Blackbird Rook
The diary of an art advisor.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 158 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 9 days ago |
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A pause at the border
Export bars, national treasures and what to establish before selling a work abroad.
A change of focus this week. These paid pieces are intended for people across the art world… artists, dealers and collectors. When I write about collecting...
Why isn’t there a The Rest Is Art?
Over the past eighteen months I’ve been proposing a podcast about contemporary art. There have been several titles, lists of possible hosts and conversations with at least two serious podcast companies, both of which seem to have said no....
The Artist You Keep Seeing
How to tell whether an artist is gaining recognition or simply becoming familiar
My social feeds are full of fragments. Sean Lock on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Jordan Klepper interviewing Trump supporters. Bits of films cut into shor...
When Does Persistence Become Inertia?
Twice this month I’ve looked at the work of artists I’ve known, or at least known of, for twenty or thirty years and had the same slightly uncomfortable thought… Jesus… they’re still doing that?! Not literally the same painting, obviously,...
One Piece Worth Seeing
Op, distemper and oil on canvas, 120cm x 170cm, 2025
What first catches your eye in Alex Crocker’s Op is the large orange head on the left. Its dark oval eye and blunt profile suggest cartooning, but the identity remains uncertain. On the...
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