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Design Discontent

By Lindsay Pollock

Published: November 1, 2008
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© Design Miami
Design Miami/Basel, June 2008. More collectors at the fair mean higher prices and increased competition among dealers.

November 2008 The Reporter
As the boundaries between the fields continue to blur, design dealers have begun dabbling in contemporary art. Donzella started representing the figurative painter Joe Concra a year ago, and this month Grajales will present an exhibition of the Cuban artist José Parlá’s graffiti-inspired canvases at her SoHo space (Design Miami rules prohibit dealers from showing “fine art” at the fair). And artists are trying their hand in ever greater numbers at design. Richard Prince recently created a chair for a show at Galerie Patrick Seguin in Paris. He’s “just the latest artist to jump on the design-art gravy train,” says Schachter. "Design Discontent" originally appeared in the November 2008 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's November 2008 Table of Contents.

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