.

So what has been happening in my world of Revolving Gallery, the easiest answer to that is lots. Going back a few weeks we had the Artist studio visit that Tarot has been blogging about so here is my take. I am really proud of us as a Gallery taking the time to do studio visit, they benefit us and the artists and all the information we gain so we can pass it on, I feel it's a dying tradition. This good practice relate to why I see myself more as a Gallerist than a dealer. Gallerist is a relatively recent term coined on the New York art market and relates to people who don't just buy and sell work but really invest in the Artist, supporting there career and at the same time works closely with collectors to equally nurture them. It is a much more holistic approach to working with art in a commercial field and I like to hold these ideals.

So as a collector (or potential collector) we welcome you to come talk to us, so we can get to know you and hopefully help you build a collection that you love and can be proud of. The studio visit plays a vital role in this.

Here is an article with more information on the term: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/24/arts/20051224gallerist.html?_r=1