March 2008 Table of Contents
Published: March 1, 2008
 
Courtesy Phillips de Pury & Company
Feature: Russia's New Horizons
Courtesy Phillips de Pury & Company
Feature: Mission to Moscow
Courtesy Galerie Volker Diehl
"Kissing Policeman" (2005) by Blue Noses
Photograph by Noah Webb.
In The Studio: Nathan Mabry
Courtesy Sotheby’s Hong Kong
Souren Melikian: The Expanding East
Photograph by Matthu Placek
Obsessions: Out of the Past
Courtesy Sotheby's New York
Artist Dossier: Winslow Homer
Courtesy Kagedo Japanese Art, Seattle
The Connoisseur: Weaves of Grass
FEATURES
russia's new horizons
108 mission to moscow
Major auction houses are eyeing new, seemingly limitless market territory.
Read the Article By Judd Tully
112 eastern promises
The latest generation of Russian artists is brashly staking its claim. Read the Article
By Sarah Douglas
124 new kids on the block
Russian collectors are storming the contemporary-art market. Or are they? Read the Article
By John Varoli
128 face to face to face
Artists and collectors keep returning to portraiture—for good reason. Read the Article
By Barrymore Laurence Scherer
DEPARTMENTS
16 from the editor
New offices prompt thoughts about the changing economic picture for Chelsea, and beyond. Read
the Letter
20 contributors
Checking in with some of the talented people whose work graces our pages this month.
25 in the air
Whitney Launching Pad Read
the Article
Bad Day in L.A. Read the Article Fun with the Facts Read the Article All's Hair in Love and War Read the Article Condo Invasion? Read the Article
29 movers+shakers
Calling the Shots Read the
Article
Capitals Gain Read the Article Due South Read the Article Halcyon House Read the Article Bonjour, China Read the Article
35 conversation with...
“Can you get more vulgar than Richard Prince?” asks art critic Dave Hickey. Read the Article
By Sarah Douglas 
For an extended version of the art world provocateur’s interview, see the article .
41 the reporter
Standoff on Park Read the Article
Broad Implications Read the Article Keeping eBay at Bay Read the Article
51 datebook
Back East Read the Article
Updated Classic Read the Article Bronze Star Read the Article Into the Woods Read the Article BADA Bing Read the Article Designer Goods Read the Article The American Scene Read the Article New Pier Group Read the Article
60 in the studio
At 30, Nathan Mabry is already being celebrated for sculptures both witty and wise. Read the Article
By Jori Finkel
The artist talks about his many influences in a Q&A. Read the article.
71 souren melikian
New buyers proclaimed their presence at the fall sales of Chinese art in London and Hong Kong. Read the Article
82 obsessions
A Russian-born collector finds solace in his trove of early 20th-century works. Read the Article
By Katherine Jentleson
How do Boris Stavrovski’s favorite artists fare on the block? Read the article.
93 connoisseur
Japanese basket makers transform bamboo into surprisingly sculptural forms. Read the Article
By Marisa Bartolucci
99 books
Recent Asian-art volumes guide collectors through diverse, burgeoning fields. Read the Article
By Laura Whitman
MARKETFILE
139 artist dossier
To see a preview of the show of Homer’s works at the Art Institute of Chicago, visit the photo gallery.
145 in brief
150 auction review
160 databank
Wine auctions are yielding higher prices than ever before—and several houses are benefiting.
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