Heidi Lee Art Advisory

INSPIRE Travel and Lifestyle Magazine (December 2011) Read full article

Art advisor and USPAP certified appraiser Heidi Lee explores the emergence of the Far East as a thriving force in the global art market

by Heidi Lee

“Swooping in to the top buys of the art market, a select group of very powerful and fast acting Chinese buyers are aiding many areas of the art market to thrive amid economic uncertainty. China buoyed by its exponential economic growth has become the second largest art market after the U.S. Hong Kong…

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INSPIRE Travel and Lifestyle Magazine (October 2011) Read full article

Art advisor and USPAP certified appraiser Heidi Lee walks you through the exciting journey of art collecting

by Heidi Lee

“The notoriously insular US$40 billion art market is finally shedding its hard exterior to become more accessible and transparent to the public more than ever before. Despite the Great Recession, research reports show an exponential increase in buying contemporary art in the last several years where 23% of all US households* purchasing original and limited edition art with an average yearly spend of…

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Dive into the exclusive and addictive world of art collecting with your very own art advisor

by Heidi Lee

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by Heidi Lee

While it is easy to target an emerging market as a hot bed for collecting art, after attending the Association for Professional Art Advisors (APAA) panel, “Emerging Markets/Emerging Artists: New Collecting Opportunities,” I came away with a much better understanding of the risks and challenges that are involved. Specialists representing the Brazilian, India, Turkish, and Chinese markets shared their personal experiences to reveal the realities of investing in their respective markets. Moderated by Lindsay Pollack, Art in America’s Editor in Chief, they talked about how these regions are reshaping collectors’ perceptions and creating new collecting opportunities.…

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By Heidi Lee | Nov. 2, 2010

Whitewall’s Art Advisory Expert Heidi Lee talked with several seasoned collectors and curators to learn about their different approaches to collecting art and figured out what are the most effective methods in creating a great collection. Below is a five-step guide to help maximize the time and effort you have already put into your collection.

5 Easy Steps to Refresh and Refine Your Art Collection.
DEFINE. This may end up taking most of your time but you will experience both short and long term benefits once you define a…

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By Heidi Lee | Oct. 1, 2010

In the 1950s James Rorimer, the former director of the MET warned a fellow colleague, “If you become an art dealer, you’ll never be able to work in a museum.” Per his usual, Jeffrey Deitch is going against conventional wisdom once again. After the tearful closing of his renowned downtown SoHo gallery, he gave up his long successful career in art dealing this summer to head the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. But it may be more than he bargained for.

Hollywood has a way of swallowing people up and turning…

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By Heidi Lee | June 11, 2010

Everywhere you turn in the art world, it seems like you run into Performance art. We are definitely experiencing a revival with huge exhibitions on view such as Tino Sehgal’s moving acts at the Guggenheim, Aki Sasamoto’s peculiar dramas at the Whitney Biennial, and Marina Abramovic’s 700-hour meditation at the MoMA. This non-commercial, ephemeral-based art form that can not be treated as a commodity is a stark contrast to the market boom we experienced mid-decade.

Performance art has its origins in the early 20th century and is closely identified with the progress of the…

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By Heidi Lee | May 27, 2010

(image: András Szántós, Klaus Biesenback, Lynne Cooke, and Ann Goldstein)

Co-director of ArtBasel, Marc Spiegler said, ArtBasel is like a “create your own adventure” game where you can go for any variety of reasons whether to meet fellow art lovers, observe experimental performances, listen to intellectual conversations, seek new artists, or cull out priceless objects to add to a collection. My game was a combination of all of the above and I was happy to discover many new works by young artists like Swedish artist Cecilia Edefalk,…

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