E-Photo
Issue #162  7/10/2009
 
Photo News Briefs

NEW AIPAD MEMBERS ANNOUNCED

AIPAD (The Association of International Photography Art Dealers) has announced five new members of the association: Amador Gallery, New York, NY; Gallery 339, Philadelphia, PA; Higher Pictures, New York, NY; Monroe Gallery of Photography, Santa Fe, NM; and Rick Wester Fine Art, New York, NY.

GETTY THREATENED BY BRUSH FIRE

The Getty Center had to be closed for several days due to a brush fire near the center that threatened some of the roads leading up to the center but not the center itself.

ART MIAMI SOLD

Art Miami LLC, a business created to operate Art Miami, reached an agreement with Summit Business Media to acquire all of the assets of Art Miami, pending the execution of a definitive asset purchase agreement. The principal investors in Art Miami LLC are Mike Tansey and Brian Tyler, two media industry veterans. Tansey is a long-term collector and supporter of contemporary art initiatives. Fair director Nick Korniloff is a partner in the new enterprise and will continue to serve as the fair's director.