randian | 燃点

“Always the same thing. How boring! Pedants definitely!” said Oblomov, yawning. Basel is still the best art fair in the world. You knew that already. It runs as smoothly as Swiss Rail. No air-conditioning problems here! Yet there is a growing sense Art Basel is getting predictable. At first, I thought it was just me, […] >> Read more

There is an added frisson from thinking it's all there for the taking—you just have to want it badly enough and with a confident smile, whip out your Amex Centurian card. >> Read more

On Saturday, CAFAM was host to an afternoon with Frieze magazine, raising questions about publishing on art in China.
 
 
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Before I catch my connecting flight back to Rome, I briefly note down my impression of Art Taipei. “It’s both very young, with the  insecurities and optimism of an adolescent, and very old, with the relaxed attitude of someone who has seen a lot and is a pinch senile”. >> Read more

The Stockmarket is wobbly, China growth is slowing, Beijing's regulatory regime is tightening, there is a lot of hidden bad debt (who knows how much in State Owned Enterprises), there is a property bubble and a trade war with the United States. >> Read more

Bernar Venet, Looking Forward: 1961-1984 traces the development of the artist’s distinct conceptual mode, focussing on examples of works that were pivotal in defining his practice. >> Read more

Simon Lee Gallery New York is pleased to present The Leftovers, a group exhibition organized by Franklin Melendez and Romain Dauriac which explores ideas of shelter. >> Read more

Amid a very tense atmosphere in Paris, Chris Moore reviews its prime art fair, FIAC. >> Read more

It is a mistake to compare LA with New York, Beijing or London, because Los Angeles is what they are not. It is their idiosyncratic counterpoint. >> Read more

Osage Gallery invites you to navigate human-to-human connections in a virtual world by Maurice Benayoun. >> Read more