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What is ahead for contemporary Asian art, 2012 and beyond? Part IV
Posted on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
In this final installment of our ‘trends in contemporary art’ series, we look at how collectors are adapting to the era of information technology and increased interconnection.
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?
New records for Chinese auction houses despite market slowdown – ArtTactic report
Posted on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
While the Eurozone crisis and rumors of a property bubble burst may have slowed the art market in the fall of 2011, Chinese art auctions still hit record sales for the year past.
Chinese art market confidence remains at “all-time high” – ArtTactic November 2011 report
Posted on Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
ArtTactic’s November 2011 report indicates that the outlook on the Chinese art market remains positive, despite weak sales in Sotheby’s and Christie’s 2011 autumn auctions.
How confident is the art market? Depends on price range
Posted on Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Art market analysts ArtTactic have released a report stating that while overall confidence in the global art market has dropped, the outlook for high-priced works stays positive.
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
Sotheby’s Hong Kong sale results: Offering of Ullens Collection sets record for single-owner sale
Posted on Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
The controversial Ullens Collection went on sale at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong on 3 April, 2011. Part of the spring auction season, what did the sale contribute to the 2011 total?
Fine art funds trends today – ArtInsight panel talk summary
Posted on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
ArtInsight’s second global art market seminar for 2011 discusses what makes for a successful art fund and whether art can be an asset class.
3 Indian and 2 Chinese artists in top 10 for sculpture auction revenue – Artprice
Posted on Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
CHINESE INDIAN ARTISTS CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE ART MARKET REPORT Three Indian and two Chinese artists are featured in Artprice’s top 10 of contemporary artists for auction revenue from sculptures. While the report’s contemporary painting segment features artists from the US, the … Continue reading
Christie’s matches Sotheby’s in Hong Kong autumn auction success – coverage round-up
Posted on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
“The Perfect Storm” is what Christie’s International CEO Steven Murphy called the company’s Hong Kong Autumn 2010 auctions that ended on 2 December. The auctions resulted in a total of USD414 million in revenue from art and collectables sales which is a 95 percent increase from last year. To follow on from our report on Sotheby’s record-breaking October auction results, we round-up what’s being said in the media about the Christie’s event. Continue reading
Indian art market failing or just levelling out? New report by ArtTactic
Posted on Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
A new report by ArtTactic, a company specialising in art market research and analysis, has been released. RESULTS: Indian Art Market Confidence Survey – Nov 2010 shows that the Indian art market has seen a downturn in sales due to “over-ambitious valuations and a lack of quality artworks.” However, is it just a result of the market levelling out? Read on for more about the report from ArtTactic themselves and find out where to buy it. Continue reading
AW Asia’s Larry Warsh on whom to collect and why in Chinese art – interview
Posted on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
AW Asia is a private organisation founded to promote Chinese contemporary art in the United States. In this original Art Radar interview, we gain insight into the aims of the organisation and founder Larry Warsh provides expert opinion on contemporary Chinese art. Continue reading
ArtTactic reports higher confidence in the Chinese art market – resource alert
Posted on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
According to the ArtTactic Chinese Contemporary Art Market Confidence Indicator, perception of contemporary Chinese Art has improved significantly. This development is to be expected, considering the success of last spring’s (and more recently this autumn’s) auctions in Hong Kong and mainland China. We summarise the main points of the report and link to where to purchase it. Continue reading
Important ArtInsight conference on Middle Eastern art market in London – event alert
Posted on Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
MIDDLE EAST CONTEMPORARY ART LONDON CONFERENCES ArtInsight, the events partner of leading art market research firm, ArtTactic, has organised what we think looks to be a very important conference for early October in London. State of the Art – Middle East … Continue reading
Calling artists, dealers, collectors and advisors – special summer limited time offer for you
Posted on Monday, August 9th, 2010
If you are a dealer, artist, collector, auctioneer or adviser OR ………………………if you are selling or buying art this year then this offer will be of interest to you. The renowned London-based art market research provider ArtTactic has been in … Continue reading
Special Art Radar summer offer for art sellers – limited time only
Posted on Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Are you selling contemporary art this summer? Whether you are a dealer, an artist or a collector if you plan to sell art this summer you need to read this post Art Radar is proud to bring you this exclusive … Continue reading
Indian art market hits peak 2008 figures – modern art favoured
Posted on Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
ART MARKET INDIAN ART MODERN ART AUCTIONS For some time now, the Indian art market has been reviving after the post-2008 buying slump. New Delhi-based journalist John Elliott, who runs the current affairs blog Riding the Elephant, reports in a recent post … Continue reading
Rising confidence in Indian art as market recovers
Posted on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
INDIAN ART MARKET CONFIDENCE A recent article published on livemint.com by the Wall Street Journal reported a rising trend of speculators’ confidence in the Indian art market, possibly as a result of a rebound in valuations of Indian artworks. The … Continue reading
Dinesh Vazirani CEO Saffronart speaks about 2010 market outlook for Indian art – Arttactic podcast
Posted on Sunday, March 28th, 2010
INDIAN CONTEMPORARY ART MARKET OUTLOOK CEO of on-line Indian auction house Saffronart explains that the collector base for Indian art is changing Dinesh Vazirani is the CEO and Co-Founder of Saffronart, the world’s largest online auction house for fine art … Continue reading
Art loans can offer liquidity to your collection
Posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
ART LENDING INDUSTRY: ARTTACTIC PODCAST REVIEW On October 13th, ArtTactic published there latest edition of the ongoing podcast series dedicated to art market topics. The new podcast titled “Art Lending Industry“ is an interview with Andrew Rose, the president of … Continue reading
Which 5 Indian artists would you dare to buy now?
Posted on Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
CONTEMPORARY INDIAN ART Which artists from the Indian subcontinent are most likely to have a market in 10 years time? Think about it for a moment and then compare your results with those below: Top 5 Ranking: … Continue reading
Outlook for Chinese art market – interview Larry Warsh – Arttactic podcast
Posted on Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
CHINESE ART MARKET Larry Warsh of AWAsia in New York, a private organisation which provides Chinese contemporary art sourcing and curatorial services to global institutions such as MOMA and the Getty Museum, talks about his take on the outlook for the Chinese art … Continue reading
Chinese art market outlook 2009 – Arttactic, AWAsia
Posted on Saturday, April 4th, 2009
CHINESE ART MARKET Why there are opportunities in Chinese 90s-made art and Chinese photography and how Western museums are impacting this market are some of the topics in the interview between Anders Petterson, Founder and Managing Director of ArtTactic and … Continue reading
Turkish art another fad? The lowdown on this new market
Posted on Thursday, March 5th, 2009
TURKISH ART MARKET INTERVIEW In the week of Sotheby’s inaugural sale of Turkish art, Art Radar gets the lowdown on the Turkish art market from Anders Petterson, Managing Director of research company ArtTactic. Sotheby’s holds its inaugural sale of Turkish contemporary art … Continue reading
Identify recession survivors with new Survival Rating methodology from ArtTactic
Posted on Saturday, January 24th, 2009
ART RESEARCH ART MARKET This month, ArtTactic launched its first version of the Art Market Survival Rating methodology, as part of its US & European Art Market Confidence Survey. The new measurement captures the likelihood of whether an artist will … Continue reading



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