Discover the truth behind the controversy at the National Portrait Gallery with Donald Vs. Goliath, a compelling story of art and accountability. Read our blog!
Read moreDonald vs Goliath
Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash
Read All About It! A Brown, Brit, Bloke, Broke, Woke!
Explore the tale of ideology versus truth at the National Portrait Gallery, delving into challenges, deceptions, and the power of standing firm. Read our blog!
Read moreMy Protest at The National Portrait Gallery
Edward Fox-White in the Daily Telegraph. Read the complete story here https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/15/national-portrait-gallery-edward-fox-white-wrong-slavery/
Uncover Donald Gajadhar's truth at the National Portrait Gallery protest - a captivating story of family history and the fight for factual accuracy.
Read moreBasquiat's Fury: A Knockout in Black and White
© Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York
Are all Basquiat’s works created equal?
One work that was recently donated to Yale University Art Gallery, Famous Negro Athletes, challenges this notion. I was honored to have the opportunity to help facilitate this generous gift into this internationally acclaimed collection.
Read moreThe Story that Stretched around the World.
Salvador Dali "Geopoliticus Child" 1943
Here is a quick recap to clear up any confusion.
A client was ready to sell an original unopened iPhone that he had stored away.
I contacted Richard Wright of Wright/Rago Auction in Chicago and arranged for it to be consigned along with an X-ray image.
The New York Times ran the story in the Style section which went viral.
Tech influencer, Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) buys it for $40,000.
He posts it on YouTube where it goes fully viral and gets nearly 4 million views in 4 days and 2 million on Twitter as well as numerous online stories, blogs, posts, comments, etc.
So now the dust cleared............
Who was the client? A little old lady from Bayside Queens, New York, who bought it at a charity shop? Or was it a playboy, who is hiding out in a Monaco hotel suite after racking up gambling debts he can’t cover?
Read moreThe Last Object
John William Waterhouse
Is it that all things contained inside its screen are readily available? That searching for us now is just a click (or prompt) away. Or it has turbocharged our attention span so fast that everything not ‘now’ is history, to be discarded because we fear holding onto it slows us down? That we may never catch back up.
Read moreM-Art
It was said, a touchy-feely type of ‘art lover’ had not been satisfied to look, and with a prod, the shiny balloon-shaped sculpture slid off its dedicated plexiglass plinth and shattered.
Read moreSmoke gets in your Eyes
Blue Blonde, Donald Gajadhar
The rebellious European teen, on a New York vacation, had snuck out onto the fire escape at the back of the rented Air BnB to steal a few furtive puffs of a cigarette. A wisp of smoke mixed with sounds of Friday Night crowds and car horns in the warm summer air.
Frieze Masters 2022
Recalling the show’s catchphrase, I had to remind myself, ‘I am not a number, I am a man’! However, according to my ticket and the ‘Frieze Organization’ staff ushering me in, a number is exactly what I was.
Read moreFrieze London 2022
Sebastiaan-Straatsma-Hahaha Centrepiece 2019
There were crowds, as expected, as well as the lackluster gallery staff buried in digital devices, giving a frosty shoulder to anyone tiresome enough to ask obvious questions. With their ‘It’s all sold anyway (not that you were able to buy in the first place), look.’
Read more
