Source :by Sebastian Smith for insing.com Art markets took a hit from the global recession, but Christie’s experts say Asian art auctions next week in New York will show the region is still a pretty picture. Hugo Weihe, international director of Indian and Southeast Asian art at Christie’s, said volume and estimated prices were down, […]
Source: Artdaily.org Chen Chieh-jen, Factory (still from film) 2003. Super 16mm transferred to DVD. Colour, silent, single-channel, continuous loop, 31:09mins. Courtesy of the artist. LONDON.- Iniva presents exhibitions by NS Harsha and Chen Chieh-jen at Rivington Place this autumn, exploring issues of globalisation and migrant labour. NS Harsha: NationsNations is a grand-scale installation by Indian […]
Source:http://senzala-senzala.blogspot.com/2009/09/mood-of-market-as-measured-in-galleries.html By ROBERTA SMITH “No one is doing well,” snapped the New York dealer Michele Maccarone over the phone. “And anyone who says they are is lying.” Ms. Maccarone, who has had a gallery for eight years, first on the Lower East Side and now on Greenwich Street in the West Village, is known for […]
Source: CNN-IBN Artist MF Husain, who has been living in self exile for the past 13 years due to threats from Hindu fundamentalists for his works, turned 94 on Thursday. But the doyen of modern Indian art still cannot come back to his homeland because of the threat to his life. The Government has so […]
Source: scope.co.nz Media Release 18 September 2009 The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery presents Nalini Malani 10 October – 29 November 2009 One of India’s most prominent artists Nalini Malani – who has gained an international reputation for her brilliantly layered media installations – is presenting her work at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand, […]
Auction News Feeds Saffronart’s Autumn Online Auction of Indian art fetches Rs. 17.6 crores (USD 3.7 million) with strong resurgence in modern art Attracts bids totaling Rs. 3.4 crore (USD 700 K) via the new Saffronart mobile bidding application • 77% of the 95 Modern and Contemporary Indian works sold, grossing an impressive total of […]
After the grotesque drama of the past few years, there’s more talk of art (as opposed to prices) these daysJamal Mecklai – Business Standard Over the past couple of years, the volatility of prices of contemporary Indian art made even the most exotic commodities look tame. I realised this when I saw that a 2006 […]
But at Pared-Down New York Auctions, Buyers Seek the Rare and Discounted The week of Asian art auctions that ended Thursday afternoon in New York offered early signs that some collectors, largely from China and India, are returning to the market in search of rare or discounted artworks. An anonymous Indian collector paid Christie’s $1.2 […]
SHANGHAI—Even ShContemporary’s new director, Colin Chinnery, says he was surprised at how well this year’s fair went off. After all, there were plenty of factors working against the Sept. 10–13 show, such as the economy, the recent departure of founding director Lorenzo Rudolf, competition from the sprightly and young Hong Kong fair Art HK, and […]
Six years ago, Pop art dealer Richard Polsky caused a stir in the art world with his gossipy memoir about the art business, “I Bought Andy Warhol.” Yesterday, he published a follow-up, “I Sold Andy Warhol (too soon),” which chronicles his days of chasing art deals during the height of the buying boom. Speakeasy called […]
