Jean (Hans) Arp, Sans titre, vers 1926. Huile sur bois, 75 x 106 cm. Musée Collection Berardo, Lisbonne. Crédit photographique : DR – © ADAGP, Paris, 2008. PARIS.- José Berardo, born in 1944 on the island of Madeira, is one of the biggest Portuguese entrepreneurs. Barely aged 19, he emigrated to South Africa where he […]
Adel Abdessemed – 2008 LONDON.- The sixth edition of the leading international contemporary art fair is sponsored by Deutsche Bank and takes place in London from 16-19 October 2008.151 of the world’s most exciting contemporary art galleries, representing 27 countries, will present new work by over 1,000 artists at Frieze Art Fair. 2008 will see […]
By Mike Collett-WhiteREUTERS October 15, 2008 LONDON – The art world descends on London this week for a packed calendar of fairs and sales, and the talk over cocktails and canapes will center on whether financial turmoil is about to end the art market’s gravity-defying boom. Values for contemporary art have set new records over […]
Singaporean artist Mr Yeo Chee Kiong has been awarded the Grand Prize for the inaugural Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation Signature Art Prize organised by the APB Foundation and Singapore Art Museum (SAM).His winning artwork, A Day Without A Tree, is a mixed media installation that transformed the brick and plaster columns of the National […]
Safia Dickersbach and Jong Hyo Cheong This is an artfacts.net interview with Mr Jong Hyo Cheong, the director of the Galleries Association of Korea which organizes the KIAF art fair in Seoul. AfN: Hello Mr. Cheong. How are you doing? Mr. Cheong: Fine, but tired. AfN: So Mr. Cheong, please introduce yourself a little bit […]
Georgina Maddox An unsold Subodh reflects the effects of a crashing Sensex The market meltdown has not just affected the Sensex at the stock market. The buying of art has become more selective and speculative. Case in point: Subodh Gupta, the hot-new artist on the block whose paintings were being sold at Rs 7 crore, […]
Madhumita Mookerji Offer advisory services and portfolio management for art investorsKOLKATA: The canvas is significant though not particularly large at present. But, especially at a time when stock prices across the world are falling sharply, many strongly feel art is not just for art’s sake but a sound alternate investment option.Several players — Edelweiss Securities, […]
This year marks the centenary of the publication of Ananda Coomaraswamy’s scholarly and exquisite Medieval Sinhalese Art By Ismeth Raheem In December 1908, Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy penned the following words in the introduction to his book, “Medieval Sinhalese Art”: “It is of interest to record, in connection with the arts and crafts aspects of the […]
By Celine Chen China.org.cn In a very dark room, an overhead projector presents a birds-eye view of twelve cardboard boxes piled together like eggs in a nest, accompanied by the sound of children giggling, crying, and talking. A hand suddenly reaches out from one of the boxes and then the cover of another one opens. […]
CJ: Rupali Ghadge SAFFRONART CLOSED its exciting Autumn Online Auction of Contemporary Indian Art, registering a total sale value of approximately Rs 29 crores (US $7.2 million), about 72 per cent in excess of the low estimate. Hosted on Saffronart’s new technology platform which serves up an innovative and secure user interface, this sale featured […]
