Artnet News Pro Phillips and Poly Auctions Rake in $86 Million in Their Latest Joint Sales in Hong Kong, Signaling a Big Boost From Last Year The sales introduced a group of new Western artists into the secondary auction market in Hong Kong. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 30, 2021
Art World Italy Is Piloting Its Own ‘Netflix for Culture’ for Art Shows and Performances, in Hopes of Helping Struggling Institutions Stay Afloat The streaming platform ITsART will bring audiences back into Italy's opera houses and museums in spite restrictions on travel. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 25, 2021
Sustainability How Can Arts Organizations Reduce Their Carbon Footprint? Here Are 6 Takeaways From a New Art-World Climate Conference A 50 percent cut in emissions by 2030 is not out of reach for the industry. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 25, 2021
Museums Austria’s Return to Lockdown Will Cost the Country’s Museums Millions of Euros in Revenue, Kunsthistorisches Director Says The museum had to close in the middle of a major Titian blockbuster, which it hopes to extend for two weeks once it reopens. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 23, 2021
Museums Museums in Austria Will Close on Monday as the Country Heads Back Into Lockdown Amid a New Surge of Covid Cases Financial aid for institutions and artists will be extended into 2022, the culture minister said. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 19, 2021
Artnet News Pro Chinese Millennial Collectors Were ‘Hungrier and Thirstier’ Than Ever for Contemporary Fare as They Took Shanghai Art Week By Storm Several galleries reported sold-out booths on the first day of the fairs. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 16, 2021
Museums Uli Sigg’s Formidable Collection at M+ Is a Beacon of Hope in a Changing China—Even If a Particular Ai Weiwei Work Is Notably Absent See inside one of the most highly anticipated—and closely watched—museums in Asia. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 11, 2021
Shows & Exhibitions 5 Institutions to Visit During Shanghai Art Week, Where Museum Shows of Western Contemporary Art Reflect Regional Demand The region's zest for Western contemporary art has spread to institutions despite ongoing travel restrictions. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 10, 2021
Art Collectors ‘I Fell in Love’: Why Hong Kong Collector Queenie Rosita Law Is Building a Trove of Eastern European Contemporary Art The collector has her sights set on Hong Kong next. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 10, 2021
Museums ‘We Want To Protect This Space’: After 14 Years, Hong Kong’s M+ Museum Opens in a Changed Political Climate. Can It Still Thrive? The long-awaited museum has been embraced by the public during previews, but questions around artistic freedoms remain. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 10, 2021
Art World With the Opening of Two New Museums (and a Biennial), Chengdu Is Positioning Itself as the Art Capital of Southwest China The state-funded Chengdu Museum of Contemporary Art and Chengdu Tianfu Art Museum opened to the public over the weekend. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 8, 2021
Art Fairs Artissima, the Italian Contemporary Fair, Serves Up Substantial, Risk-Taking Works for Its Target Audience of Art Cognoscenti Curators, collectors, and gallerists reunited after a year of upheaval at the Italian fair known for edgy experimentation. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 5, 2021
People Wu Chi-Tsung Is Drawing Global Notice for Revamping Chinese Landscape Painting With Video, Light, and a Big Dose of Chance The Taiwanese artist hopes his journey to the international stage might be an inspiration for other young artists from Asia. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 3, 2021
Politics After Years of Debate, Two Universities Have Become the First U.K. Institutions to Restitute Benin Bronzes Cambridge and Aberdeen universities will return the treasured bronzes. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 29, 2021
Art Fairs Art Basel Has a New Plan for Asia: Become a Consultant for Fairs and Events Across the Region Art Basel says it is not leaving Hong Kong despite new collaborations with S.E.A. Focus in Singapore and Art Week Tokyo. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 28, 2021
