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While the minimum and average quality of art displayed was noticeably higher than last year (better galleries, minimal kitsch) the art displayed was generally conservative—innovation was seldom seen... >> Read more

At the fair itself, over 245 galleries will be participating—a mix of international blue-chip galleries, top Asian and mainland Chinese galleries, as well as local galleries (We will be writing more when the fair opens).
 
 
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Randian speaks with Gormley about his show at White Cube Hong Kong, human microbes, Euclid, monolithic architecture, furniture and awkwardness. >> Read more

With the slogan “We Are Asia,” Art Stage Singapore returns next week for its fourth annual edition. Randian previews this year's fair, with comments from founding Director Lorenzo Rudolf. >> Read more

The inaugural edition of the ART021 art fair is due to open next week in Shanghai. Founded by Bao Yifeng, a prominent PR honcho and Ying Qinglan, the founder of Aether Space in Beijing, the fair is slated to take place within the Rockbund complex on the Bund... >> Read more

What is really interesting about art is how, with a piece of meat painted by Rembrandt in the 17th century and then painted by me now, the subject matter hasn’t changed, only how you look at it.
 
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An introductory word on Art Basel Hong Kong 2013, with a run-down of select booths to look out for at the fair.
 
 
 
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we are honored to cooperate with a well-known contemporary artist Xu Zhen, who will be working on his art, an onsite project exhibited from May 11th to July 31st in Bund18’s lobby. >> Read more

Though Art Stage 2013 failed to deliver a great number of adventurous collectors, fair offerings were of consistent quality. And unlike Hong Kong and Taipei, Singapore’s galleries presented interesting shows.... >> Read more

themes and memes in contemporary iconography Our next vortex is a human iris, painted by Marc Quinn, with super-photorealist precision. Quinn is most famous for his self-portrait bust composed of his own frozen blood (“Self” 2006). Here the gaze of the viewer is directly returned. It is a classic (psychological) vortex – threatening and dizzying […] >> Read more