Robert Shimshak on collecting contemporary art in today's art world
ArtTactic
English - January 27, 2016 23:46 - 34 minutes - 62.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 81 ratingsVisual Arts Arts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this week’s episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, we’re joined by prominent California-based art collector, Dr Robert Shimshak. First, Robert shares his evolution as an art collector, acquiring along the way several works by Ed Ruscha, Sol Lewitt, On Kawara, Bruce Conner and others. Then, he offers advice for new collectors that he wished he had received when he first started collecting. Also, Robert gives his perspective on the current state of the art market and reveals some significant buying opportunities that currently exist. Lastly, having lived primarily on the west coast, Dr Shimshak compares the art scenes in San Francisco and Los Angeles to New York City.