Just did an interview with Tina Christiansen of Phoenix magazine. She was asking me about what type of gallery we have. People seem to latch onto the fact that we have quite a variety of styles and they like that. People seem to feel assured when they see the established names and excited to see new choices. For me the new choices are there because of the groundwork we done, doing the Art Fairs in different towns. We have quite a few very good artists we found from that.
Art Fairs is a bit of a misnomer. I have been reading about the 5 big ones…Mastricht/Basel/Basel Miami/ Frieze and I think Armory in NY.
I would be complaining about the few grand I put into the RDS whereas I think you would be close on 30k for those, if you were chosen.
But why Art Fairs?
Because they are some competition against the auction houses.
In what way?
At an auction you have to make a choice on the spot, whereas in a gallery you can meander around back and forth and there is (especially in a buyers market) not much compulsion to purchase.
An art fair is a kind of in between. You may miss out if you don`t go with your choice, someone may get it before you if you don’t get it now.
However, as I have been finding, many people still prefer the gallery. They like the ease and the deliberation process. Of course they can miss out here as well but in general, the art fair has the quicker sales turnover.
I could go on about auctions here but I won’t.
Anyway, to get back to the point our Kilkenny Art Fair as opposed to Art Basel. No Compare! (In Italian accent)
Would Sol Art ever venture to the lofty heights of these art fairs. We`ll put it on hold for the moment. However, I would like to attend them.
Thank you.
