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Tag Archives: ART HK 11
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.
Large art is back, reports The Art Newspaper
Posted on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
According to The Art Newspaper, Large art is making a comeback. The resurgence of massive art comes on the crest of an increase in the number of gigantic gallery and museum spaces.
Japanese artist Hirotoshi Iwasaki draws time with video – picture feast
Posted on Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Thirty-year-old Japanese artist Hirotoshi Iwasaki combines drawing and animation to create flip book-like artworks and video pieces that explore time, memory and space.
Art Radar most popular posts spring 2011: ART HK 11, online art business, emerging artists
Posted on Monday, August 8th, 2011
We bring you a list of our most popular posts published in spring 2011, as chosen by our most loyal readers. Articles about ART HK 11, the contemporary art market and emerging Asian artists made it into this list of ten top posts.
Artist Silas Fong’s daring Hong Kong video solo – soundslide
Posted on Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Listen to up-and-coming Hong Kong video artist Silas Fong talk on his latest solo in the city, “Memory Disorder” while images of his work slide by.
What is the future of contemporary ink painting? Asia Society panel discussion
Posted on Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
The future of contemporary ink as a medium was explored by ink art experts in an Asia Society-organised panel discussion in May 2011. Lively audience time followed the talks.
Brain scans reveal the power of art – The Telegraph
Posted on Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
As reported in The Telegraph in May 2011, some works of art have now been scientifically proven to provoke intense feelings of pleasure in human test subjects.
Which art fairs will contemporary galleries be heading to in 2011?
Posted on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
What art fairs will ART HK 11 galleries be heading to in 2011? Art Basel Miami Beach tops most lists but some Asian fairs also get a mention.
ART HK versus Art Stage Singapore: ART HK 11 dealers debate Asia’s top fair
Posted on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
In 2011, two art fairs have been battling it out for the title of top Asian show, namely ART HK and Art Stage Singapore. We ask galleries at ART HK 11 which has come out on top.
Art Basel takeover of ART HK: What did dealers at ART HK 11 say?
Posted on Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
In this post we collect gallerist responses to the Art Basel buyout of ART HK. Will raise professionalism with the Asian art world or homogenise it? What do dealers think?
ART HK 11 top topics media round-up: Ai Weiwei, Gao Weigang, ASIA ONE and gallery sales
Posted on Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
Art Radar collects what journalists, critics, bloggers and Tweeters had to say on the top trends of ART HK 11: Ai Weiwei, Gao Weigang, ASIA ONE and gallery sales.
Photographer David LaChapelle in Hong Kong: Asian art scene buzzing while New York’s stagnates
Posted on Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
At the opening press conference for his Hong Kong debut solo, “The Raft”, David LaChapelle shares his thoughts on the Asian art scene and how Asia inspired his work.
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.
ART HK 11 Hong Kong art fair: Mystery man behind Hong Kong art fair success – Charles Ross
Posted on Sunday, May 29th, 2011
We take a look at the man who is really responsible for the resounding success that is ART HK, a man with a special knack for single market event management.
ART HK 11 Hong Kong art fair: Chinese artist Gao Weigang wins 2011 ART FUTURES award
Posted on Thursday, May 26th, 2011
We look 2011′s ART FUTURES award winner Gao Weigang. The ART FUTURES award, worth US$25,000, is presented to one emerging artist by ART HK each year.
ART HK 11 Hong Kong art fair: IQ2 debater Simon de Pury on beautiful art – interview
Posted on Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Art Radar catches up with iconic auctioneer Simon de Pury, in Hong Kong to participate in the latest IQ2 debate, the motion of which is “Art Must Be Beautiful”.
Hong Kong art fair ART HK 11: First day fair impressions
Posted on Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Art Radar founder Kate Cary Evans, more than slightly overwhelmed by the magnitude of the 2011 edition of ART HK, reports on the alternative sections of the fair.
Hong Kong art fair ART HK 11: Past ART HK editions coverage – compare and contrast
Posted on Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
We step back into time to take a look at (and list) all our coverage of past ART HK’s, from 2008 to the lead up to this week’s event.
Hong Kong art fair ART HK 11: Chinese contemporary art market to outgrow US and European – press release
Posted on Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ART MARKET ART HK 11 has joined forces with ArtTactic to publish two art market reports, one focussing on the Chinese art market and the other on the US and European markets. The reports show, perhaps unsurprisingly, that … Continue reading
Hong Kong art fair ART HK 11: Rolling media round-up [UPDATED 12 June 2011]
Posted on Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
ART FAIR MEDIA COVERAGE ROUND-UP ART HK 11 is upon us and to make sure you stay on top of all that is going on, Art Radar Asia will be keeping a running list of the top stories published in … Continue reading
How does ART HK 11 250+ gallery sign-up compare with other fairs?
Posted on Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
In it’s 2011 edition, ART HK has reported a gallery attendance of over 250, an enormous number for any fair. We compare this number with that of other fairs around the world.
ART HK Art Basel joining forces? Art Newspaper reports
Posted on Friday, February 18th, 2011
A collaboration between two major art fair players may give Asian art and art galleries more chance of hitting the international art market.



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