Oct

5

Bloomberg.com

More from Greenwich

Floating Fair

By Lindsay Pollock 

Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) — Are the Muffys and Binkys of Greenwich, Connecticut, ready for the lesbian-tinged paintings of Chinese artist Ma Yanhong? Apparently not.

When Sea Fair, a $40 million yacht outfitted as a floating group of art galleries docked in Greenwich last week, the locals weren’t impressed by Ma’s racy canvas.

“I don’t see what the big deal is, but most people who came on board were shocked by that painting,” said New York- and London-based dealer Michael Goedhuis, who exhibited Ma’s “Twin Sisters,” featuring a pair of nubile Asian women in undies and sneakers.

Goedhuis was one of 27 international art and antiques dealers exhibiting such high-end wares as diamond brooches and porcelain vases in swank carpeted booths costing as much as $90,000 a month. He had no offers for Ma’s $40,000 painting.

Other dealers had better luck in the town known for hedge funds, BMWs and manicured estates.
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Oct

5

Newsday.com

More from Port Washington

Floating gallery sails into Port Washington

With the art world floating on oceans of money, it’s only logical that dealers would take to the coastal currents and go where their clients most want to be: on a yacht. The Grand Luxe, a 228-foot floating gallery belonging to the company SeaFair, will spend the weekend moored in Port Washington, a stop on its well- heeled way from Boston to Coconut Grove, Fla.

It is the opposite of a cruise ship: Instead of passengers disembarking for a few hours of shopping, here landlubbers file aboard to sample the migrating wares, which are extravagantly unspecialized. Parisian post-impressionist paintings, sterling flatware, jewelry, leather-bound tomes, Biedermeier furniture - SeaFair is a one-stop experience for anyone who needs to furnish a chateau in a hurry. One of the yacht’s 27 booths has even been taken by a firm that sells yachts.

But don’t expect just to saunter up the gangplank: Visits are by invitation, although the unfortunates who haven’t already gotten the nod can request to be included. As the company’s founder David Lester put it, “We want collectors, ideally, people who are interested in the arts. We don’t want unscreened people on the boat.”

- ARIELLA BUDICK

WHEN&WHERE SeaFair’s Grand Luxe is docked at the Brewer Capri Marina, 15Orchard Beach Blvd., PortWashington, through Sunday. For event schedule and to request an invitation, visit expoships.com, or call 239-949-5411.


Oct

2

FT.com Financial Times

More from International

Art for Sail

By Brook Mason
Published: September 29 2007 03:00 | Last updated: September 29 2007 03:00

Art fairs come in many guises, from white tents to scrappy Armories, but the latest is Grand Luxe, a $30m yacht.

Launched last week, the six-storey ship will play host to 28 gilt-edged galleries including John Mitchell of London, Pelham of Paris and Mallett Antiques of both London and Manhattan. The yacht will sail up and down the length of the east coast of the US until August next year, mooring at moneyed ports including Greenwich, Connecticut, headquarters to more than 100 hedge funds.
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