Birdsong – Decode the art world. Paste in any gallery press release and get it back in Plain English. The fog lifts. The art remains. I hope. Try it now: app--birdsong-ceb47a09.base44.app #artwriting #contemporaryart #artworld #plainenglish #blackbirdrook #birdsongapp

HUGO WINDER-LIND, Cad Goddeu: The Battle of the Trees, 2024 Oil on canvas 150 × 240 cm artsy.net/artwork/hugo-w… #HugoWinderLind #CadGoddeu #ContemporaryPainting #MythicArt #OilOnCanvas #ModernMythmaking #BritishArtNow #blackbirdrook #generalassembly #NewPainting #ArtCollectors

Strange Frequencies 12 artists whose works shimmer just beyond full resolution. A Viewing Room of slantwise beauty & quiet intensity. Aug 1 – Sept 7 Now live on Artsy: 🔗 artsy.net/viewing-room/b… @blackbird_rook #ContemporaryArt

What comes after the gold rush? Now that the dust has settled, a question remains: what is digital art actually for? open.substack.com/pub/blackbirdr… #DigitalArt #ContemporaryArt #PostNFTEra #CryptoArt #BlackbirdRook #DigitalCurating

Hayley Tompkins, Personality, 2003 Watercolour on board 5 1/4 × 4 3/4 in | 13.3 × 12.1 cm Showing in Strange Frequencies artsy.net/viewing-room/b… #StrangeFrequencies #BlackbirdRook #ContemporaryArt #ArtCollection #ViewingRoom #HayleyTompkins

Nicholas Zirk, Gemini, 2023 Oil, Acrylic, Wax on Canvas 45 × 36 in Showing in Anatomia Humana II Nicholas Zirk presents four paintings - vibrant altars of symbols where candles, tarot, arcane fragments, and ritual remnants parade. artsy.net/show/blackbird… #NicholasZirk

Thinking about starting an art collection but worried you’ll look uninformed? open.substack.com/pub/blackbirdr… #HowToCollectArt #ArtCollectingTips #StartYourCollection #BeginnerArtCollector #ArtBuyingGuide #BlackbirdRook #CollectingArt #ContemporaryArtCollector #ArtAdvisor #ArtCollector

Crowds, noise, and Instagram moments - are art fairs still worth the trek? I unpack the fatigue, the thrill, and the smarter ways to spot serious work. plastermagazine.com/opinion/greg-r… #ArtFairs #ArtCollecting #ContemporaryArt #ArtAdvisor #DearGreg #ArtMarket #plastermagazine

Birdsong – Decode the art world. Paste in any gallery press release and get it back in Plain English. The fog lifts. The art remains. I hope. Try it now: app--birdsong-ceb47a09.base44.app #contemporaryart #artworld #pressrelease #artiststatement #plainenglish #blackbirdrook #birdsongapp

Once, “good taste” meant a polite painting above the mantle. Today, the centre of gravity has shifted. open.substack.com/pub/blackbirdr… #EastMeetsWest #NextGenCollectors #CulturalShift #KCulture #ArtWorld #GlobalStyle #NextGenCulture #KDrama #Manga #GlobalCollectors #FutureCulture

Alison Blickle’s Cult of Artemis is a pivotal tondo where myth, ritual & contemporary femininity converge. Two women appear mid-ceremony, skin inscribed - bodies as sacred manuscripts. artsy.net/show/blackbird… #AlisonBlickle #CultOfArtemis #AnatomiaHumanaII #ContemporaryPainting

Two TV shows in 70s Britain imagined collapse in utterly different ways: The Good Life turned it into comedy and lifestyle choice; Survivors into ordeal and necessity. open.substack.com/pub/blackbirdr… #collapse #utopia #dystopia #thegoodlife #survivors #pastpotentialfutures #blackbirdrook

Behind the Scenes: How I Curate for Collectors. A paid Masterclass. Access. Balance. Context. Case studies. Real strategies. Read the first instalment here: open.substack.com/pub/blackbirdr… #BlackbirdRook #ArtAdvisory #CollectingArt #ContemporaryArt #ArtAdvising #Substack #ArtCollector

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The painter Anthony Piper - from London to the Black Forest youtu.be/4o3MjljOpgo?si… via YouTube

The ABC of collecting. #contemporaryart #TikTok vm.tiktok.com/ZNdqYkN2P/

The art world feels opaque. This course makes it clear. 4 Zoom sessions with AAG and Blackbird Rook (Oct–Nov) on pricing, pitching, opportunities. £200 + VAT. Limited spaces. 👉 [email protected] #contemporaryart

Tangled in the art world from every angle, I found myself asking: who first pulled me into contemporary art? open.substack.com/pub/blackbirdr… #BlackbirdRook #ArtCollecting #ContemporaryArt #PhilipGuston #EllenBerkenblit #FionaFinnegan #ArtWorld