Monthly Archives: January 2009

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

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

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

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

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What are the new price levels for contemporary art?

CONTEMPORARY ART PRICES Sotheby’s will hold its Contemporary Art sales in London on 5-6 February 2009 , the first set since the November round when the financial crisis triggered weaker demand, slower bidding and lower prices across the art market.  As markets … Continue reading

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Emerging artists Min Xiaofang, Kang Yongfeng and Song Yongjun win Chinese Art Prize awards 2008

CHINESE ART PRIZE The winners of the Chinese Art Prize 2008 are: Min Xiaofang (Gold) and Kang Yongfeng (Silver). The Viewers’ Choice Prize went to Song Yongjun. In 2008 more than 1,000 emerging Chinese artists applied for the CAP. The … Continue reading

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Off the beaten track day tours of contemporary art London January – April 2009

ART TOURS The Contemporary Art Society offers a simple navigation of some of the UK’s most exciting emerging artists through galleries, studios and independent spaces that are off-the-beaten-track and otherwise difficult to reach. Embracing cutting edge contemporary art in far-flung and … Continue reading

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Three Pakistani female artists in New York – review New York Times, Art Knowlege News

    PAKISTANI CONTEMPORARY ART SHOW REVIEW Indian contemporary art is hotter than ever, but globalization is also giving a lift to artists from neighboring Pakistan says the New York Times in its review of a show featuring three female artists … Continue reading

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Message from Art Radar – review 2008, what's ahead in 2009, a small request

This is a message from the Art Radar team to wish readers a happy New Year and to thank you for your support in 2008. We started the site in the middle of 2008 and averaged over 6000 page views … Continue reading

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India's first art museum Devi employs student curators for its second show – review Livemint

  INDIAN ART MUSEUM SHOW Where in The World to 3 May 2009 Devi Art Foundation Renowned Indian art collector Anupam Poddar opened India’s first art museum, the Devi Art Foundation in 2008. ‘Where in the World’ is its second … Continue reading

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