Deutschland 8 is an exhibition project spanning seven locations in Beijing that—so the organizers claim—comprehensively presents the entire development of art in Germany from 1945 up to now. But which Germany? >> 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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Frieze looked good. There was much less of the not-so-good stuff and less garish art than in previous years. It was more brainy and subtle. And there were buyers! >> Read more
Art Basel is not just about selling famous one-name artists—the Picassos, Pollocks and Warhols—but also about remembering other masters, whether still living—Haim Stainbach, Jannis Kounellis, and Liang Shaoji and Seth Price; or not—László Maholy-Nagy. >> Read more
David Zwirner is pleased to participate in the fourth edition of Art Basel Hong Kong (Booth 1C21), and 2016 marks the sixth year the gallery has exhibited in the city. >> Read more
For his first exhibition in Hong Kong and only his second major outing in the contemporary art world, Ma Ke has hung the straightforward space with three large and two small paintings, all depicting full-body human figures on abstract fields. There is a good deal of meat here for aficionados of painting as a globalizing practice... >> Read more