Market As Soon As the Glamorous Seoul Art Week Wrapped, Asia’s Art World Began Putting Its Traditional Trade Fairs Under the Microscope Asian art-market players are eyeing regional collaboration and new ideas amid an increasingly crowded art-fair roster. By Vivienne Chow, 2 days ago
Art Fairs Art Basel Miami Beach Has Unveiled Its Galleries List for 2023, Spotlighting Exhibitors From Latin America and the Caribbean Diaspora This year's edition welcomes new director Bridget Finn and 24 first-time exhibitors. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 12, 2023
Art Fairs Seoul Is Famous For Its Late-Night Markets. During Art Week, a Pop-Up Art Market Showcases the Alternative Side of the Scene Platforming artist-run spaces and Asia-based galleries, pop-up fair Our Week wants to expand the horizons of the international art crowd in Seoul. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 7, 2023
Art Fairs South Korea’s Homegrown Fair, Kiaf Seoul, Strives to Win the Hearts of a Growing International Art Crowd Experimental works with a biological bent stood out amid the commercial pieces dominating the regional fair. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 7, 2023
Art Fairs In Spite of an Ongoing Art Market Correction, Frieze Seoul Returns for Its Sophomore Edition With a Bigger International Crowd The second edition of Frieze Seoul opened to a long line of VIPs. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 6, 2023
Market International Dealers Continue to Expand in Seoul, Casting a Vote of Confidence in South Korea Despite a Market Correction More galleries are setting up shop in the South Korean capital as Frieze Seoul returns for its second edition. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 5, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions Seoul Art Week Is Set to Be Busier Than Ever—Here Are 5 Exhibitions You Won’t Want to Miss Galleries, auction houses, and museums are flexing their curatorial muscles this week in the South Korean capital. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 4, 2023
Analysis 6 Questions with Art Advisor Gladys Lin About the State of the Asian Art Market The founder of Gladys Lin Projects in Taipei and New York muses on uncertainties in the region and what clients are looking for now. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 30, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions Japanese Artist Tetsuya Ishida Dreamed of Having a Solo Show in New York Before His Untimely Death. Two Decades Later, Gagosian Is Honoring His Wish Gagosian, which now represents Ishida globally, will present the late artist's New York solo debut, curated by Cecilia Alemani. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 23, 2023
Auctions The Billionaire Founders of China’s Long Museum Plan to Sell Off an Estimated $150 Million Worth of Art at Sotheby’s This Fall It is not yet clear what has spurred the Long Museum's founder Liu Yiqian and his wife Wang Wei to sell off a part of their collection. By Vivienne Chow & Katya Kazakina, Aug 22, 2023
Museums Blue-Chip Artworks Seized From Top Portuguese Collector Will Be Featured in New Art Museum in Lisbon The new Museum of Contemporary Art MAC/CCB will feature the Berardo Collection alongside the Ellipse Collection and the Teixeira de Freitas Collection. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 18, 2023
Auctions Sotheby’s U.K. Profit Dropped by 24 Percent Last Year, With Brexit the Likely Culprit "The increased red tape resulting from Brexit is...further contributing to the U.K. art market's decline." By Vivienne Chow, Aug 17, 2023
Law A Group of Collectors Is Suing Sotheby’s Over Its ‘Misleading’ Marketing of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs The auction house was added as a defendant in an ongoing class-action suit over NFTs sold at auction in 2021. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 15, 2023
Politics The Artist Behind the ‘Pillar of Shame’ Tiananmen Memorial Suspects the Hong Kong Government Has a Warrant Out for His Arrest Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt has written to the city's authorities seeking answers. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 15, 2023
People Known as a Deep-Pocketed, ‘Aggressive’ Chinese Collector, Ding Yixiao Has Now Been Blacklisted by the Art Market. What Happened? The collector's eponymous museum in China is shuttered and he is at odds with at least one auction house. By Eileen Kinsella & Vivienne Chow, Aug 10, 2023
