Monthly Archives: January 2009

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 →

Posted in Biennials, Curators, Egyptian, Emirati (UAE), Italy, Palestinian, Photography, Venice | Tagged Akram Zaatari, Anna Boghiguian, art Abu Dhabi, Ayman Baalbaki, Catherine David, Egyptian art, Hani Rashed, Jawad Al Malhi, Joude Gorani, Lebanese art, Middle East art, Palestinian art, Rami Farah, Sfeir-Semler, Simon Kabboush, Venice Biennale, Wael Noureddine, Wafa Hourani, Walid Sadik, Yasser Alwan | Leave a comment

Troubles for Korean art at home, better reception abroad – Korean Herald, New York Magazine

Posted on January 20, 2009

KOREAN ART ‘Art Market in Doldrums as Auction Bids Plunge’ shouts the title of a story in Chosun. The Korean art market is reeling from the economic crisis, with the highest bid prices at domestic art auctions plunging 38.2 percent … Continue reading →

Posted in Auctions, Galleries, Globalisation, Korean, Market watch, Recession | Tagged A Wash Place, Arario Gallery, art tax, Arts Council Korea, Busan Biennale, D Auction, Daegu Photo Biennale, Do Sang-bok, Gwangju Bienniale, Hyungkoo Lee, K Auction, Kangnam University, Korea International Art Fair, Korean art, Korean art auctions, Korean art fire, Korean art forgeries, Korean art market, Korean art tax, Korean artists, Kwon Ok-yeon, Lee Yong Deok, Namdaemum, National Museum of Contemporary Arts, National Treasure fire, Open Auction, Park Soo-keun, PKM Gallery, Pyo Gallery, Samsung Museum of art, Seould Auction, Shin Jeong-ah, So Jin-su | Leave a comment

Chinese ink artist Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian shows 80 works in Spain – Guardian, Int Literary Quarterly

Posted on January 18, 2009

CHINESE INK PAINTING This exhibition references three trends we are noticing in the art world now: a new interest in ink as a medium, a turning towards the traditional arts as a counterpoint to the recent interest in political art then new … Continue reading →