Lord David Linley, cabinetmaker extraordinaire and retailer all rolled into one, who also holds sway as Christie’s director. Manhattan über-architect Robert Couturier. Hipster designer Ron Arad, who sells single chairs for $250,000 a pop. German megacollector Mick Flick. These eminent tastemakers plus slews of European aristocrats, clutches of collectors and tiptop museum honchos like the Louvre’s Pierre Rosenberg stormed the vernissage for the 21st annual super-king of fairs, Maastricht 08, the European Fine Art Fair, currently on view at the Dutch town’s cavernous exposition hall, Mar. 7-16, 2008. A stunning 9,500 people -- 10 percent more than in 2007 -- showed up for the invitation-only preview of the sprawling, 227-dealer show. ...more
Brook S. Mason Archives
Mar. 5, 2008
MIDDLE EASTERN ALLURE by Brook S. Mason New art fairs, and new challenges, in the United Arab Emirates.
Dec. 20, 2007
ARTNET DESIGN by Brook S. Mason Marcus Tremonto, gallery bling, Robert M. Kulicke and Bessie Jamieson, Armand Rateau, Tony Duquette, more.
Nov. 2, 2007
ARTNET DESIGN by Brook S. Mason Salander’s dec arts, Yonel Lebovici, a Mediaeval renaissance in New York, more.
Sept. 26, 2007
ARTNET DESIGN
by Brook S. Mason Friedman Benda, Breuer at Wright, MacBain’s bags, Nan Kempner, Noguchi, Jansen furniture, John Beresford Fowler, more.
Aug. 3, 2007
NEW WORLD AT SALZBURG
by Brook S. Mason The new Salzburg World Fine Art Fair mixes Mozart sonatas and Meissen porcelain with the occasional avant-garde piece.
July 16, 2007
ARTNET DESIGN by Brook S. Mason Art & realty, Ezra Stoller, collectible textiles, Russian modernist architecture, Macklowe redesigns, more.
June 5, 2007
ARTNET DESIGN by Brook S. Mason Prouve’s Maison Tropicale sold, a "pot dealer" in New York, International Ceramics Fair, more.
May 14, 2007
SALES, SALES, SALES by Brook S. Mason Anna and Brian Haughton’s International Fine Art Fair reveals a masterful and changing market.
May 2, 2007
ARTNET DESIGN by Brook S. Mason Fast paced changes in Manhattan and beyond.
Mar. 13, 2007
DECORATIVE ARTS DIARY by Brook S. Mason Dutch Masters: The European Fine Art Fair, at a mere 20 years old.
Feb. 22, 2007
ART SHOW CONTEMPORARY by Brook S. Mason
The ADAA Art Show goes contemporary in a spiffed-up armory.
Jan. 30, 2007
THE NEW YORK LIST by Brook S. Mason
New trends in the antiques world, from the 2007 Winter Antiques Show to the Chelsea art district.
Jan. 19, 2007
DECORATIVE ARTS DIARY by Brook S. Mason
A pumped-up Americana market at the Winter Antiques Show and more.
Dec. 21, 2006
DECORATIVE ARTS DIARY by Brook S. Mason
Last minute shopping for 2006, and looking ahead to 2007.
Nov. 21, 2006
DECORATIVE ARTS DIARY by Brook S. Mason
Selling fast at "Modernism" in New York, now the nation’s pre-eminent design show.
Sept. 22, 2006
DECORATIVE ARTS DIARY by Brook S. Mason
Lavish, Marie Antoinette-like consumerism at the Biennale des Antiquaires.
Sept. 13, 2006
DECORATIVE ARTS DIARY by Brook S. Mason
England’s legendary Attingham Summer School is "boot camp for curators."
May 19, 2006
DECORATIVE ARTS DIARY by Brook S. Mason
The Paris market shifts from the 18th century to the 20th.
Mar. 22, 2006
OLD MASTERS, NEW EDGE by Brook Mason
Bigger, better, more important at TEFAF Maastricht 2006.
Nov. 1, 2005
DECORATIVE ARTS DIARY
by Brook S. Mason
Glitter and gilt in the Safra sale at Sotheby’s.
