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India’s largest steel sculpture: Kiran Nadar unveils new Subodh Gupta acquisition
Posted on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art recently unveiled blue-chip Indian artist Subodh Gupta’s Line of Control. The colossal sculpture displays a mushroom cloud made of pieces of steel kitchenware.
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art: Education priority for India’s first private institution
Posted on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), which opened in 2010, is India’s first philanthropic, profit-free contemporary and modern art museum.
Turkish art market: ignored no longer – CNN
Posted on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Private and corporate collectors are playing a key role in the development of the Turkish art market. Are they replacing the traditional roles of wealthy patrons?
New private contemporary art museum for Dubai
Posted on Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
The Salsali Private Museum, home to the private collection of art patron Ramin Salsali, opened its doors to the public and collectors on 13 November 2011 in Al Quoz, Dubai.
What motivates billionaire collector Victor Pinchuk? The Art Newspaper
Posted on Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
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.
Provocative agenda at huge Australian collector-owned museum
Posted on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Art Radar follows art blogger Deirdre Carmichael to the provocative Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), located in Hobart, Tasmania to see what all the hype is all about.
Sotheby’s Ullens Collection: private collection sales stay strong
Posted on Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
HONG KONG CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART AUCTIONS Art Radar was present in the auction room for the second instalment of Sotheby’s Ullens Collection Sale on October 2, 2011 in Hong Kong. Composed of 90 lots, this highly anticipated sale achieved sales of 93% … Continue reading
How Saatchi and his YBAs influenced leading Asian artists – The Observer
Posted on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
In an Observer article, writer Ben Lewis reveals the influence that Charles Saatchi-and his Young British Artists had on the emerging Asian art scene.
ART HK 11 Hong Kong art fair: Gallery sales – ART FUTURES and ASIA ONE sections
Posted on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
We move away from reporting on the “blue-chip” sales at ART HK 11 and take a closer look at what was happening in the new ASIA ONE and ART FUTURES sections of the fair.
ART HK 11 Hong Kong art fair: ART HK confirms 2012 edition to be held in May
Posted on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
In the latest press release from ART HK 11, sent out on 31 May 2011, organisers announce that the 2012 edition of the fair will be held in May rather than February.
Masanori Fukuoka on early 1990s Indian art collecting – Hindustan Times
Posted on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Top Indian art was snapped up at low prices in the early 1990s by collectors like Masanori Fukuoka. He speaks to the Hindustan Times about his experience.
AW Asia’s Larry Warsh on whom to collect and why in Chinese art – interview
Posted on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
AW Asia is a private organisation founded to promote Chinese contemporary art in the United States. In this original Art Radar interview, we gain insight into the aims of the organisation and founder Larry Warsh provides expert opinion on contemporary Chinese art. Continue reading
10 indian artists to watch in 6 minutes
Posted on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
In this TED video, collector Ravin Agrawal introduces ten young contemporary artists working in India, and he does it in six minutes! Art Radar presents a brief summary of the video and the artists that it covers. Continue reading
Contemporary Malaysian art fair encourages tourist dollar
Posted on Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
VISUAL ART FESTIVAL MALAYSIAN ARTISTS GALLERY EXHIBITIONS ART SEMINARS TALKS 1 Malaysia Contemporary Arts Tourism Festival 2010 or MCAT 2010, organised by Tourism Malaysia, is a new Malaysian visual art festival that is attempting to draw more “high-yield” tourists to … Continue reading
Australian modern and contemporary arts gain momentum: top five auctioned works listed
Posted on Monday, September 6th, 2010
AUSTRALIAN MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART PRICES AND TRENDS As the 17th Sydney Biennale drew to a close, a recent article published on artprice.com reported on the improvement of the Australian modern and contemporary art market since 2007, despite its confinement to … Continue reading
“Korean Eye: Fantastic Ordinary” exhibition tours London, Singapore, and Seoul
Posted on Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
KOREAN ARTISTS WESTERN EXPOSURE The Saatchi Gallery in London once again hosted the popular exhibition “Korean Eye“, which showcases emerging Korean artists to the West. This year the exhibition will travel; in October and November it will travel to Singapore … Continue reading
Is Hong Kong a cultural desert? How can you become a better collector? Answers revealed at Asia Art Forum
Posted on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
ART PROFESSIONALS HONG KONG ART INDONESIAN ART ART COLLECTING Guest writer Bonnie E. Engel, a Hong Kong freelance journalist, presents Art Radar Asia readers with her perspective on the talks of two speakers at the this year’s Asia Art Forum, held … Continue reading
Krishen Khanna traces evolution of Indian modern art: innovative interview technology used
Posted on Monday, April 12th, 2010
INDIAN ARTIST INTERVIEW PODCAST Saffronart is hosting a series of invaluable art historical documentary interviews with leading Indian artists to broaden the discourse about the evolution of modern and contemporary Indian art. The imaginative use of new interactive podcast technology is an … Continue reading
88-Mocca: how one collector is using technology to share his collection
Posted on Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
ONLINE CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM Technology can be a powerful source for democratisation of art. In this post we invite you to explore how one collector is using technology to turn his collection into an on-line museum and resource. 88-Mocca is … Continue reading
Dinesh Vazirani CEO Saffronart speaks about 2010 market outlook for Indian art – Arttactic podcast
Posted on Sunday, March 28th, 2010
INDIAN CONTEMPORARY ART MARKET OUTLOOK CEO of on-line Indian auction house Saffronart explains that the collector base for Indian art is changing Dinesh Vazirani is the CEO and Co-Founder of Saffronart, the world’s largest online auction house for fine art … Continue reading
"The Empire Strikes Back – Indian art Today" at Saatchi Gallery: critics' review roundup
Posted on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
INDIAN CONTEMPORARY ART “The Empire Strikes Back: Indian Art Today” opened on 28 January 2010 at Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea, London. It has received attention from critics interested in both the cultural implications of contemporary Indian art in British society … Continue reading
Art industry elite meet at inaugural Abu Dhabi Art fair
Posted on Monday, December 21st, 2009
ART FAIRS The inaugural Abu Dhabi Art fair opened to much fanfare on November 19th. The government-run Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) organized the fair, along with the area’s new cultural district on Saadiyat Island. In attendance at the … Continue reading
Acclaimed Vietnamese artist and collector Dinh Q. Le reveals which Vietnamese contemporary artists he is collecting now – interview Wall Street Journal
Posted on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
CONTEMPORARY VIETNAMESE ART Dinh Q. Le, a Vietnamese-American artist and collector, is touted as one of the world’s most acclaimed Vietnamese artists, and his work will be featured in a solo exhibition by the Museum of Modern Art in New York … Continue reading
Embedding the Bed in Public Space – interview Hong Kong artist and ParaSite director Tim Li
Posted on Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
HONG KONG ART Is there anything more private than your bed at home? So why has artist Tim Li been taking his folding bed out in public onto the streets of Hong Kong? Art Radar learns more: Tim Li, once an … Continue reading
Bani Abidi on Indian video art, a medium on the rise – interview Tehelka Magazine
Posted on Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
CONTEMPORARY INDIAN VIDEO ART Who are the emerging Indian video artists and the collectors of this up-and-coming genre? How can collectors display the work and should they be concerned with authenticity? Where can video art be seen and bought? Read … Continue reading



Hong Kong art fair ART HK 12: Final day sales figures
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ART HK 12: Sales figures days 1 and 2
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