When we are constantly bombarded with suspicious emails from supposed galleries, agents and art fairs, it's easy to forget that financial danger to artists exist in the real world. Bloomberg covers the story of Lawrence Salander's mishandling of his gallery, and his persistence in trying to scam someone...anyone.
Lawrence Salander has just the man to save his bankrupt New York gallery.
Salander asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Cecelia Morris in a Feb. 15 motion to authorize his Salander-O'Reilly Galleries LLC to rehire him. He's proposed to help in identifying its 4,000 artworks and eventually in selling pieces whose ownership are not in dispute.
His salary was $50,000 a month running the business, which filed for Chapter 11 protection in November. Salander has asked the judge to determine what pay, if any, he merits.
