July 6, 2008 
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
 
Major auction houses are eyeing new, seemingly limitless market territory.
Read the Article
By Judd Tully 
The latest generation of Russian artists is brashly staking its claim. Read the Article
By Sarah Douglas 
Russian collectors are storming the contemporary-art market. Or are they? Read the Article
By john Varoli 
Artists and collectors keep returning to portraiture—for good reason. Read the Article
By Barrymore Laurence Scherer
DEPARTMENTS
New offices prompt thoughts about the changing economic picture for Chelsea, and beyond. Read the Letter
Checking in with some of the talented people whose work graces our pages this month.
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 
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 
“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 .
Standoff on Park Read the Article
Broad Implications Read the Article Keeping eBay at Bay Read the Article 
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 
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.
New buyers proclaimed their presence at the fall sales of Chinese art in London and Hong Kong. Read the Article
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.
Japanese basket makers transform bamboo into surprisingly sculptural forms. Read the Article
By Marisa Bartolucci 
Recent Asian-art volumes guide collectors through diverse, burgeoning fields. Read the Article
By Laura Whitman
MARKETFILE
To see a preview of the show of Homer’s works at the Art Institute of Chicago, visit the photo gallery.
Wine auctions are yielding higher prices than ever before—and several houses are benefiting.
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