Monthly Archives: January 2012

Art Radar takes a break for Lunar New Year in 2012

Posted on January 19, 2012

The Art Radar team will be taking a much-coveted break over the Lunar New Year, which means we will not be publishing any stories between Monday 23 to Sunday 29 January 2012.

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New records for Chinese auction houses despite market slowdown – ArtTactic report

Posted on January 18, 2012

While the Eurozone crisis and rumors of a property bubble burst may have slowed the art market in the fall of 2011, Chinese art auctions still hit record sales for the year past.

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Why are regional art shows so tricky to curate? The Japan Times

Posted on January 18, 2012

The decision to bring contemporary Arab art to Tokyo’s Mori Art Museum also brought with it a number of curatorial challenges, among them, how to define the “Arab world”.

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What is ahead for contemporary Asian art, 2012 and beyond? Part II

Posted on January 18, 2012

The past decade has seen galleries expand, both in their reach and roles. Just how are they responding to the challenges of a globalised world? We explore in the second post in our 2012 and beyond art trend series.

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Posted in Asia expands, Galleries, Globalisation, Promoting art | Tagged 798 Art District, art China, art dealers, art galleries, art gallery, art in China, art market, Art Review The Power 100, Asian art, Asian art galleries, Asian contemporary art dealers, Beijing, Ben Brown Fine Arts, Chambers Fine Art, China, Chinese artists, Chinese contemporary art, Chinese galleries, contemporary art, contemporary Chinese art, Damien Hirst, David Ciclitira, dealers as curators, Eli Klein Fine Art, emerging art market trends, Gagosian Gallery, Grosvenor Gallery, hong kong, Indian contemporary art, Korean Eye, Nature Morte, Pace Beijing, Patrick Rhine, Roberta Smith, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, The Ministry of Art, trend watching, Vadehra Art Gallery, White Cube | 3 Comments

Southeast Asian photography: Langgeng Art Foundation holds rare group showing

Posted on January 18, 2012

The Langgeng Art Foundation has brought together works by Southeast Asia’s top photographers in a rare exhibition that is running until 21 January 2012.

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Art Stage Singapore 2012 round up: Sales slow, coverage listless

Posted on January 18, 2012

From 12-15 January, the Marina Bay Sands Convention and Exhibtion Center hosted the second annual Art Stage Singapore, organised by Art Basel and Art Basel Miami founder Lorenzo Rudolf.

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Posted in Connecting Asia to itself, Fairs, Round up, Singapore | Tagged Art Basel, Art Basel ART HK takeover, art in Singapore, Art Stage Singapore, Art Stage Singapore 2012, Betty Susiarjo, de Sarthe Gallery, Eslite Gallery, Filipino artists, Gajah Gallery, Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Gerhard Richter, Gillman Barracks, Gonkar Gyatso, Haunch of Venison, He Xiangyu, I Nyoman Masriadi, Iola Lenzi, Linda Gallery, Lorenzo Rudolf, Marina Bay Sands, Mayo Martin, MCH Group, MR., Ng Joon Kiat, Patrick Rhine, Singapore art fair, singapore art stage, South Asian art, Southeast Asian art, Srihardi Soedarsono, VernissageTV, Wong Hoy Cheong, Zhao Renhui | 3 Comments

Seeking Korea artist residency? International opportunities at Seoul Art Space Geumcheon

Posted on January 18, 2012

Seoul Art Space, founded in 2008, has a dual mission that differentiates it from other art foundations. It focuses on reviving abandoned and idle buildings into venues for artists.

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FINAL DAYS! Art Radar journalism course application deadline draws near

Posted on January 18, 2012

Art Radar has been successfully training art writers since its inception and have designed a certificate programme based on this experience. Sign up now!

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