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Chris Moore looks askance at the work of prominent painter Liu Xiaodong, whose solo exhibition "The Process of Painting" closed recently at Kunsthaus Graz. >> Read more

Will any large exhibition or art fair take place in September. Even if they do, will anyone go? Will US collectors fly to Basel? Will they risk a sudden 2-week quarantine? Even if they do, will they still feel like spending? Will they still have anything to spend even? >> Read more

Cologne is the source of Germany’s contemporary art scene. It is home to the massively influential Museum Ludwig and the world’s oldest art fair, Art Cologne, the 52nd edition of which has just opened, as well as being a hub for many of the most important post-war German artists, including Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, Georg Baselitz […] >> 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

Ran Dian Art Basel Hong Kong preview of galleries from Europe—Athens, Berlin, Brussels, London, Milan, Paris, San Gimignano, Salzburg, Torino, Vienna, Zurich >> Read more

Chris Moore reports on the most "English" of fairs >> Read more

“Not too exciting,” remarked one New York gallerist, and indeed, the atmosphere was not frenzied. Though a complete consensus is near impossible to reach for these events, the impression this week was of a slow fair, with fewer sales than last year and not as many collectors seeking out works, even on opening day. >> Read more

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

For no matter how big the fair is (258 galleries, 31 countries), how many satellite fairs sprout up (more than 20, but only a few worth going to), or how many celebs are spotted (Leonardo DiCaprio, Cindy Crawford, Glenn O’Brian), the thing about fairs is they are always going somewhere else. Somebody is always getting left behind. >> Read more