Monthly Archives: June 2010

World's top collectors and art professionals attend ART HK: a testament to fair's growing importance

Posted on June 23, 2010

ART HK 10 HONG KONG ART FAIR ART COLLECTORS ART MARKET ART HK 10 was reportedly more festive than the ’09 edition due to its increasing ability to attract more high-profile and experienced collectors and curators from round the world, … Continue reading →

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Pop culture references abound in Indonesian art: curator Eva McGovern discusses Indieguerillas’ Happy Victims and the Southeast Asian art climate

Posted on June 23, 2010

INDONESIAN CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY EXHIBITION Indieguerillas is made up of Indonesian husband-and-wife duo Miko Bawono and Santi Ariestyowanti, whose artistic skills stem from roots in the design industry. Known for their smooth blending of pop culture aesthetics, subtle social commentary … Continue reading →

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Xu Zhen takes on Middle Eastern identities and cultures as the new artists’ collective alias Madeln at the Ikon Gallery, UK

Posted on June 16, 2010

MADEIN ARTIST COLLECTIVE CHINESE ART UK GALLERY SHOW “Seeing One’s Own Eyes“ is the first European exhibition by MadeIn, a new artists’ collective founded in 2009 in Shanghai by Xu Zhen (b. 1977, Shanghai), often heralded as one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art as meditation, Cartoon, Chinese, Conceptual, Consumerism, Events, Fact and fiction blur, Found object, Gallery shows, Illustration, Installation, Political, Sculpture, Shows, UK, Video, War | Tagged Birmingham, contemporary Chinese art, Ikon Gallery, installation art, Jonathan Watkins, Koran, Madeln, Middle East, Middle Eastern art, Rachel Marsden, S.M.A.K., sculpture, Seeing One's Own Eyes, shanghai, ShanghART Gallery, Video, Xu Zhen | Leave a comment

India artist Raghava KK's "magic carpet ride" at TED2010 – video

Posted on June 16, 2010

INDIAN ART ARTIST TALK TED CONFERENCE VIDEO PUBLIC SPEAKING “Raghava KK: Five lives of an artist” (length of video, 17:56 mins) was recorded when Indian artist Raghava KK spoke at ideas conference TED2010 earlier this year. In the video, the artist tells … Continue reading →

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Compound Eye: RongRong and inri retrospective at He Xiangning Art Museum

Posted on June 16, 2010

CHINESE CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY MUSEUM EXHIBITION “Compound Eye: Works by RongRong & inri (2000-2010)” (website in Chinese) is the first retrospective exhibition of collaborative works by RongRong and inri since they started working as a husband-and-wife team in 2000. In 1999, … Continue reading →

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ART HK 10 reports strong sales figures, lists major artworks sold

Posted on June 16, 2010

ART HK ART FAIR SALES ARTWORKS LISTED Strong sales figures have been reported since the third Hong Kong art fair drew to a close in late May this year. Million dollar sales of artwork by Zhang Xiaogang and Damien Hirst, plus … Continue reading →

Posted in Business of art, China, Collectors, Events, Fairs, Hong Kong, Lists, Market watch, Venues | Tagged Anish Kapoor, art collectors, ART HK 10, art interest, Art Radar Asia, art sales, Asian art collectors, Ben Brown, Ben Brown Fine Arts, Carmen Bat Ka Man, Composition with Bamboo and Grass, Damien Hirst, David Leiber, DNA Berlin, exhibition, Galerie Lelong, Green Wall - Husband and Wife, Hong Kong art fair, Hong Kong International Art Fair, Johann Nowak, Lisson Gallery, Liu Ye, Marianne Boesky Gallery, More Light, Pace Beijing, Rock’n Roll the Roll, Sean Scully, Sperone Westwater, The Inescapable Truth, transactions, Untitled (2010), White Cube, Yoshitomo Nara, Zhang Xiaogang | 1 Comment

Rising confidence in Indian art as market recovers

Posted on June 9, 2010

INDIAN ART MARKET CONFIDENCE A recent article published on livemint.com by the Wall Street Journal reported a rising trend of speculators’ confidence in the Indian art market, possibly as a result of a rebound in valuations of Indian artworks. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Artist nationality, Business of art, Classic/Contemporary, Collectors, India, Indian, Market watch, Research, Surveys, Trends, Venues | Tagged art auction, art collecting, art collectors, art market, art market research, art price, art sales, art speculation, art valuation, Arttactic, Carmen Bat Ka Man, contemporary art, India, Indian art, Indian art confidence, Indian art market, Indian art price, Indian contemporary art, indian modern art, modern art | Leave a comment

London’s Michael Hoppen pioneers photography at Art HK 10, plans Hong Kong gallery – interview

Posted on June 9, 2010

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY MARKET INTERVIEW In the art bonanza that was the third incarnation of Art HK, there was one gallery among the 155 visual arts exhibitors with the unique distinction of being the only dealer specializing in photographic artworks. It … Continue reading →