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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.
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.
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.
Artists turn to video art: Will collectors follow suit? The Art Newspaper examines
Posted on Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
More and more artists are turning to video art to present their ideas and opinions. As new technology makes the medium more accessible, will collectors show interest?
Emerging contemporary art markets for 2011 revealed at ArtInsight seminar
Posted on Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Want to know which art markets are set to emerge? The third ArtInsight market seminar for 2011 gathers professionals to discuss Russia, India, Brazil, Africa and others.
Art Dubai’s aim of giving back to region realised? Media round-up
Posted on Thursday, March 24th, 2011
The fifth edition of West Asian art fair Art Dubai has came to a close in March 2011. What did the media report? International audience and art and connection-generating events.
Can you sell big to first-time collectors? Indian Art Summit 2011 round-up
Posted on Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Third Indian Art Summit proves Indian arts ability to attract big crowds, global art buyers and top-end galleries. But did everyone agree on its success?
Art Stage Singapore East-West balance praised
Posted on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
ART FAIRS SINGAPORE CONTEMPORARY ART EVENTS ASIAN ART MARKET With a total of 32,000 visitors – viewing work presented by 121 galleries from 26 countries – and some major sales, the inaugural edition of Art Stage Singapore seems to have proved … Continue reading
Galleries say debut Art Stage Singapore brings diversity ART HK lacks
Posted on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
ART FAIRS SINGAPORE CONTEMPORARY ART EVENTS Art Stage Singapore made its success debut at Marina Bay Sands last week. While attendees praised the fair’s diverse yet strongly Asian audience, initial sales have been reported as mixed. Art Radar was there, taking … Continue reading
Art so fresh it’s still wet at Contemporary Istanbul – video
Posted on Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
VernissageTV has produced an insightful video on November’s Contemporary Istanbul 2010 where interviews with five gallery representatives are combined with shots of the fair hall. The video highlights, among other things, the growing sophistication of attending collectors and the freshness of the works being presented for sale. A new date for the fair is announced; next year the fair will coincide with the 12th International Istanbul Biennial. Continue reading
Art Stage Singapore to tap into growing Southeast Asian collector base
Posted on Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
Art Stage Singapore will soon be joining the international art fair circuit. The event is planned for January 2011, to be held at the New Marina Bay Sands Water Front Development. ART iT conducted an interview with Lorenzo Rudolf, the director of Art Stage Singapore, the former director of Art Basel, inventor of Art Basel Miami Beach and co-creator of Shanghai Contemporary. We summarise the interview with Lorenzo Rudolf in which he discusses the plans for Art Stage Singapore and the potential for the development of a regional art market. Continue reading
Four Asian artists nominated for NYC PULSE Awards
Posted on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
EMERGING ASIAN ARTISTS – ART PRIZES Four Asian artists were nominated for Pulse Awards at the PULSE art fair which took place in New York City and Miami between 4-7 March 2010: Shun Duk Kang from Korea, Hiroshige Furuhaka … 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
Murakami’s Geisai Miami cancelled, Geisai Taiwan debuts this December
Posted on Thursday, October 29th, 2009
INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS The contemporary Japanese art guru Takashi Murakami is continuing to shape the infrastructure of the art world through his biannual Geisai art fair, which Murakami intends to expand to multiple international cities. The Art Newspaper reports that … Continue reading
Art in storage, at fairs and sales – is it getting harder to insure?
Posted on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
ART FAIR INSURANCE Last week, The Art Newspaper posted an interesting report that claimed that art is getting harder to insure. According to their source, Richard Northcott, executive director of the art, jewellery and private client division at Heath Lambert … Continue reading
GREEN: New affordable art fair in Beijing smashes the traditional art fair format
Posted on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
BEIJING ART FAIR Light up your senses with fresh, cutting-edge, yet affordable art on the new frontier– that is the proposition of the GREEN Art Fair 2009. Organized by New CAE Media and Air Media, promoters of the established Beijing … Continue reading
Russian art fair Art Moscow delayed by recession
Posted on Monday, February 23rd, 2009
ART FAIR RUSSIA According to a Bloomberg report by John Varoli, one of Russia’s biggest contemporary art fairs Art Moscow has been postponed from May 14th until September 2009 to tap a crowd headed for a larger exhibition, as falling oil … Continue reading
Arco 2009 art fair video – Vernissage TV
Posted on Thursday, February 12th, 2009
INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR VIDEO This silent video shows a walk-through of the fair for professionals in the first two days and gives a sense of the quality and styles of art at the show. An absence of artist information or image details makes this … Continue reading
ARCO Madrid 2009 international art fair news round-up – galleries drop out, public funding prop, Indian art
Posted on Thursday, February 12th, 2009
INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS ARCO Madrid, one of the largest and most important international art fairs holds its 28th edition from 11 February to 16 February 2009 in a new location: Halls 6, 8 & 10 at Feria de Madrid, Spain. … Continue reading
Which are the top 10 international contemporary art fairs?
Posted on Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
ART FAIRS The top ten art fairs in the world attracting the largest numbers of galleries are: 1. Art Basel, which is by far the leader with 304 exhibitors, followed by 2. Art Basel Miami (248 galleries), 3. Art Cologne … Continue reading
Asian Art Fair in New York cancelled – New York Times, Artinfo
Posted on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
The New York Times reports: Reflecting the recent nose dive in confidence in the art and antiquities markets, the International Asian Art Fair held each spring in Manhattan has been canceled. The event’s organizers said the current economic slump was … Continue reading
Indian, Chinese, Japanese galleries and talks at Frieze fair London October 2008
Posted on Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
ART FAIR LONDON Frieze Art Fair 16-19 October 2008 Regent’s Park, London Frieze Art Fair is one of the premier global art fairs and competition among galleries around the world for one of the 150 stands is fierce. This year … Continue reading
New York art fair holds special Middle East, China shows November 2008
Posted on Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
ART FAIR NEW YORK One of the most important exhibitions of contemporary Asian art, the 2nd annual Asian Contemporary Art Fair New York (ACAF NY), will be held from November 7-10, 2008, at Pier 92, 52nd Street and 12th … Continue reading



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