ewmiller | September 26, 2011
I feel very lucky to have had the experience in the past few days of traveling around Shanghai, China and experiencing some of the art and architecture of this ancient, and very modern culture. One of the highlights of the trip was a visit to West Lake in Hangzhou. It’s a place well-chronicled in Chinese [...]
ewmiller | September 2, 2011
I was out for a stroll this morning and noticed an interesting catch phrase on a real estate sign, “anything but traditional.” Sure it could refer to opeertions and attitude, but my guess is they wouldn’t have chosen the phrase if traditional was a hot feature in homes. If you’ve been out looking for homes [...]
UAA Team | July 24, 2011
ABC This Week with Christiane Amanpour featured a segment in Gracie Mansion. Having had a private tour of the house and grounds, it is truly one of the gems of New York City and the country. The decorative arts collection is unequaled- and it appears the Mayor and other guests were sitting on some Phyfe chairs! [...]
Helen | July 8, 2011
On July 2, 2011, Nashville, Tennessee welcomed her newest business: Antique Archaeology. Owner Mike Wolfe of History Channel’s American Pickers, has long had a relationship with Nashville, with antique dealers, designers, sellers and private customers. Wolfe has owned the parent store of Antique Archeology in LaClaire, Iowa for about five years. Since the debut of [...]
Regina | June 25, 2011
MEXICO CITY. What kind of art does the richest man in the world spend his money on? Well, Carlos Slim has let us in on the secret. The new Museo Soumaya in Mexico City is not only the most impressive building I’ve seen of late – its skin is silver disks and it rises like [...]
Regina | June 4, 2011
Canajoharie is a sleepy upstate town in the Mohawk Valley that once boasted the best hops fields around and big industry. It was home to, among others, the Mohawks, Susan B. Anthony, a historian/teacher/artist named Rufus A. Grider and a drifter/day laborer/ artist named Fritz Vogt. Settled between the Adirondacks and Catskill mountains, the [...]
UAA Team | May 9, 2011
Richard Meier & Partners announced this week the anticipated reopening of the Richard Meier Model Museum in Long Island City. Offering a rare glimpse into the process behind his distinguished 40-year career as an architect, Mr. Meier is once again unveiling his vast breadth of works to the public for its fifth consecutive season. The [...]
ewmiller | April 4, 2011
This Saturday the Dallas Museum of Art offered a lecture on dining rooms. When I mentioned this to a friend the response was “could you tell us what is wrong with ours.” Well, I don’t know if I could have taken away just that, but it was informative none-the less. The title of the lecture [...]
Regina | March 21, 2011
This time of year, New York is overloaded with opportunities to view and buy antiques and art. Over the weekend, the Architectural Digest Home Show in conjunction with DIFFA and the Artists Project at the Pier was pitted against the events surrounding the Asia art auctions and sales. Stage for an Audience of One As [...]
Geo | December 30, 2010
I went by the Kimbell Museum again today and saw the progression of the construction activity. It appears we’ve moved passed the destruction phase and its clear now why the trees couldn’t stay. The hole is so deep they would probably have destroyed the root structure anyway. It was amusing reading an item in Fort [...]
