Comments on: How to land in the right gallery? New York art dealer Edward Winkleman tells all http://artandperception.com/2007/04/how-to-land-in-the-right-gallery-ny-dealer-ed-winkleman-tells-all.html a multi-disciplinary dialog Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:47:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Steve Durbin http://artandperception.com/2007/04/how-to-land-in-the-right-gallery-ny-dealer-ed-winkleman-tells-all.html#comment-12251 Steve Durbin Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:03:11 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/04/how-to-land-in-the-right-gallery-ny-dealer-ed-winkleman-tells-all.html#comment-12251 Grazie tanto, Bambino. Grazie tanto, Bambino.

]]> By: Bambino http://artandperception.com/2007/04/how-to-land-in-the-right-gallery-ny-dealer-ed-winkleman-tells-all.html#comment-12243 Bambino Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:00:54 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/04/how-to-land-in-the-right-gallery-ny-dealer-ed-winkleman-tells-all.html#comment-12243 Congradts Steve!!!!!! Congradts Steve!!!!!!

]]> By: Sunil Gangadharan http://artandperception.com/2007/04/how-to-land-in-the-right-gallery-ny-dealer-ed-winkleman-tells-all.html#comment-11814 Sunil Gangadharan Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:26:41 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/04/how-to-land-in-the-right-gallery-ny-dealer-ed-winkleman-tells-all.html#comment-11814 Karl, Yes, you are right about the book. I like that line there: "The galleries are looking for magic, not transparency." I did read Tracy's comment. However hard I work on my art, if I do not trudge around, I am not going to find the gallery that best suits my art and vice versa... I know I am neither recognized nor heard of as far as galleries out here in NYC are concerned... (Which brings me back to the book – if there was a book that offered this kind of advice to ‘trudgers’ that might not be a bad thing)... Karl,
Yes, you are right about the book. I like that line there: “The galleries are looking for magic, not transparency.”

I did read Tracy’s comment. However hard I work on my art, if I do not trudge around, I am not going to find the gallery that best suits my art and vice versa… I know I am neither recognized nor heard of as far as galleries out here in NYC are concerned… (Which brings me back to the book – if there was a book that offered this kind of advice to ‘trudgers’ that might not be a bad thing)…

]]> By: Karl Ziper http://artandperception.com/2007/04/how-to-land-in-the-right-gallery-ny-dealer-ed-winkleman-tells-all.html#comment-11809 Karl Ziper Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:14:16 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/04/how-to-land-in-the-right-gallery-ny-dealer-ed-winkleman-tells-all.html#comment-11809 David, You are a star! Sunil, I think that the galleries would not appreciate your book. If they wanted to be easily categorized, they could come up with a coding system and each gallery could post their stats on the door. The galleries are looking for magic, not transparency. The other thing to remember about what Ed was saying (and which he points out above) is that this approach of trudging around is for the artists who are having difficulty getting recognized. I think you could put your time and talents to much better use on your artwork than on admiring the art programs of dozens of galleries. Reread comment 15 above. David,

You are a star!

Sunil,

I think that the galleries would not appreciate your book. If they wanted to be easily categorized, they could come up with a coding system and each gallery could post their stats on the door. The galleries are looking for magic, not transparency.

The other thing to remember about what Ed was saying (and which he points out above) is that this approach of trudging around is for the artists who are having difficulty getting recognized. I think you could put your time and talents to much better use on your artwork than on admiring the art programs of dozens of galleries. Reread comment 15 above.

]]> By: Sunil Gangadharan http://artandperception.com/2007/04/how-to-land-in-the-right-gallery-ny-dealer-ed-winkleman-tells-all.html#comment-11590 Sunil Gangadharan Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:22:00 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/04/how-to-land-in-the-right-gallery-ny-dealer-ed-winkleman-tells-all.html#comment-11590 As I had commented on Ed's blog on this topic before, the approach suggested by Ed would work a better if you had some kind of a resource (online or print) that tells you the categories/type of art that the galleries would be interested in… Doing the rounds aimlessly in Chelsea/Haarlem hoping that you would hit on the right kind of gallery for the artwork that you pursue is indeed a tall order. Of course at this point that is my only recourse. I have an idea for a book: Maybe spend the next couple of years trudging around Manhattan, find out all the galleries and the kind of work they exhibit – write a good book that categorizes the galleries with respect to work they exhibit (with copious coffee table color examples), make money off the book (and make money by exhibiting at the gallery – since by that time I would know exactly which gallery/gallerist would be symbiotic). Steve, Good luck on your project. Happy for you. As I had commented on Ed’s blog on this topic before, the approach suggested by Ed would work a better if you had some kind of a resource (online or print) that tells you the categories/type of art that the galleries would be interested in…
Doing the rounds aimlessly in Chelsea/Haarlem hoping that you would hit on the right kind of gallery for the artwork that you pursue is indeed a tall order. Of course at this point that is my only recourse.
I have an idea for a book: Maybe spend the next couple of years trudging around Manhattan, find out all the galleries and the kind of work they exhibit – write a good book that categorizes the galleries with respect to work they exhibit (with copious coffee table color examples), make money off the book (and make money by exhibiting at the gallery – since by that time I would know exactly which gallery/gallerist would be symbiotic).

Steve,
Good luck on your project. Happy for you.

]]> By: David http://artandperception.com/2007/04/how-to-land-in-the-right-gallery-ny-dealer-ed-winkleman-tells-all.html#comment-11419 David Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:23:02 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/04/how-to-land-in-the-right-gallery-ny-dealer-ed-winkleman-tells-all.html#comment-11419 <i>...it sounds like something I would say.</i> I'll take that as a compliment :) <i>...do you really bring the dealers donuts?</i> No, I made it up. It's considered bad form to just walk in cold with donuts (even worse if they're cold donuts). First you have to become familiar with the gallery and make sure they even <i>like</i> donuts, then casually strike up a conversation and find out what kind they prefer (don't just assume if you see a box of glazed on their desk that they want more of them). Next you send jpegs of the donuts, and only after many years <i>maybe</i> you'll get to bring the actual donuts. But don't bring old donuts, they need to be fresh. …it sounds like something I would say.

I’ll take that as a compliment :)

…do you really bring the dealers donuts?

No, I made it up. It’s considered bad form to just walk in cold with donuts (even worse if they’re cold donuts). First you have to become familiar with the gallery and make sure they even like donuts, then casually strike up a conversation and find out what kind they prefer (don’t just assume if you see a box of glazed on their desk that they want more of them). Next you send jpegs of the donuts, and only after many years maybe you’ll get to bring the actual donuts. But don’t bring old donuts, they need to be fresh.

]]> By: Karl Zipser http://artandperception.com/2007/04/how-to-land-in-the-right-gallery-ny-dealer-ed-winkleman-tells-all.html#comment-11413 Karl Zipser Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:56:05 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/04/how-to-land-in-the-right-gallery-ny-dealer-ed-winkleman-tells-all.html#comment-11413 <em>Dealers are not selling artwork. They are selling personalities, with the artwork attached.</em><em> David, That's just plain cynical, it sounds like something I would say. Hey, do you really bring the dealers donuts? The story is even more funny if you made it up.</em> Dealers are not selling artwork. They are selling personalities, with the artwork attached.

David,

That’s just plain cynical, it sounds like something I would say.

Hey, do you really bring the dealers donuts? The story is even more funny if you made it up.

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