Extreme Self-Marketing

Extreme Self-Marketing

Extreme Self-Marketing This is not all about Jeff Koons It should probably come as no surprise that Jeff Koons at points in his career has hired “image consultants”—professionals who give advice on cultivating and presenting an appealing persona. The artist got his...
Carol Rose Brown

Carol Rose Brown

Carol Rose Brown Carol Rose Brown has been through several metamorphoses as an artist. She started showing while still in her twenties and working at an office job in the Brooklyn Museum. One of her first exhibitions, at the adventurous Sidney Janis Gallery in the...
A Tribute to Jake Berthot (1939-2015)

A Tribute to Jake Berthot (1939-2015)

A Tribute to Jake Berthot (1939-2015) by Riad Miah I met Jake Berthot in 1992 while I was in my junior year at the School of Visual Arts in New York. I had already discovered his work and fallen in love with it. So much so that I tried copying everything I saw that I...
The Lives of the Artists

The Lives of the Artists

The Lives of the Artists Carol Rose Brown is a small, sharp, wren-like woman with piercing dark eyes and a surprisingly deep and resonant voice that retains traces of her native New York. She’s had more than her share of lumps in life—losing her beloved first husband...
10 Smart Tips (and Reasons) for Using Social Media

10 Smart Tips (and Reasons) for Using Social Media

10 Smart Tips (and Reasons) for Using Social Media When I was writing regularly for ARTnews and the Wall Street Journal, I checked into Facebook only sporadically, usually when I was in the middle of transcribing a dull interview or blocked in writing a story. It was...