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Tag Archives: art fairs
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.
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.
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 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”.
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.
Must-know global art trends from 6 art professionals – The Miami Herald
Posted on Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
The Miami Herald questioned six art professionals on their views on global art trends. We summarise the main points from the article and supplement them with thoughts of our own.
India Art Fair’s Collectors’ Circle educates new buyers
Posted on Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
The India Art Fair, formally the India Art Summit, is launching Collectors’ Circle, an ongoing membership programme which aims to connect and educate emerging collectors.
India Art Collective versus VIP Art Fair: Internet fair compare
Posted on Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Art Radar reviews the successes and the pitfalls of selling art online while also looking at how the first India Art Collective online art fair compares to VIP Art Fair.
Venice Biennale model outdated? Cultural citizenship an alternative – curator Ranjit Hoskote
Posted on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Curator Ranjit Hoskote shares his views on the Venice Biennale model and his image of the event as a shift from spectacle to search engine, nationality to cultural citizenship.
Fine Art Asia 2011: Antique dealer dominance barrier or boon for contemporary art sellers?
Posted on Friday, October 14th, 2011
Art Radar reports from Asian Art Fair 2011 in Hong Kong. A heavy-weight when it comes to antiques and vintage jewellery, but the contemporary art section proved disappointing.
Asian art market trends: 5 top posts from 2010 to 2011
Posted on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
This post in the ‘List’ series focuses on the latest trends in the contemporary Asian art market and summarises the 5 top posts the the Art Radar archive over the last year.
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?
Contemporary art funding in Asia: 5 top posts
Posted on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Art Radar’s ‘Lists’ series continues with a look at five of the top posts on contemporary art funding in Asia.
What sold at Art Taipei 2011? Day 2 in pictures
Posted on Monday, August 29th, 2011
Art Taipei opened Saturday 28 August and closed two days later. Art Radar was in attendance on Sunday and we bring you works that we noticed had earned the red dot.
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.
Disappearing art: Glass magazine reviews Art Fair Tokyo 2011
Posted on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Glass magazine has published a series of snappy yet in-depth reviews of what selected booths had to offer at Art Fair Tokyo 2011. Five galleries are highlighted.
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 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.



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