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Tag Archives: Asian art fairs
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”.
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.
Chin Chih Yang’s roving projections challenge Art Taipei audience: video and interview
Posted on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Art Radar interviews Chin Chih Yang on the multidisciplinary work be brought to Art Taipei 2011
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 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.
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.
Hong Kong art fair ART HK 11: First day fair impressions
Posted on Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Art Radar founder Kate Cary Evans, more than slightly overwhelmed by the magnitude of the 2011 edition of ART HK, reports on the alternative sections of the fair.
Art Basel has continents covered with ART HK buy-out – press release
Posted on Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
We publish the press release announcing the sale of ART HK to MCH Group, the company that manages both Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach.
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
New fair Art Stage Singapore announces 100+ list of gallery participants
Posted on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Art Stage Singpore has released the names of galleries and artists that will be attending the art fair in January next year. This event is new to Singapore and aims to bring together artists, art professionals and collectors from the West and East while also focussing attention on art from surrounding regions. The seasoned Lorenzo Rudolf, who has been involved with Art Basel and ShContemporary, is Fair Director. We have copied the media release for you to read. Continue reading
A Sunday at Art Taipei – gallery comments, Australian media art, Pearl Lam
Posted on Thursday, August 26th, 2010
ART FAIRS TAIWANESE ART EVENTS INTERNATIONAL ART ASIAN CONTEMPORARY ART Art Radar presents a Sunday at Art Taipei 2010 in nine images accompanied by quotes from Korean gallery director Jung Yong Lee and the refreshingly honest Pearl Lam, panel members … Continue reading
First ever Moroccan art fair to launch in October
Posted on Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
MARRAKECH MOROCCO ART FAIRS ARAB ART In October this year, the tourist hotspot Marrakech, Morocco, will host the country’s first modern and contemporary art fair. The fair points towards a growing trend of interest and investment in art in the Middle … 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
Colin Chinnery, director of ShContemporary, on future of Shanghai Art Fair – interview Artron
Posted on Friday, January 29th, 2010
SHANGHAI ART FAIR INTERVIEW Colin Chinnery was in a precarious position as the new direction of ShContemporary, the Shanghai art fair, in 2009. The young art fair, having its 3rd incarnation in 2010, faced an uncertain future last year while the … Continue reading
Deutsche Bank signs 5 year lead sponsorship deal with ART HK
Posted on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
HONG KONG ART FAIR SPONSORSHIP The May 2010 incarnation ART HK will only be the international art fair’s third event, but it has already earned the confidence-and sponsorship- of Deutsche Bank, the largest bank in Germany, which has recently signed … Continue reading
Hong Kong art fair tipped to be Asia's Art Basel – Financial Times
Posted on Friday, October 10th, 2008
ART FAIR NEWS On October 10, ARTSingapore unveils its eighth edition. In the past four weeks, the dedicated art buyer could also have visited fairs in Shanghai, Seoul, Hong Kong and Beijing. What’s behind this explosion? The bottom line is that Asia … 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
New art fair sets up in Singapore September 2008 – International Herald Tribune
Posted on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
SINGAPORE ART FAIR 9 to 12 September Asian contemporary art has seen its star rise markedly in recent years. Yet the region has yet to produce art fairs to rival those in the West like Art Basel in Switzerland, Frieze … Continue reading



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