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Blackbird Rook
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Independent gallerist and art advisor presenting established and emerging international artists.
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Parcels thrown at gates. Jobs quietly disappearing. A country mistaking the performance of success for the substance of a good life.
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#futureofwork #aiandculture #britishlife #artandwork #aspiration #blackbirdrook
December 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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I’m trying to make sense of what happens when the political centre caves in - and what that does to art.

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#contemporaryart #artandpolitics #populism #brexit #culturewars #artcriticism #blackbirdrook #artcollecting #artworld #ukpolitics
December 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Collecting Contemporary Art ebook – a record of early Blackbird Rook placements and the conversations between artist, collector and advisor that shaped them.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Outside the Studio teaches legibility, momentum, pricing without self-sabotage. It’s the unwritten curriculum every artist needs once the work leaves the room.
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#artistguide #professionalpractice #contemporaryart #studiolife #emergingartist #artcareer
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Collecting Contemporary Art ebook – a record of early Blackbird Rook placements and the conversations between artist, collector and advisor that shaped them.
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#collectingcontemporaryart #contemporaryart #artadvisor #artadvisory #artcollecting #artcollector
December 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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This week’s piece looks at the uncanny - not the gothic, but the quiet wrongness threaded through contemporary life.

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#contemporaryart #artwriting #artcollector #blackbirdrook #uncanny #davidlynch #strangerthings #parasite #midsommar #artworld #collectingart
December 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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“Blackbird Rook is the art world with the lights turned up – sceptical, curious, and quietly obsessed with what makes a work last.”
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November 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Bump in the Night - curated by Nicola Bealing for Blackbird Rook.

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#contemparyart #bumpinthenight #contemporarypainting
November 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Outside the Studio teaches legibility, momentum, pricing without self-sabotage. It’s the unwritten curriculum every artist needs once the work leaves the room.
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#artistguide #professionalpractice #contemporaryart #studiolife #emergingartist #artcareer
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Outside the Studio asks what really happens when the work leaves the studio. I’ve put near thirty years of practice into a clear, practical guide. Read it here:

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#professionalpractice #artcareer #contemporaryart #blackbirdrook #studiopractice
November 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Private View tonight at 12 St George Street, Mayfair, London. 6 - 8pm
#blackbirdrook #generalassembly #marilynhallam #elliemacgarry #contemporarypainting
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Private view - Tuesday 18th, 6–8pm at General Assembly, 12 St George Street, Mayfair.

What Remains of the Day - Marilyn Hallam and Ellie McGarry In Dialogue

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#marilynhallam #elliemcgarry #generalassemblygallery
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Private view - Tuesday 18th, 6–8pm at General Assembly, 12 St George Street, Mayfair.

What Remains of the Day - Marilyn Hallam and Ellie McGarry In Dialogue

Email [email protected] to confirm attendance.

#marilynhallam #elliemcgarry #generalassemblygallery
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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I’ve been thinking about how much of the art world now resembles luxury retail. Have a look and tell me if I’ve pushed it too far, or not far enough.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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What Remains of the Day is now open at General Assembly. I’m also showing artists at WCPF
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#art #contemporaryart #painting #printmaking #artfair #wcpf #londonart #mayfair #generalassembly #blackbirdrook #artcollector #marilynhallam #newexhibition
Blackbird Rook
Modern and contemporary art advisor and consultant, providing uniquely positoned advice to family offices, private clients and the workplace.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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The Collector’s Guide to Contemporary Art - Part Two
If you’d like to read Part Two in full, subscribe to Blackbird Rook Substack.

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#contemporaryart #collectingart #artcollection
November 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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What Remains of the Day.

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November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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I write longer pieces about what we see when we look at art — and what that says about us.
Join me there: The Diary of an Art Advisor. #contemporaryart
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A UK-based contemporary art dealer presenting established and emerging international artists.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Interiors, Prints, and the Art of Buying Well. When collecting stops being a hobby. Read here: blackbirdrook.com/blog-contemp...
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Interiors, Prints, and the Art of Buying Well — Blackbird Rook
This month at Blackbird Rook – Hallam & MacGarry in dialogue, Woolwich Print Fair, and a new essay on collecting with intent.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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The Collector’s Guide to Contemporary Art - Part Two
If you’d like to read Part Two in full, subscribe to Blackbird Rook Substack.

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#contemporaryart #collectingart #artcollection
November 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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The Long Life of a Painting - How to See a Century Ahead. What makes a painting last?

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#BlackbirdRook #DiaryOfAnArtAdvisor #ArtAdvisory #ArtCollecting #ContemporaryArt #Painting #ArtMarket #ArtInvesting #ArtHistory #Caravaggio #Manet #CollectorsGuide
October 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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How the Art World Really Works
A Professional Practice Course by Art Advisory Group.
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AAG Course
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October 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Sharing in my newsletter this week, the latest instalment of my Agony Art column for Plaster Magazine.

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#BlackbirdRook #PlasterMagazine #AgonyArt #ArtWorld #PerformanceArt #ContemporaryArt #ArtWriting #ArtCriticism #ArtAdvice #CollectingArt #ArtCollector
October 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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The Art of the Con: Selling “Investment” Art
The Diary of an Art Advisor
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October 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Behind the glossy façade of “investment galleries” lies an industry of illusion - where décor masquerades as art, auction results are staged, and collectors are sold stories instead of substance. 

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October 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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What’s really going on inside an artist’s head when the studio door closes?

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#ArtAdvisory #ContemporaryArt #ArtCollectors #ArtistsProcess #StudioLife #ArtWriting #PaintingToday #ArtMarket #ArtThinking #BehindTheCanvas #ModernPainting #BlackbirdRook
October 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM