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Tag Archives: art market
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.
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.
Turkish art market: ignored no longer – CNN
Posted on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Private and corporate collectors are playing a key role in the development of the Turkish art market. Are they replacing the traditional roles of wealthy patrons?
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.
Rich swap stocks for art: Investment, passion or a bit of both?
Posted on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
A recent Deloitte and ArtTactic study concludes that the wealthy are allocating more funds into art, driving up art prices to record levels. What is driving this trend and is it sustainable, or even true?
Hong Kong Contemporary: Hotel art fair to piggyback ART HK 12
Posted on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Art Radar looks into Hong Kong Contemporary, a hotel art fair that will run concurrently with ART HK 12 in an effort to draw international collectors and visitors.
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.
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.
Habits of 7 top collectors – Wall Street Journal
Posted on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
A recent article published in The Wall Street Journal gives us a rare peek into the minds and habits of seven top collectors and the strategies that they are employing.
What motivates billionaire collector Victor Pinchuk? The Art Newspaper
Posted on Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
An article in The Art Newspaper sheds light on the motivations of Ukrainian super-collector Victor Pinchuk. Art Radar sums up highlights from the original piece.
Chinese collectors no longer follow cues from West, says Wall Street Journal
Posted on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
A report published in The Wall Street Journal in October 2011 identifies new trends set by Chinese collectors and reveals how the auction market is responding to new demand.
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.
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?
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.
Corporate art sponsors replaced by private donors in Australia – Sydney Morning Herald
Posted on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
A rise in private donations has provided the Australian arts scene with a reprieve from an unprecedented fall in corporate sponsorship, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.
Fighting fakes in Asia: Pioneering technology from Cranfield University and Bonhams may help
Posted on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Cranfield University and Bonhams have established a collaborative forensic science research project that represents significant advances in the authentication of art objects.
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: 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.
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.
Bonhams launches first Israeli art auction
Posted on Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Will 2011 be the year the Israeli art market makes it’s comeback? It is the year Bonhams has chosen for its first auction of modern and contemporary Israeli art and Judaica.
Hong Kong gets first major Australian art survey
Posted on Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
“WATTLE: Contemporary Australian Art”, the first show of it’s kind to hit Hong Kong, exhibits 45 artists and is a comprehensive overview of the county’s art production.
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.



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