Book Singing + Reading: The Blonde with the Balls: An Insider’s View of The Art World

Come meet Patricia Hamilton and learn about how the art world has changed in the last fifty years. Hamilton first opened her gallery in 1977 and showed predominantly women, which was ahead of her times. She showed Louise Bourgeois, Joan Snyder, Deborah Remington, and Grace Hartigan among others. She has worked for some of the biggest crooks in the Art World, had her own gallery on 57th Street in Manhattan, and has been a bi-coastal art consultant for many years.

“New York City in 1977 was filled with gentlemen who genuinely loved art. Granted it was misogynistic, anti-black, and anti-LGBTQ but the dealers loved art. Owning an art gallery was a family business and the artists were part of the family. Today things are radically different. No longer can you have a gallery in a prominent place in New York and be considered a serious dealer. You must have at least three branches in three different cities and participate in 10 art fairs. It’s all about money, and if an artist doesn’t sell, they’re out. Art is no longer a family business, it’s big business.”

Step inside this rare insider’s view of the art world no one talks about. Patricia Hamilton pulls back the curtain on every aspect of the art world from honest dealers to the artists you want to work with, from the collectors to the consultants. This is Hamilton’s memoir and what she uncovers will leave you riveted.