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Collector Conversations: Alison Kessler
What inspired you...
Collector Conversations: Alison Kessler
At RedDot, our primary goal is to take the stigma out of buying art. So many people we talk to are intimidated by art, even collectors often don't call themselves...
5 Reasons to Start Collecting Art
Why should we buy art? “It’s like asking why we fall in love, the reasons are so various.”
5 Reasons to Start Collecting Art
Why should we buy art? “It’s like asking why we fall in love, the reasons are so various.” Art historian Kenneth Clark got it right. And with so many reasons...
I Wanna Be Like Thomas Crown...
(written while listening to the CLUTCH soundtrack)
Women want him, men want to be him. He’s Thomas Crown—billionaire by day, art thief by night because, you know, stealing is fun. Just kidding, we here at RedDot do not condone theft of any sort. His art collection is all we aspire to, and while it appears to be chock full of blue chip impressionists (classic Wall Street collector move), we thought it would be fun to look at the pieces in his collection, to see what we can learn about Mr. Crown.
Art is, after all, the greatest reflection...
I Wanna Be Like Thomas Crown...
(written while listening to the CLUTCH soundtrack) Women want him, men want to be him. He’s Thomas Crown—billionaire by day, art thief by night because, you know, stealing is fun....
Inside Basquiat's Auction Room
Last night I watched, in real time thanks to the internet, the sale of an “important” untitled work by Jean-Michel Basquiat. It sold for $112 million to a Japanese entrepreneur (both shown above on his Instagram page) and now holds the following records:
• Most expensive American work of art ever sold • Most expensive work by an African-American artist ever sold • First work created after 1980 to break the $100 million threshold
A short Basquiat art history lesson: Jean Michel Basquiat began his career as part of a graffiti duo in NYC (using the tag "SAMO", pronounced...
Inside Basquiat's Auction Room
Last night I watched, in real time thanks to the internet, the sale of an “important” untitled work by Jean-Michel Basquiat. It sold for $112 million to a Japanese entrepreneur...
What's in a name?
What's a red dot? A note from our founder.
The idea for the RedDot Culture is 99% selfish. Sure I am committed to making the market more approachable to new collectors. But I also found my passion in seeking out great artwork and telling people about it.
I fell in love with art in college, choosing to major in Art History at the University of Pennsylvania after a freshman year survey course: “The Rise of Modern Digital Media”. I was accepted at the Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London to pursue my Masters’ in Art Business. The degree focused...
What's in a name?
What's a red dot? A note from our founder. The idea for the RedDot Culture is 99% selfish. Sure I am committed to making the market more approachable to new...