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Topic Archives: Venues
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: Art Radar live-tweets daily – resource alert
Posted on Friday, May 18th, 2012
Could not make it out to Hong Kong this weekend? Let Art Radar be your eyes and ears at the fair. Our reporting team will be tweeting and retweeting… and posting to Facebook!
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”.
Adequate professional talent for China’s expanding arts infrastructure? The New York Times
Posted on Saturday, May 12th, 2012
Does China lack the professional talent and collection strength to support its new arts infrastructure? The New York Times recently published an article on China’s rapid expansion.
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.
Mongolian Mugi’s first Hong Kong solo: Rediscovering past lost to communism
Posted on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Mongolian artist Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav, also known as Mugi, recently concluded her first solo exhibition in Hong Kong. Her works commonly depict women and deal with the re-emergence of Mongolian heritage.
Palais de Tokyo expands: More room for international contemporary art
Posted on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Eleven Asian artists have been included in the inaugural edition of La Triennale, which was launched at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris on 20 April 2012.
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.
Pearl Lam: Another gallery for Hong Kong’s Pedder Building
Posted on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Pearl Lam will be the next high-end commercial gallery to move into the historic Pedder Building. The new 340 square metre gallery space will open to the public on 16 May 2012.
Who is futureproofing Singaporean art? 26 young artists in SAM survey
Posted on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
A survey of Singaporean contemporary art, titled “The Singapore Show: Future Proof”, closed at the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) on 15 April 2012.
Foreign-owned Beijing 798 gallery expands into creative entrepreneur incubator – WSJ Scene Asia
Posted on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
David Ben Kay’s Yuanfen Flow started out as a house, became a new media art gallery and is now a creative business incubator. Read on to find out more about this unique Beijing space.
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.
Winning Australia Venice Biennale pavilion design controversial in its simplicity
Posted on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
The Australian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale is getting a much-needed facelift. A design by architectural firm Denton Corker Marshall has been chosen by the Australia Council.
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.
Heritage factory renovation to lay new foundations in Sharjah art scene – The National
Posted on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
The National recently reported on two cultural development projects set to grow Sharjah’s cultural footprint. The projects herald further development for the burgeoning art hub.
South and Southeast Asian start for ambitious Guggenheim UBS MAP Initiative
Posted on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
The Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative aims to open the museum to cross-cultural exchange on a vast scale. The inaugural region will be South and Southeast Asia.



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
Adequate professional talent for China’s expanding arts infrastructure? The New York Times