Elizabeth Chatham

Elizabeth Chatham

Born in Dallas, Texas, and based in New York City since 2010, her entire career has been devoted to the fine arts, including working for institutions like Sotheby’s Auction House and Gagosian Gallery.

Chatham holds an MFA from New York University in Visual Arts Administration.

Ana Mendieta: Earth Body

Ana Mendiete was a Cuban-American Performance Artist, Sculptor, Painter, Photographer and Video Artist. She was born in 1948 in Havana, Cuba and died in 1985, while married to sculptor Carl Andre in...

From the Academy to Auction: The Evolution of Art as Investment

In 1903, the financier visited the 1903 Salon d’Automne showcasing works by Pierre Bonnard, Henri Matisse, Paul Gauguin and others. Intuiting the success of these young Impressionists, he and twelve partners created an art fund with which they would buy contemporary works to later sell at a profit.

Tania Bruguera: The People’s Artist

Tania Bruguera: The People’s Artist

Tania Bruguera (b. 1968 in Havana Cuba) is an activist and performance artist at the forefront of “activist art”. In the creation process, she builds models based on social practice--specifically...

The Beginnings of Art Commodification

A cursory examination of the history of art’s commodification will reveal that money and art have been entwined for centuries.

The Shift from Conceptual to Branded Art

The years 1940 through 1980 tend to be overlooked in the art market but were in fact instrumental. According to the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA), 45% of art museums were created between 1940...