Topic Archives: Business of art

By centralising its ASIA ONE section, ART HK is attempting to assert its “unique” position as the “only world class art fair to have a 50/50 balance of Asian and Western participation”.

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VIP Art Fair returns in 2012 for its second installment. Although many galleries failed to sell works, participants applauded the tweaks to the website interface and the fair’s publicity potential.

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Marc Jacobs of Louis Vuitton continues to push fashion and art collaboration to the cutting edge as his partnership with the contemporary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama proves.

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In this final installment of our ‘trends in contemporary art’ series, we look at how collectors are adapting to the era of information technology and increased interconnection.

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The last half of a two part series on Indonesian art in Italy. We talk to Primo Marella, owner and director of the Milan-based Primo Marella Gallery about mapping Asia for European audiences.

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A round-up of the India Art Fair which ended on 29 January 2012. Art Radar finds out what the overall reception of the fair was this time around.

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A recent Deloitte and ArtTactic study concludes that the wealthy are allocating more funds into art, driving up art prices to record levels. What is driving this trend and is it sustainable, or even true?

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In this third installation of our four part Asian art trends series, we look at trends that, while tangential to the contemporary art world, will have vital influence.

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Art Radar looks into Hong Kong Contemporary, a hotel art fair that will run concurrently with ART HK 12 in an effort to draw international collectors and visitors.

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Rock Drilon, artist, owner of Mag:net Gallery in Quezon City and an avid biker, had the idea of bringing together two of his loves in 2011 in a series of city gallery tours called ARTBike.

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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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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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Preview lots for the Ayyam Auctions The Young Collectors Auction until 16 January 2012, then head to Ayyam Art Center in Dubai the next day for the auction proper.

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The Miami Herald questioned six art professionals on their views on global art trends. We summarise the main points from the article and supplement them with thoughts of our own.

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Guest writer Rajesh Punj interviews Vidya Shivadas, Researcher at the Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art and an important figure in the Indian art scene.

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ArtsHub recently named Australia’s top six arts philanthropists, individuals who made a difference by supporting the Australian arts scene.

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The India Art Fair, formally the India Art Summit, is launching Collectors’ Circle, an ongoing membership programme which aims to connect and educate emerging collectors.

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Art Radar lists the twenty artists chosen for solo exhibitions at TWS-Hongo studio by TWS-Emerging in 2011 and takes a closer look at five of them.

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ArtTactic’s November 2011 report indicates that the outlook on the Chinese art market remains positive, despite weak sales in Sotheby’s and Christie’s 2011 autumn auctions.

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There is a AUD15,000 Banksy lurking in a corridor of one of three of Melbourne’s Art Series Hotels and the company is offering its guests the opportunity to swipe it.

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Christie’s Hong Kong November 26 Private Collection Sale provides a dramatic example of single-owner sales’ susceptibility to the faltering Asian art market.

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A recent article published in The Wall Street Journal gives us a rare peek into the minds and habits of seven top collectors and the strategies that they are employing.

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The response to Christie’s Hong Kong day sale of Asian Contemporary Art, held on 27 November 2011, was restrained. 28 percent of works in the 273-lot sale failed to sell.

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Business Today recently published an article providing valuable advice from knowledgeable professionals about purchasing or investing in Indian art.

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An article in The Art Newspaper sheds light on the motivations of Ukrainian super-collector Victor Pinchuk. Art Radar sums up highlights from the original piece.

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