TABLE OF CONTENTS

September 2009 Table of Contents

Published: September 1, 2009

Art+Auction: 30th Anniversary 1979-2009

Art+Auction: Total Recall

Art+Auction: The Reporter

Art+Auction: Datebook

Art+Auction: Art Insurance

Art+Auction: In the Studio

Art+Auction: The Illusion of Knowledge

Art+Auction: Artist Dossier

Art+Auction: Fair Reviews

Art+Auction: Auction Reviews

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71 Feature

30th Anniversary Special: Decade By Decade

Reflecting on the international art market since ART+AUCTION'S debut.

1979-1988

1989-1998

1999-2009

78 Feature

Total Recall

Art world luminaries reminisce

79 Essay

Reflections: Marisa Bartolucci

The world has changed, but we're still here
By Marisa Bartolucci

80 Essay

Reflections: Souren Melikian

The art business comes full circle
By Souren Melikian

82 Essay

Reflections: Judd Tully

A seasoned reporter tells his own story
By Judd Tully

83 Essay

Reflections: Jori Finkel

A rare home for serious art journalism
By Jori Finkel

54 When in...

When in Shanghai for... ShContemporary

ShContemporary is just one of the art attractions in this town, also known for its culinary masterpieces.

DEPARTMENTS

14 From the Editor

Marking our anniversary is an opportunity to look back, as well as to contemplate the future.

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23 The Reporter

Double Denied (Again)
A double-denied Warhol Exhibit A in a clas action; it's a new gallery scene in recession-era New York. By Judd Tully

Survival Strategies
It's a new gallery scene in recession-era New York. By Sarah Douglas

29 Datebook

This month's cultural agenda: The people, events and publications on our radar.
New York: Reinventing the Wheel

Paris: Tribal Ritual

Minneapolis: Sensory Overload

Point of View: Eva Respini

My Brilliant Career: Tim Bavington

London: A Return to Power

Shanghai: Third Time's the Charm

New York: Looking East

10 Tomes

Charles Saatchi: The Man, The Gallery, The Show

New York: Boom vs. Bust: Pick a Side

Market Snapshot: J. M. W. Turner

American Tastes

Invitation–Only Events

Movers & Shakers

Conversations with Maria Baibakova

Collage 2.0

Also This Month

44 What You Need to Know

Art Insurance
Our short primer on art insurance and its latest accessory, title insurance, has you covered.

48 In the Studio

Spencer Finch
Spencer Finch uses objective data to capture subjective moments. By Meghan Dailey

57 Souren Melikian

The Illusion of Knowledge
The scholarly marketing in some auction catalogues creates a dangerous illusion of knowledge.

MARKETFILE

89 Artist Dossier

James Ensor
The Belgian painter's allegorical aesthetic was ahead of the curve. Today, if Ensor's new auction record and MOMA show are any indication, it's utterly au courant. By Hilarie M. Sheets

93 Jori Finkel

A Clear Picture
In the contemporary art world, there is a bias for photography-based art over photography. What's that about?

95 Fair Reviews

Basel

London: Grosvenor House Art antiques Fair

London: Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair

Bridgehampton, NY

72 Auction Reviews

20th Century Design
Given the unsettled economy and the general instability of the marketplace, the auction houses didn’t expect a turnaround with their June sales — and the results matched their expectations. By Judith Gura

Impressionist & Modern Art
Although late June Impressionist and modern evening sales at Christie’s and Sotheby’s yielded modest results, both sessions fell within their estimates. By Judd Tully

Contemporary Art
June’s evening sales of postwar and contemporary art at Christie’s, Phillips de Pury & Company and Sotheby’s established a new, firm footing for the ailing market sector. By Judd Tully

Old Masters
London auctions at Christie's and Sotheby's prove that the market for Old Masters is "heathly and strong." By Amy Page

IN BRIEF:

Christie's

Leslie Hindman

Heritage

Antiqorum

Bloomsbury

Piasa

Dreweatts

Van Ham

Freemans

Rippon Boswell & Co.