Monthly Archives: February 2009

Sothebys cuts Hong Kong spring Asian art sale by two-thirds

Posted on February 28, 2009

AUCTION HOUSE NEWS SPRING 2009 Reuters reports that Sothebys sold US$223 million worth of artwork in its 2008 spring sale but this year expects to sell only one-third as much in what Kevin Ching, Chief Executive Office for Asia calls … Continue reading →

Posted in Auctions, Market watch, Recession | Tagged Asian art auction, auction news, Hong Kong auction, Sothebys auction | Leave a comment

Review round up – Saatchi Middle East art show Unveiled – which artists are critic favourites?

Posted on February 26, 2009

SAATCHI MIDDLE EAST ART SHOW Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East, Saatchi Gallery, London to 6 May 2009 Advertising mogul and art patron Saatchi is a master at generating extensive high profile media coverage for his shows giving us an uncommon opportunity to synthesise … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors, Feminist art, Identity art, Iranian, Iraqi, Islamic art, Lebanese, London, Painting, Palestinian, Photography, Political, Prison, Religious art, Reviews, Saatchi, Sculpture, Shadi Ghadirian, Social, Syrian, UK, Women power | Tagged Ahmed Alsoudani, Beach at the Caspian, Diana Al-Hadid, Elastic Pink, Halim Al-Karim, Hayv Kahraman, Hidden War, Holy Light, Inveiled, Kader Attia, Like Everyday Series, Marwan Rechmaoui, Men of Allah, Qalandia 2067, Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh, Saatchi art, Saatchi Middle East, Sarah Rahbar, Shadi Ghadirian, Shirin Fakhim, Tala Madani, Tehran Prositutes, Tower of Infinite Problems, Typical Iranian wedding, Unveiled New art from Middle East, Wafa Hourani | Leave a comment

Sothebys inaugural sale of contemporary Turkish art – video – 5 artists talk

Posted on February 24, 2009

TURKISH ART AUCTION Sotheby’s is holding its inaugural sale of Turkish art on 4 March 2009 in London. Check out the art and see 5 Turkish contemporary artists talking about their paintings, photographs and sculptures in the sale. Themes of … Continue reading →

Posted in Auctions, Classic/Contemporary, London, Market watch, Painting, Photography, Political, Prison, Sculpture, Turkish, UK, Videos, War, Women power | Tagged Ansen Atilla, Balloon Loan II, Canaan Senol, Feminist art, Fighting, Hale Tenger, Invainers of the Lost Arc II, Lamentations, Leyla Gediz, Nasif Topcuoglu, Prison art, Sothebys, Taner Ceylan, The Devil May Load, The Story of Isaac, The Transparent Police Station, Turkish art, Turkish art auction, Turkish contemporary art, War art | 1 Comment

Collector's new Indonesian art gallery opening causes ripples – Jakarta Post

Posted on February 23, 2009

L. Ridwan Muljosudarmo, an Indonesian art collector opened a gallery in the town of Magelang in Central Java. Although the city is known to be a city of art collectors, Oei Hong Djien being the most famous of them, this … Continue reading →

Posted in Collectors, Individual, Indonesian | Tagged Entang Wiharso, L Ridwan Muljosudarmo, Ooi Hong Djien, Putu Sutawijaya, S Teddy, Syang Art Space, Ugo Untoro | Leave a comment

Russian art fair Art Moscow delayed by recession

Posted on February 23, 2009

ART FAIR RUSSIA According to a Bloomberg report by John Varoli, one of Russia’s biggest contemporary art fairs Art Moscow has been postponed from May 14th until September 2009 to tap a crowd headed for a larger exhibition, as falling oil … Continue reading →