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Tag Archives: Financial Times
London City Meet Up: Visit Yayoi Kusama retrospective with Art Radar
Posted on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
ART COMMUNITY LONDON Art Radar invites readers, students, contributors and friends to a get together in London on 16 February 2012 to view the spectacular, 14-room big Yayoi Kusama retrospective at Tate Modern. The tour will be followed by coffee, art … Continue reading
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?
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.
Financial Times discerns new collector type from BRIC, Middle East
Posted on Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Top auction houses Sotheby’s and Christie’s are putting together special sales in an effort to grab the attention of collectors from emerging markets, the Financial Times reports.
Hong Kong home for top-shelf White Cube art
Posted on Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
White Cube is the latest in a string of international contemporary art interests moving into Hong Kong, hoping to take advantage of China’s growing taste for art collection.
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 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?
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
Ai Weiwei and Vito Acconci wrap up major collaboration at Hong Kong's Para/Site art space
Posted on Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
AI WEIWEI CHINESE ART HONG KONG ART SPACES ARTIST COLLABORATIONS With a new project, Chinese art all-rounder Ai Weiwei, in cooperation with American artist Vito Acconci, has brought fresh dialogues between the East and West to Hong Kong, a monumental event in Ai … Continue reading
India Embraces the Contemporary: Financial Times
Posted on Sunday, May 25th, 2008
INDIA The Indian art market is going through a major transformation, where the market’s focus has shifted from modern Indian art to contemporary Indian art. According to a report this month by ArtTactic, an art market research service which provides analysis … Continue reading



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