Monthly Archives: February 2009

Artprice launches web-based art collection management and valuation service free to subscribers

ART MANAGEMENT  VALUATION Free asset valuation and management tools are ubiquitous in the financial sector and it was just a matter of time before similar offerings were released by art service companies. Artprice offers automatic valuations of collectors’ portfolios using a … Continue reading

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2 exciting internship opportunities at Art Radar – apply now

We have two places for part-time or full-time interns. This is an amazing opportunity to work with artists and art professionals from around the world. You will learn how to conduct interviews, edit, fact check and write art stories. The bulk of your … Continue reading

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Russian billionaire collector Mikhelson continues support for art despite downturn – Bloomberg

RUSSIAN ART COLLECTOR Varoli reports on Bloomberg that Leonid Mikhelson is sponsoring a display of 30 works by 20th-century Russian master artist Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, many of which are well known to the public. Billionaire Leonid Mikhelson’s company OAO Novatek is … Continue reading

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New York’s first major show of Anime, Manga and Video Games KRAZY! Japan Society

JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ART MANGA ANIME KRAZY! The delirious world of Anime, Manga and Video Games March – June 14 2009 New York The influence of these three forms of Japanese contemporary art and popular culture has been sweeping across Asia and … Continue reading

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Arco 2009 art fair video – Vernissage TV

INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR VIDEO This silent video shows a walk-through of the fair for professionals in the first two days and gives a sense of the quality and styles of art at the show. An absence of artist information or image details makes this … Continue reading

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28 Iranian women artists in 3 decade survey Masques of Shahrazad in London

FEMALE IRANIAN ART The Masques of Shahrazad to 9-14 March 2009 at Candlestar GalleryEvolution and Revolution of three generations of Iranian women artists An exhibition featuring work by 28 Iranian women artists runs at The Mall Galleries, London, 9 – … Continue reading

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ARCO Madrid 2009 international art fair news round-up – galleries drop out, public funding prop, Indian art

INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS ARCO Madrid, one of the largest and most important international art fairs holds its 28th edition from 11 February to 16 February 2009  in a new location:  Halls 6, 8 & 10 at Feria de Madrid, Spain. … Continue reading

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Indian art gallery Bodhi closes New York, soon to close elsewhere

INDIAN ART GALLERY Bodhi art gallery, the sole Indian art gallery that had branches in three international cities, has shut shop in New York and will soon close down in Berlin too. Remaining quite tight-lipped, Sharmistha Ray from Bodhi art … Continue reading

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