Once again, Art Basel was a huge success. Outside, people were swimming in the Rhine under the June sun and sausages were as ridiculously expensive as ever. And there was lots of art sold, often at record prices, if you believe the breathless reports. IF. It is almost pointless writing about Art Basel. Sharing photos, […] >> Read more
A prejudice I wasn’t able to overcome: I find the title of the Biennale unbearable. It literally translates as “Go Art Go” (okay, also “Long Live Art”, but still). >> Read more
Reports on the art market are suddenly very hip. The art market is still such a tiny little thing compared with other markets, like pork bellies or copper, but a sufficient number of investment bank clients are involved in it to make the analysis worthwhile. The trouble is that most reports are rubbish, with a few exceptions.
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"River of Fundament", an operatic, five-hour-long film created by Matthew Barney in 2014, was presented in Asia for the first time last September; it is known in translation as Chongsheng zhi He— literally “River of Rebirth —which is believed to be the film's subject. >> Read more
Two years later, ART021 had outgrown its home on the Bund and moved...to the Shanghai Exhibition Centre (ha!)...Chris Moore reviews ART021 2016. >> Read more
With 2015 ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair successfully held at the Shanghai Exhibition Center for the first time, the 2016 edition will continue on its previous success and take place from November 10th to 13th 2016. >> Read more
The general impression from the fair's content is of a lot of highly colored painting—if not all of it bombastic, then much is still over-charged. >> Read more