Monthly Archives: October 2011

Contemporary collecting: Rise of the art adviser – Financial Times

Posted on October 5, 2011

The Financial Times investigates the profession of art advisory, a field which is experiencing rapid growth in today’s competitive art market.

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Posted in Advisors, Business of art, Collectors, Gallerists/Dealers | Tagged art advisers, art advisors, art auctions, art collecting, art dealers, art market, auctions, Collectors, contemporary art, dealer galleries, Financial Times, international collectors, Jeanne Mueller, Seymours, Spencer Ewen, Thea Westreich | 1 Comment

Can graffiti still shock and challenge? Top Art Radar posts

Posted on October 5, 2011

Art Radar looks at a theme that has been a bone of contention in the art world for some time. Is street art finally being accepted as mainstream? Part of our ongoing ‘Lists’ series.

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Posted in Graffiti, Lists, Public art, Street art, Urban | Tagged Adam Neate, Armani building, art in Singapore, Asian street artists, Asian Urban Artists, Banksy, Barry Mc Gee, Chanel, Christophe Schwarz, Fabrik Contemporary Art Gallery, Graffiti, graffiti art, Hong Kong street art, Hong Kong street art series, Iris Ferrer, King Kowloon, Lists, LV Liquidated Black Murakami, rebellion, Shepard Fairey, Singapore street art, Singaporean graffiti, Singaporean Street Art, Singaporean Urban art, street art, Swoon, Trase One, urban art, urban art in Asia, urban art in Hong Kong, Working the system, Zevs | Leave a comment

Take credit card payments by iPhone: Useful at art fairs?

Posted on October 5, 2011

A new gadget by Square allows users to read credit cards off their Apple or Android cell-phones, allowing small business owners to save money. But will it work for art fairs?

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Posted in Business of art, Market watch, Technology | Tagged Android, Apple, Apple iOs, apps, art, art collectors, art dealers, art fairs, art market, contemporary art, credit card payment processing, credit card payments, credit cards, Daniel Flynn, Dave Hinde, Forbes, Google, Google Android, iPad, iPhone, Jack Dorsey, Jaime M. Salazar, Jim McKelvey, Leo Charette, mobile payment systems, mobile payments, payments industry, PAYware Mobile, Sara Selepouchin, Square, Technology, Twitter, Verifone | 1 Comment

Large art is back, reports The Art Newspaper

Posted on October 5, 2011

According to The Art Newspaper, Large art is making a comeback. The resurgence of massive art comes on the crest of an increase in the number of gigantic gallery and museum spaces.

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Posted in Acquisitions, Collectors, Large art | Tagged 54th Venice Biennale, Ai Weiwei, András Szántó, Art Basel, Art Basel 2011, ART HK 11, ART JOG 11, Art Jogja, Art Stage, Asian collectors, Bintang House, Budi Tek, Cemeti Art House, contemporary art collectors, contemporary art market, Eddi Prabandono, Georgina Adam, German Barn, Guggenheim, How Will Museums Be Able to Collect, Il Mondo Vi Appartiene, Ingar Dragset, Kathleen Ditzig, Large Art, large art installations, large installations, Li Chen, Luz, Luz series, Michael Elmgreen, Open Your Hands Wide, Palazzo Grassi, Singapore Biennale, Size matters. Why is the work getting bigger?, Sunflower Seeds, Takashi Murakami, The Art Newspaper, The Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, The New York Times, Turbine Hall, Venice Biennale, Western collectors, Yoshimoto Nara | Leave a comment

Sotheby’s Hong Kong Autumn Sale 2011: Contemporary Asian Art

Posted on October 4, 2011

Art Radar reports from the auction room of Sotheby’s evening sale of Contemporary Asian Art on October 3, 2011. The 176-lot sale featured two ‘premium’ works, and revealed lagging enthusiasm in the contemporary Asian art market

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