Christian Boltanski Sells Video Art Online – artmarketblog.com In an interesting move that reflects the growing interest in both digital art and the online purchase of fine art editions, French sculptor, photographer, painter and film maker Christian Boltanski has chosen to sell one of his films as an online edition. The new project, titled Storage Memory, [...]
Chinese Master Artist Xu Bangda Dies Aged 102 – artmarketblog.com Mr. Xu Bangda passed away on Feb 23,2012 at 102 years old. Xu Bangda was born on July 7 in 1911, in Shanghai. He was an honorary member of Chinese Writers Association, the National Heritage Commission to identify Standing Committee, a famous painting and calligraphy [...]
Museums Buy Big at Arco Madrid 2012 – artmarketblog.com As the Latin American art market continues to strengthen, the market for Spanish art follow suit. The success of the 2012 edition of the ARCO Madrid art fair is testament to the desire for works by artists associated with the Latin American market. The Reina Sofia [...]
Shame About the Bonhams Contemporary Art Sale – artmarketblog.com Unable to build on the relative success of their first contemporary art sale last year which achieved a sale total of £2,042,700 with 70% of the lots sold, Bonhams only managed to sell 13 out of the 20 works on offer for a sale total of [...]
Latest Art Market Internet Startups – artmarketblog.com Here is a list of the best new art market internet startups: my-artmap http://www.myartmap.de my-artmap is a social network and the social network for art & the art market. Members are persons or institutions who deal professionally with art and the art market (auction house, commercials, galeries, museums, [...]
Record Rise for Orientalist Paintings – artmarketblog.com As the art market continues to rebound, and new buyers continue to emerge from the middle east, the demand for top orientalist paintings has risen significantly over the last twelve months. Exceeding the market high seen during the 2007/2008 boom, the prices being paid for the work of [...]
Jan 2012 Art Market Blog Press Update – artmarketblog.com Just a few recently published articles that I wrote. Hope you enjoy !! In Recognition of an LA-Centric Art Market Trend http://www.fabrikmagazine.com/content/in-recognition-of-an-la-centric-art-market-trend/ Latest London Contemporary Art Auction Roundup http://www.arterynyc.com/2011/12/october-2011-london-contemporary-art-auction-roundup/ Pearls prove a collectors best friend http://www.worthpoint.co.uk/2012/01/pearls-prove-a-collectors-best-friend/ image: Painting by Frederick Hammersley **Nicholas Forrest is [...]
Singapore to Conquer French Contemporary Art Market – artmarketblog.com Having focused recent posts on the Southeast Asian art market, I found it particularly interesting that Artprice have announced that Singapore should soon overtake France in the field of Contemporary art sales. Although 2011 was a better year for France than 2010, the French art market [...]
Why Indonesian Artists are Hot Property – artmarketblog.com My previous post revealed some recent auction results that suggest that the market for the work of some of Indonesia’s top artists is gaining strength. One of the factors that has contributed to the strength and resilence of the market for Indonesian art is the existence of [...]
Indonesian Art Soars at Hong Kong Auction – artmarketblog.com On the 26th of November 2011, an auction was held in Hong Kong of Modern and Contemporary Art that produced results which allude to a continued desire for the work of the top modern and contemporary Indonesia artists. The auction was held by United Asian Auctioneers, [...]
