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March 2008 Table of Contents

Published: March 1, 2008
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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
Winslow Homer Read the Article
By Meredith Mendelsohn
To see a preview of the show of Homer’s works at the Art Institute of Chicago, visit the photo gallery.
145 in brief
Shades of Gray Read the Article
Stuff of Myth Read the Article
Exotic Fare Read the Article
150 auction review
20th-Century Design Read the Article
A solid showing for American paintings. Read the Article
160 databank
Wine auctions are yielding higher prices than ever before—and several houses are benefiting.

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