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one key difference distinguished Art Paris from the Armory in New York: echoing the Chinese theme, quite a few galleries in the general section showed Chinese artists - or else works by Western artists dealing with themes connected to China. Guillaume Piens, the artistic director, stated that up to 33 galleries showed works that were in some way or another connected to China. >> 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

THE TWENTY-EIGHT PERCENT by Sara Kramer At this year’s Art Brussels press conference, it was announced as a positive development that 28 % of the participating artists at this year’s fair were women. To be fair, it is in fact an improvement in comparison to last year where it was only 21 %. Despite the […] >> 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

George Condo's first Asia show opens in March, so we are taking the opportunity for a look back at his recent show in Paris at Almine Rech Gallery. >> Read more

ShanghART is pleased to announce Tang Maohong’s solo exhibition “Riverbed” at ShanghART Beijing, opening on September 16, 2017. The art works in this exhibition were inspired by his interests in image mass production after “Exclave Con”. The art works of the exhibition start from a fictional event made up by Tang Maohong: a group of […] >> Read more

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

The 35th edition of Art Brussels took place from 21 – 23 April and presented 145 galleries from 28 different countries. This is the second time the fair is located at Tour & Taxis, a vast former customs warehouse in the northern part of Brussels that was built at the turn of the 20th century when Belgium was rich off the back of its colonial exploitation of central Africa. >> Read more

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