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Topic Archives: Fairs
Hong Kong art fair ART HK 12: Final day sales figures
Posted on Sunday, May 20th, 2012
On the final day of the ART HK 12, Art Radar journalists were canvassing galleries and asking dealers about their fair experience. We have some of the details from these sales below.
Hong Kong art fair ART HK 12: Art practice and the camera lens – 3 artists discuss at Asia Art Archive
Posted on Sunday, May 20th, 2012
“Artists Through the Lens” was a series of conversations between curators and artists organised by AAA for ART HK 12. Art Radar watched via video stream and live-tweeted the talk.
ART HK 12: Sales figures days 1 and 2
Posted on Saturday, May 19th, 2012
For days one and two of ART HK 12, Art Radar had reporters on the ground interviewing galleries about their experience at the fair. Here are a few of the sales figures we have heard so far.
ART HK 12: Redefining the space we live in – Asia Art Archive Open Platform speakers
Posted on Friday, May 18th, 2012
On Friday 18 May 2012, Asia Art Archive once again held their Open Platform programme. Two of the groups discussed art and its role in negotiating public spaces, but with very different approaches.
ART HK 12: Hong Kong artist Lee Kit wins ART FUTURES prize
Posted on Friday, May 18th, 2012
The 2012 ART FUTURES award was awarded to Hong Kong artist Lee Kit for his project Something in My Hands. The prize is given to an emerging artist represented by a young gallery.
ART HK 12: First time Asian galleries talk art fair strategy
Posted on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
With a number of Asian art galleries showing for the first time at ART HK 12, Art Radar was curious to find out what their expectations for the fair were, and who they will be showing and why.
Chinese affordable art fair AAC to launch Hong Kong edition
Posted on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Chinese art company Affordable Art China Ltd (AAC) will launch an art fair in Hong Kong in 2013. The event will focus on emerging artists and sell contemporary art works at “accessible prices”.
ART HK 12: Rolling media round up [UPDATED 22 May 2012]
Posted on Saturday, May 12th, 2012
Bookmark this page! Art Radar is your go-to source for updates and information on 2012′s Hong Kong International Art Fair. Each day we will cull the best of ART HK 12 coverage and link to it here.
ART HK 12: What to do outside of the fair? Essential extra event list
Posted on Saturday, May 12th, 2012
ART HK 12 kicks off this Thursday, 17 May 2012, and will run through Sunday. Art Radar has rounded up some of the best concurrent art events happening around the city.
Sydney Contemporary 2013: ART HK founder Tim Etchells’ newest fair venture
Posted on Friday, May 11th, 2012
ART HK founder Tim Etchells has launched Australia’s newest art fair, an international biennial event called Sydney Contemporary that is to be held in 2013.
ART HK crash course: all you need to know – Art Radar past coverage
Posted on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
ART HK 12 is mere days away and to celebrate Art Radar offers a list of some of our past posts on the largest and most respected art fair in Asia dating back to 2008.
ART HK sponsor Deutsche Bank backs Frieze in New York
Posted on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
By supporting New York’s inaugural Frieze Art Fair, Deutsche Bank is now the lead sponsor of all three Frieze events. In Asia, ART HK is one of the bank’s most important art partnerships.
What went for how much at Art Beijing 2012? Red dot round up
Posted on Saturday, May 5th, 2012
Art Beijing 2012 ran for three days from 30 April to 2 May. Art Radar stopped by the fair on the final afternoon and went hunting for red dots. Here are some of the works that sold.
Bangladeshi artists win Dhaka Art Summit 2012 awards for exposing social ills
Posted on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
Closing out the inaugural Dhaka Art Summit, which ran from 12 to 15 April 2012, the Samdani Art Awards were given to Bangladeshi artists Khaled Hasan and Musrat Reazi.
Tokyo-based Yuko Hasegawa first dedicated curator of ART HK Projects for 2012
Posted on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
This year ART HK 12 fair see the return of ART HK Projects with its own dedicated curator, Yuko Hasegawa.
Art Dubai: strong sales shine through fog of political tension
Posted on Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
The sixth edition of Art Dubai recently wrapped up, running from 21 to 24 March 2012. The fair reportedly logged high sales, despite political tension in the region fuelled by the Arab Spring.
India Art Fair Founder Neha Kirpal sees galleries “upping the game” – ArtTactic podcast
Posted on Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
Neha Kirpal sat down with ArtTactic to talk about this year’s India Art Fair, the growing international presence in Indian arts and the importance of quality in the contemporary art market.
Art Fair Tokyo expands venue in 2012
Posted on Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Art Fair Tokyo has announced that it will be expanding its venue in 2012, using all of the available space in the Tokyo International Forum Exhibition Hall.
Singapore Tyler Print Institute first Southeast Asian gallery to attend The Armory Show
Posted on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
In 2012, the Singapore Tyler Print Institute will participate in The Armory Show in New York City. STPI is the first Southeast Asian gallery ever to attend Armory.
ART HK repositions ASIA ONE section for 2012, now “heart” of fair
Posted on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
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”.
Meet us at ARCOmadrid 2012! Art Radar participant in Asian Maps IX
Posted on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Kate Cary Evans, Executive Editor for and Founder of Art Radar, will be participating in a Casa Asia-organised panel event at ARCOmadrid Forum for 2012. Meet the Art Radar team in Spain!
VIP 2.0: Online art marketing channel in the making?
Posted on Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
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.
India Art Fair 2012: For international galleries, India focus among emerging economies
Posted on Monday, February 6th, 2012
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.
Hong Kong Contemporary: Hotel art fair to piggyback ART HK 12
Posted on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
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.
Art Dubai’s Global Art Forum 2012 adds days and cities to schedule – event alert
Posted on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Returning for a sixth year as part of the Art Dubai contemporary art fair, the Global Arts Forum 2012 will expand to six days and spread to two cities.



Hong Kong art fair ART HK 12: Final day sales figures
Hong Kong art fair ART HK 12: Art practice and the camera lens – 3 artists discuss at Asia Art Archive
ART HK 12: Sales figures days 1 and 2
ART HK 12: Redefining the space we live in – Asia Art Archive Open Platform speakers
ART HK 12: Hong Kong artist Lee Kit wins ART FUTURES prize
ART HK 12: Art Radar live-tweets daily – resource alert
Art journalism online course: A reason to talk to art world influencers
ART HK 12: First time Asian galleries talk art fair strategy
Chinese affordable art fair AAC to launch Hong Kong edition
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