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Owing to Edouard Malingue Gallery's great commitment, Condo will finally come to Shanghai in July 2018. “Condo” — taken from “Condominium” (com “together” and dominium “right of ownership”, referring to a territory formally shared by different powers) — is a new format for international galleries to collaborate in exhibition-making. >> Read more

Art has no equivalent of the Skyscraper Index, the notion that record-breaking towers tend to be built, hubristically, just prior to an economic crisis. The top end of the art world seems to ignore crises altogether (at least the part that doesn’t invest in tall buildings). Inflationary tendencies are observable in the art world, though, in uppity auction prices, the spread of private museums and art storage facilities and, seemingly, in art itself, no doubt partly to fill all the cavernous museums being built. >> Read more

ShanghART had a standout solo-presentation of Liang Shaoji (museums everywhere take note: we need to see a major retrospective of Liang Shaoji). BANK (Shanghai) was present at Frieze Masters with a presentation of Maryn Varbanov's woven sculptures and Antenna Space brought a series of paintings by Cheng Xinyi. >> 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

John Baldessari's "Ear Sofa; Nose Sconces with Flowers (in Stage Setting)", 2009/2017, was the best and weirdest thing at Unlimited, including when the model got some dust in her eye >> 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. >> Read more

I stepped off the plane, inhaled deeply, and choked on the news that America had elected Donald Duck as president. Had the plane actually crashed in a massive ball of fire without me noticing? >> 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

Art Unlimited is not just for big things but also for small, for long video works and feats of organisation. And now for performances too! >> Read more

When I first saw Dan Graham, he stood almost anonymously by the wall, white hair and beard, a checked-flannel shirt and old cardigan.
 
 
 
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