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Art Basel announced today the details of its fourth edition in Hong Kong, taking place for the second time in March. >> Read more

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

by Chris Moore The China art market faces its most difficult period since 2008. With the developing US-China trade war, increasing skepticism towards corporate China’s debt (particularly banks), growing uncertainty from political unrest in Hong Kong, and a weakening global economy, not least in Germany, the economic “motor of Europe”, and the continuing UK Brexit […] >> Read more

Time 时间 07.25 Thurs 周四 19:30 – 21:00 Ticket 门票 60 RMB （Entrance only） Language/本期语言: English 英文 According to the latest Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report, art sales in China reached $12.9 billion in 2018. Despite a three percent decline from the previous year, last year China was still the third largest […] >> Read more

Just prior to Chinese New Year Chris Moore spoke Dominique Lévy by telephone to discuss Hong Kong and China, beginning by discussing why Lévy Gorvy first opened an office in Shanghai before opening the gallery in Hong Kong. >> Read more

The 2018 Art Symposium presented by the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association (HKAGA) and Asia Society Hong Kong Center will be held on Friday 16th to Saturday 17th November. The theme of the Symposium is “Looking Up: Remapping Hong Kong’s Art Scene in the Era of New Connectivity and Ruptures”. The Art Symposium has become one of the major events in the Hong Kong and international art calendars. >> Read more

Plans for the inaugural edition of ART SG, a new significant fair for Singapore and the Southeast Asia region continue to be put into place. The first edition will take place from 1 – 3 November 2019 (Preview 31 October) at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre >> 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

“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

Cologne is the source of Germany’s contemporary art scene. It is home to the massively influential Museum Ludwig and the world’s oldest art fair, Art Cologne, the 52nd edition of which has just opened, as well as being a hub for many of the most important post-war German artists, including Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, Georg Baselitz […] >> Read more