Perspective from the artist. Context for the collector.
The Psychology of Collecting Art: Why One Face Refuses to Leave Your Mind
A woman travelled from the Bronx to my debut show because she saw one of the works in an ad and had to see it in person. What she did in front of the piece is the clearest account I have of why collectors collect.
The Psychology of Collecting Art: Why One Face Refuses to Leave Your Mind
Why I Created Unapologetic Faces
I did not set out to make a series. I was listening. For a long stretch of my life, almost everyone I sat across from was carrying something...
The Quiet Question Every Serious Collector Eventually Asks
A work hangs on a wall for fifteen years. The owner inherited it. They know who made it. They know they love it. They have no idea what...
Why Interior Designers in New York Are Calling This Harlem Artist the Best-Kept Secret
The piece interior designers in New York are quietly placing in their best rooms. One of one works on archival museum-quality aluminum by Harlem artist Corey Wesley.
The Art Decision Most Interior Designers Make Too Late
Most designers specify art last. That sequence produces rooms that are finished but not resolved. Here is why the art decision belongs at the beginning — and what...
What Happens After You Acquire a One of One Work
Milton Wes Art · Harlem, NYC · Collector Resource Most conversations about acquiring contemporary art end at the moment of purchase. The work is selected, the transaction is...
Contemporary Art for Collectors vs. Interior Designers — How the Acquisition Decision Differs
Milton Wes Art · Harlem, NYC · Collector Resource Collectors and interior designers both acquire contemporary art. But the decision they are making — and the criteria that...
How to Place Contemporary Art in a Collector's Residence
Milton Wes Art · Harlem, NYC · Collector Resource Acquiring the right work is half the decision. Placing it correctly is the other half. A work that holds...
Why Aluminum Is the Right Surface for Contemporary Art
Milton Wes Art · Harlem, NYC · Collector Resource The surface a work is executed on is not incidental to the work. It determines how the image holds,...
How to Acquire One-of-One Contemporary Art in New York
Milton Wes Art · Harlem, NYC · Collector Resource Acquiring one-of-one contemporary art is a different decision than purchasing from an open edition or a production-based catalog. The...
Contemporary Art for Interior Designers — How to Select Work That Defines a Space
Milton Wes Art · Harlem, NYC · For Interior Designers The most consequential decision in a designed interior is rarely the one that receives the most attention. Furniture...
