Monthly Archives: January 2009

New roles for art collectors, organisations created by Cao Fei on Second Life – Uli Sigg is RMB City governor

Posted on January 30, 2009

INTERVIEW CHINESE ARTIST CAO FEI Editor of Asia Art Archive’s Diaaalogue, Sue Acret spoke to Chinese artist Cao Fei about her Second Life project RMB City which was officially launched in January 2009. In this project which uses as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime, Cao Fei, Cartoon, China, Chinese, Collaborative, Collectors, Electronic art, Emerging artists, Fantasy art, Identity art, Individual, Interviews, New media, Participatory, Social, Trends, Uli Sigg, Urban, Utopian art, Video, Virtual | Tagged Cao Fei, china tracy, Collectors, digital art, generational art, hper-real art, RMB City, Serpentine Gallery, surreal art, UCCA, uli sigg, Virtual art | 1 Comment

Kandinsky prize winner Russian artist Alexey Beliavev-Guintovt prices boosted by continuing controversy

Posted on January 30, 2009

RUSSIAN ART PRIZE The Art Newspaper reports that Kandinsky Prize prize winner Alexey Beliavev-Guintovt continues to cause controversy and threatens a split amongst the supporters of the Russian contemporary art scene. “These (art) unprecedented divisions in a community which hitherto … Continue reading →

Posted in Emerging artists, Moscow, Painting, Prizes, Russia, Russian | Tagged Alexey Beliayev-Guintovt, Anatoli Osmolovsky, art recession, Friedhelm Hutte, Kandinsky prize, Russian art, Russian artist | Leave a comment

4 Asian video artists make top 30 – Art Report's international rankings

Posted on January 29, 2009

ASIAN VIDEO NEW MEDIA Art-Report, a German art website, has published a list that ranks the top 30 living contemporary video artists globally. By video artist, it refers to artists whose works are based on video and film as their … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Body, Chinese, Electronic art, Hong Kong artists, Insects, Japanese, Lists, New media, Paul Chan, Performance, Social, Video, Videos, Yang Fudong, Yoko Ono | Tagged Asian video art, avant-garde, Chinese artist, contemporary video art, Cut Piece, Film, Japanese, Kutlug Ataman, Paul Chan, Political Activitist, Seven Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest, top video artists, video artist, Yang Fudong, Yoko Ono | Leave a comment

Hong Kong art fair director Magnus Renfrew featured in Art + Auction's Power Profiles 2008

Posted on January 26, 2009

ART FAIR ART PROFESSIONALS Art and Auction recognises Magnus Renfrew and Stephanie Driekvoss in its Power Lists 2008 for their achievements with the inaugural edition of the Hong Kong art fair in May 2008 which brought in 19,000 visitors and about … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Fairs, Hong Kong, Market watch, Professionals, Profiles | Leave a comment

Identify recession survivors with new Survival Rating methodology from ArtTactic

Posted on January 24, 2009

ART RESEARCH ART MARKET This month, ArtTactic launched its first version of the Art Market Survival Rating methodology, as part of its US & European Art Market Confidence Survey. The new measurement captures the likelihood of whether an artist will … Continue reading →

Posted in Research | Tagged art market, art market recession, art market research, art recession, art research, Arttactic, Recession | Leave a comment

Review of Japanese artist Tatsumi Orimoto's performance Finger Dolls in Hong Kong

Posted on January 23, 2009

JAPANESE PERFORMANCE ART REVIEW Inside a cramped art space off a small side road at the wrong end of Hong Kong’s gallery street Hollywood Road, the great performance artist Tatsumi Orimoto bows, his chin-length grizzled hair falling forward. “That’s it” he laughs … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, China, Gallery shows, Hong Kong, Japanese, Performance, Public art, Reviews | Tagged art toys, Asian performance art, Finger Dolls, Japanese art, Japanese artist, performance art, performance art Japan, performance artist, Tatsumi Orimoto | 2 Comments

Which are the top 10 international contemporary art fairs?

Posted on January 22, 2009

ART FAIRS The top ten art fairs in the world attracting the largest numbers of galleries are: 1. Art Basel, which is by far the leader with 304 exhibitors, followed by 2. Art Basel Miami (248 galleries), 3. Art Cologne … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairs, Market watch, Overviews | Tagged art fair, art market, Artprice, Lists, most important art fairs, top ten art fairs | 3 Comments

Abu Dhabi's Venice Biennale curator Catherine David says only 6 interesting artists from Emirates, whom will she show?

Posted on January 21, 2009

ART ABU DHABI The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) announced late last month that the city-state will participate in next year’s 53rd Venice Biennale of Visual Art, entitled “Making Worlds,” a first for the oil-rich Gulf … Continue reading →