http://www.urbanartantiques.com antiques and art news, views and commentary Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:51:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/images-of-the-chinese-landscape/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/images-of-the-chinese-landscape/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:43:26 +0000 ewmiller http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=8369 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 [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/images-of-the-chinese-landscape/feed/ 0 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/is-traditional-avoided-like-the-plague/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/is-traditional-avoided-like-the-plague/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:24:43 +0000 ewmiller http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=8268 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 [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/is-traditional-avoided-like-the-plague/feed/ 0 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/this-week-in-gracie-mansion/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/this-week-in-gracie-mansion/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 23:04:51 +0000 UAA Team http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=8093 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! [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/this-week-in-gracie-mansion/feed/ 0 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/american-pickers-and-antique-archaeology-comes-to-nashville/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/american-pickers-and-antique-archaeology-comes-to-nashville/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:07:54 +0000 Helen http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=8036 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 [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/american-pickers-and-antique-archaeology-comes-to-nashville/feed/ 5 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/museo-soumaya-answers-the-big-question/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/museo-soumaya-answers-the-big-question/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:31:15 +0000 Regina http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=8000 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 [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/museo-soumaya-answers-the-big-question/feed/ 0 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/rufus-a-grider-fritz-vogt-in-the-mohawk-valley/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/rufus-a-grider-fritz-vogt-in-the-mohawk-valley/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 12:46:21 +0000 Regina http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=7911   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 [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/rufus-a-grider-fritz-vogt-in-the-mohawk-valley/feed/ 0 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/richard-meier-model-museum-in-long-island-city-reopens/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/richard-meier-model-museum-in-long-island-city-reopens/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 21:28:44 +0000 UAA Team http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=7788 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 [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/richard-meier-model-museum-in-long-island-city-reopens/feed/ 0 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/the-craftsman-dining-room-in-context/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/the-craftsman-dining-room-in-context/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:17:45 +0000 ewmiller http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=7595 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 [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/the-craftsman-dining-room-in-context/feed/ 0 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/an-emperors-retirement-home-japanese-screens-in-mexico/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/an-emperors-retirement-home-japanese-screens-in-mexico/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 05:25:20 +0000 Regina http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=7518 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 [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2011/an-emperors-retirement-home-japanese-screens-in-mexico/feed/ 0 http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2010/kimball-trees-are-historic-we-mean-dying/ http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2010/kimball-trees-are-historic-we-mean-dying/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:28:41 +0000 Geo http://www.urbanartantiques.com/?p=6697 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 [...]]]> http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2010/kimball-trees-are-historic-we-mean-dying/feed/ 1