Seen + Liked Lately

The archive of Casey's weekly notes featuring the art that stays with her and why


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How To Know If It’s Good? Part 1: Intentionality

How To Know If It’s Good? Part 1: Intentionality This is the first post in a four-part series on the framework I use to evaluate whether a work of art has staying power. If you missed the…


The Archive

Know Your Type: Dear Venturist, There’s More To Art Than Energy

Know Your Type: Dear Venturist, There’s More To Art Than Energy There is a particular kind of art collector who walks into a booth and knows within ten seconds. Not because…

Why Is Buying a Couch Easy and a Painting So Hard?

Why Is Buying a Couch Easy and a Painting So Hard? I was on a Zoom recently with a gallerist I deeply respect. We were talking about something the emerging art world can’t stop talking…

Wenhui Hao detail at EXPO Chicago

What I Told a Sotheby’s Veteran That Stunned Her

What I Told a Sotheby’s Veteran That Stunned Her TBH, I really struggled to write this post. I have been thinking a lot about, what I’ve come to call, your collector type. But I…

What Kind of Collector Are You? A Real-Time Walkthrough from EXPO Chicago

What Kind of Collector Are You? A Real-Time Walkthrough from EXPO Chicago This is a real-time walkthrough from EXPO Chicago [...] Members Only This video is for paid Art I Saw & Liked…

How To Navigate An Art Fair Without Losing Your Mind

How To Navigate An Art Fair Without Losing Your Mind If you are reading this, you are likely currently standing on the concrete floors of Navy Pier wondering how to navigate an art fair…

A painting of a flower on deer hide

EXPO Chicago: A Laboratory (With Better Outfits)

EXPO Chicago: A Laboratory (With Better Outfits) Last week, we got deep into the weeds of “What is Good Art?” It was all very high-minded and philosophical—the kind of theory that…