Tag Archives: Sothebys

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.

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Christie’s Hong Kong November 26 Private Collection Sale provides a dramatic example of single-owner sales’ susceptibility to the faltering Asian art market.

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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.

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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.

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The future of contemporary ink as a medium was explored by ink art experts in an Asia Society-organised panel discussion in May 2011. Lively audience time followed the talks.

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Cranfield University and Bonhams have established a collaborative forensic science research project that represents significant advances in the authentication of art objects.

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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?

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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.

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In a recent TimeOut interview, Ai Weiwei weighs in on the cancellation of his Ullens Centre retrospective and the organisation’s impending management changes.

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Hong Kong’s Clean Air Auction is reportedly the first event of its kind to focus on environmental concerns. We bring you more on the event.

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Art Radar attended the preview for the upcoming Sotheby’s Ullens Collection contemporary Chinese art auction and brings you the highlights.

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Guest writer Pippa Dennis on slow connections frustrating VIP Art Fair users, galleries demanding refunds, and global young collectors liking online medium.

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New Israeli art website Omanoot.org launched with locally produced video art and film. Founded by Edoe Cohen, work by Israeli visual artists will follow.

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Londoners or New Yorkers can learn about the art of China at both Sotheby’s Institute and Christie’s Education this February and May, although those in London get the added bonus of having the opportunity to attend a evening lectures on Middle Eastern contemporary art throughout May and June. Read on for more. Continue reading →

Last week Art Radar outlined in an article the arguments presented for the motion by three of the speakers involved in “The Most Groundbreaking Contemporary Art is from the East” debate. This week we outline the arguments against the motion as presented by art professionals Sarah Kent, Kenny Schachterand Richard Wentworth.

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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 →

“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 →

For the last couple of years, the Malaysian art scene has been opening up to visitors. The 4th International Art Expo Malaysia, held at the end of October this year, attracted large numbers of visitors and buyers and the event has been instrumental in encouraging the Malaysian art market. While this expo is perhaps Malaysia’s best known international art event, the real story could be said to begin with Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers. Continue reading →

The Chinese contemporary art market is booming! Sotheby’s record-breaking auctions in Hong Kong last month have proved that this is a market anyone working in or collecting Asian contemporary art can stand to know more about. To help, we’ve rounded up seven books we know will have you clued up in no time on the top artists working in China today. Fill your shelves or those of others with any of these essential books these holidays. Continue reading →

The seven day Sotheby’s Hong Kong Autumn 2010 sales series was a revealing and record-breaking event. Most artworks sold for well above estimates, mainland Chinese buyers outnumbered those from Hong Kong and Asian art sales eclipsed those of Western art. Art Radar trowels the media to find and summarise the best reports on the sales. Continue reading →

Artnews has compiled, in close consultation with art industry professionals, a list of the top ten international collectors. Not surprisingly, nine out of the ten are named on the Forbes billionaires list. Modern and contemporary art prove a popular choice. Continue reading →

EMERGING YOUNG ASIAN ARTISTS The “Alternate-Friday Top Series” is a series of lists, produced fortnightly by Artprice, which provide artist ranking on various themes. The September 10th edition lists the top ten artists aged under thirty that have achieved the … Continue reading →

ART AUCTION RESULTS SOTHEBY’S HONG KONG PRESS RELEASE We present you with the latest press release from Sotheby’s Hong Kong on their autumn sale of modern and contemporary Southeast Asian paintings: SOTHEBY’S HONG KONG MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTHEAST ASIAN PAINTINGS … Continue reading →

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 →

KOLKATA CONTEMPORARY ART PRACTICE ART GALLERIES INTERVIEWS For a gallery that is just over a year old, Experimenter, co-owned, run and mostly curated by husband-and-wife duo Prateek Raja and Priyanka Raja, is quickly becoming a critical current in the very new … Continue reading →