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How Gretchen Andrew’s AI art is revealing the societal scars of ‘facetuning’

The Art Newspaper

How Elon Musk’s Twitter shake-up has divided creatives With the platform's new owner firing moderators, some artists are hoping for an end to censorship while others fear discrimination Aimee Dawson Insta’ gratification blog 27 November 2024 Is social media one of the worst things to happen to artists?

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"How to Obtain Quality Art and Antique Appraisals" Article Published on Home Transition Pros

Artifactual History Appraisal

Recently I was honored when Anna Novak, CEO of Home Transition Pros , invited me to contribute an article to the Home Transition Pros blog. Home Transition Pros is a full-service team of transition specialists helping individuals and families downsize and move into a new space.

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Why Get a Diamond Appraisal for Your Engagement Ring

GIA 4Cs

Why Get a Diamond Appraisal for Your Engagement Ring In this blog, we answer five key questions about diamond appraisals: What is a diamond appraisal? A good appraisal with provide a detailed description of this heart shaped diamond as well as the quality of the setting and the surrounding melee diamonds. What is a diamond appraisal?

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How to Buy a Quality Diamond

GIA 4Cs

Buying a quality diamond begins with 3Cs—not 4. Cut, clarity and color all determine diamond quality, but carat doesn’t. After all, size doesn’t affect quality. In this blog we’ll cover: What Affects Diamond Quality? What is Diamond Shape Quality? What is Diamond Cut Quality? Surprising?

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Location, location, location: behind the Art Basel floor plan beef

The Art Newspaper

When it comes to traditional fair stands, contrary to popular belief, different gallerists often prioritise different qualities. We cannot make everybody happy; that’s something we have to make peace with,” he says. To each their own?

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Appraising Information

James Farrow Company Jewelry Appraisers

This blog is written for selfish reasons. Similarly, all Gemologists cannot produce quality appraisals as either they are affiliated with a certain store (and their opinions are shaped by this) and/or they specialize in something else (buying, selling or a myriad of other jobs.)

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Change: Threat, or Opportunity?

The Appraiser Coach

I talk a lot on this blog about change. That’s partly because so much change has happened just during my time as an appraiser. I’ve seen the advent of laser measuring, electronic forms, and most recently, remote appraisals. This industry is seemingly in an almost constant state of change!