Artnet News Pro Asian Collectors Were Back in Force at Art Basel, But the Changing Mix Mirrors the Region’s Increasingly Decentralized Market A diverse range of languages could be heard in the aisles of the Swiss fair, including Korean, Japanese, Cantonese, and Mandarin. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 22, 2022
Art Fairs ‘We Have Powerful Artists’: Ukrainian Galleries at Liste in Basel Bring Art That Shows a Side of the Country Beyond War The Basel satellite fair returns to Messe Basel for a second year. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 17, 2022
Art Fairs Art Basel Offerings Aren’t Just for Billionaires. Here Are 5 Notable Sales at Every Price There's more to Art Basel than multimillion-dollar transactions. Here are five notable sales at the fair for prices as low as $3,000. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 16, 2022
Artnet News Pro Upstart Painter Huang Yuxing Generated More Money at Auction Last Year Than Jonas Wood. Is It Evidence of a Bubble? To some, the artist is a symbol of the resurgence of interest in Chinese contemporary art. To others, he's a victim of speculation. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 6, 2022
Art & Exhibitions I Went to a Little-Known Biennial in the Foothills of the Dolomite Mountain Range. It Was Nothing Short of Spiritual The Gherdëina Biennale takes full advantage of the ethereal landscape of the UNESCO World Heritage site. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 3, 2022
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Hotelier Lena Evstafieva on Why She Buys the Work of Emerging Female Artists—and Almost Never Sells The co-founder of the Villa Lena Foundation has no regrets in her art collecting journey. By Vivienne Chow, May 30, 2022
Art Fairs Art Basel Hong Kong Opens With a Local Focus, Strict Rules, and Surprisingly Strong Sales After Nearly Being Called Off The crowd was noticeably thinner, and an international presence was sparse, but homegrown heroes were able to shine. By Vivienne Chow, May 26, 2022
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Hong Kong Fintech Exec Alan Lau on the Very Real Dangers of Not Reading an Artwork’s Condition Report See inside the studio of the veteran collector. By Vivienne Chow, May 26, 2022
Art Fairs After Two Years on Hiatus, the Taipei Dangdai Fair Returns to Carve a Niche in an Increasingly Fragmented Asian Market As uncertainty grows in Hong Kong, collectors are turning toward fairs in cities like Taipei and Seoul. By Vivienne Chow, May 19, 2022
Politics China Tried to Shut Down Dissident Artist Badiucao’s Show in Prague. It Only Made Him More Famous Have China's attempts to silence dissident voices abroad backfired? By Vivienne Chow, May 13, 2022
People ‘I Was Terrified’: British Pop Star Robbie Williams on Stepping Out of His Comfort Zone to Show His Paintings to the World The singer and newly minted visual artist says he and creative partner Ed Godrich have "a thousand ideas" for future projects. By Vivienne Chow, May 13, 2022
Art Fairs Eye of the Collector, the Boothless Fair Offering an Eclectic Mix of Art, Sets an Upbeat Tone Ahead of London Gallery Weekend Early sales came in at a range of price points, from four to six figures. By Vivienne Chow, May 12, 2022
Art Fairs Art Basel Is Wooing Social Media Influencers to Its Hong Kong Show—But Asking Them to Follow Unusually Strict Rules The guidelines for accreditation include a ban on live streaming and warning that anyone found to be disruptive will be removed from the fair floor. By Vivienne Chow, May 11, 2022
Politics A Former Soviet Soldier Turned Dissident Artist Has Opened an Art Space in France for Anti-Putin Voices Artist Andrei Molodkin hopes to provide a safe haven for artists and creatives who resist the establishment. By Vivienne Chow, May 9, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Hong Kong’s $164.2 Million Modern and Contemporary Evening Sales Set New Records, Despite Market Uncertainties Works by Pablo Picasso, Louise Bourgeois, Yoshitomo Nara, and Wu Guanzhong powered the auctions. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 27, 2022