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What is ahead for contemporary Asian art, 2012 and beyond? Part II
Posted on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
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.
Contemporary collecting: Rise of the art adviser – Financial Times
Posted on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
The Financial Times investigates the profession of art advisory, a field which is experiencing rapid growth in today’s competitive art market.
Take credit card payments by iPhone: Useful at art fairs?
Posted on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
A new gadget by Square allows users to read credit cards off their Apple or Android cell-phones, allowing small business owners to save money. But will it work for art fairs?
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.
Young Japanese curators bankrolled by Takashi Murakami – Japan Times
Posted on Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Report by The Japan Times on cutting-edge exhibitions organised by Japanese curator group 0000 that drew attention (and funds) from Takashi Murakami.
Contemporary galleries face intense competition, must re-think game plan
Posted on Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
As pointed out in a recent The Art Newspaper article, competition has never been fiercer for international contemporary galleries so today the top ones are focussing on building their global brand. As demand for contemporary artwork grows, the size and number of contemporary art galleries that sell it increases.
Artnet chooses Hong Kong as debut venue for new venture – Art Radar scoop interview
Posted on Sunday, October 10th, 2010
ART PRICE DATABASE DEALER NEWS Artnet group, the leading art price database and online art auction company has chosen the year 2010 to branch out into a brand new venture: art dealing. And it chose a surprising venue for its … Continue reading
Curator Tobias Berger talks about Korean contemporary art scene in 4 questions
Posted on Monday, September 20th, 2010
SOUTH KOREA CONTEMPORARY ART INTERVIEW CURATOR Art Radar Asia recently spoke with German-born curator Tobias Berger, who currently holds the position of Chief Curator at the Nam June Paik Art Center, about the Center’s exhibition “The Penguin that goes to … Continue reading
Top 8 Art Radar search terms: contemporary art trends revealed
Posted on Friday, August 13th, 2010
JAPAN KOREA ART GRAFFITI NETWORKING PROPAGANDA POSTERS ART TRENDS What are Art Radar‘s most popular search terms? Japan tops other Asian countries with most-searched-for art, graffiti moves out from the underground and Chinese art and politics are brought once again … Continue reading
What did the galleries say about ART HK 10? Art Radar Asia speaks to 19 dealers
Posted on Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
HONG KONG ART FAIR Art Radar Asia attended ART HK 10 on Sunday with the aim of getting a perspective on the who is selling what to whom. Below we lay out the comments from and opinions of 19 of … Continue reading
The Power 100: curators up and artists down on ArtReview's annual list
Posted on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
THE POWER STRUCTURES OF THE ART WORLD What a difference a year makes. Last month, ArtReview magazine released its annual list of the one hundred most powerful people in art (see list here). ArtReview’s introduction to the list outlines that … Continue reading
Is Singapore threatening Hong Kong as next Asian art mecca? Wall Street Journal
Posted on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG’S COMPETING ART MARKET Singapore’s art scene has grown rapidly since its 1989 government mandate to recognize the “importance of culture and the art.” Thriving to a point that, according to The Wall Street Journal, Hong Kong–Asia’s … Continue reading
Do you rank high on google? Why most art dealers don't, why they should and what to do about it
Posted on Thursday, July 30th, 2009
ART MARKETING FOR FREE ON INTERNET Getting a super-high google ranking is critical for anyone who is interested in promoting art. In this post we focus on the particular challenges facing dealers and give simple starter steps to help improve rankings massively. Neglected … Continue reading



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