The Fair

-One of their artists used to call them "Double or Nothing," referring to their symbiotic relationship and the confused setup of the gallery's early days. When I told Blum, a Catholic boy from Orange County, that a rival dealer had complained that there was "way too much dude" in their gallery, he shrugged and said, "I guess they mean we're macho, testosterone-driven, hard drinkin'. Yeah, well, we're raw. We're very West Coast. So our success freaks some people out. We've played it the way we wanted. That's why we are doing well for our artists. We believe in them and we work like motherfuckrs."
-In the art world, gossip is never idle. It is a vital form of market intelligence.
-"If you go after art and quality, the money will come later...We have to make the same decisions as the artists. Do they create great art or art that sells well? with the galleries, it's the same, Are they commercial or do they believe in something? We're in a similar situation." (What do you do?!)
- In her gallery, Gladstone enjoys having in-depth discussions about artists' work, but here at the fair..."It is like being a whore in Amsterdam," she says. "You're trapped in these little rooms and there is no privacy whatsoever."
-Occasionally meeting an artist destroys the art. You almost don't trust it." Then Don wrapped it up: "What we're looking for is integrity."
-As he tells his students when they're going through hard times, "You have to make the new work to sell the old work."
-"Then you've got to stick with your artists," continues Poe. "Look to the horizon, point at the genius, and get everyone behind you to nod in agreement."
-My 'new money' is now 'old money,' which nowadays means 'less money.'