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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

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

Unlimited: Presenting 88 ambitious and large-scale works spanning six decades >> Read more

"Taxidermy is on my walls with a full description of the kill and cause"—Ran Dian previews New York at Art Basel Hong Kong >> Read more

The fifth edition of Frieze New York returns to Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan from May 5–8, 2016. >> Read more

A look round Frieze Art Fair's 2015 edition in New York >> Read more

The cramped, labyrinthine tunnels witness an eclectica of scenes. Dancers in the dark and dimly lit drinks constitute its standard fare. One Sunday last fall, that took the form of Junky Cao, a sound artist, concealed behind a Mexican wrestling mask... >> Read more

 
It was difficult, at times, to keep track of everything on offer; particularly chaotic was the China Focus section which, despite the amount of hoopla that surrounded it in the run up to the fair, was squeezed into a small back section.
 
 
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ArtBasel, mightiest of all art fairs, has conquered Hong Kong, at least for a few days and for those who care about such things, like us. >> Read more