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Scandal, intrigue, drama... these are not new to the art world. Neither is discourse about art or a zeal for collecting new to society. When does notoriety stigmatise a market and when does it convert to collectability? When are scandalous artists embraced and when are they ostracised? SHIREEN HUDA reviews some notable cases.
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What constitutes an original work? How legitimate are facsimile reproductions and estate signed prints? What is their value? Are they a growing trend? In a two-part series, SASHA GRISHIN courses the minefield of originals, fakes and copies to search for answers. He begins with the original print in the digital age.
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An investment often overlooked by the collector, artists' books offer the owner a hands-on encounter. They are visual and tactile works, and Sasha Grishin delights in discovering the joys of an art form that is for his eyes only. [July 2007]
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The prospect of becoming a brand new art collector is exciting, but it can also be daunting. Elizabeth Fortescue finds out how to take the first steps. [July 2007]
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Shireen Huda discusses the relative merits of online art sales and auctions. [March 2007]
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Sasha Grishin has travelled the country perusing works-on-paper galleries to investigate the renewed popularity of print collecting in Australia. [March 2007]
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In a sense the chef and the artist share similar goals, but can their creations work successfully together? Can art influence our perception of food? Anthony Huckstep investigates the role of art in restaurants. [Nov 2006]
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Many corporate collections accumulated in the last three decades of the 20th century are being sold and replaced by challenging new media. Prue Gibson looks at this phenomenon and at a group of women art consultants in the driving seat. [July 2006]
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Intimately connected with power, prestige and money, art collecting has been around for a long time. Robert Buratti investigates when it began and what drives the collector. [July 2006]
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Shireen Huda assesses the relative merits of collecting work by emerging artists at auction. [March 2006]
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