Art World South Korea’s New President Has Ordered a $3.7 Billion Investment in the Arts to Make the Country Even More ‘Culturally Attractive’ The administration's plans include transforming a former presidential home into a cultural complex akin to Versailles. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 22, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Will Host an Auction in Singapore for the First Time in 15 Years as the Art Business Seeks to Cultivate New Asian Clientele The global art market is hustling to diversify its activities in Asia. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 21, 2022
Art World Hong Kong Mega-Collector and Developer Adrian Cheng Is Building a New $1.4 Billion Seaside Art District in Shenzhen The cultural-retail complex is a further expansion of Cheng's K11 Group in mainland China—and it is the size of 50 football fields. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 20, 2022
Style Christian Louboutin Is Taking His Red-Soled Shoes and ‘L’Exhibition[niste]’ Show on the Road. First Stop: Monaco The exhibition displays the designer's varied influences and latest art collaborations. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 19, 2022
Galleries Silverlens Gallery, a Heavyweight in the Southeast Asian Art Scene, Is Flipping the Script by Expanding Westward With a New York Outpost "Maybe there's a space for us. We didn't feel so invisible anymore," said gallery founder Isa Lorenzo. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 19, 2022
Art World The Rooftop of a Chinese Museum Has Melted Off the Top of a Historic Building Amid a Blistering Heatwave The Forbidden City Cultural Relics Museum is closed for the foreseeable future. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 15, 2022
Market Perrotin Will Open a Second Space in Seoul Ahead of Frieze’s Debut, as the Western Art Market Clamors for a Foothold in South Korea Galleries are racing to expand their footprints in Seoul, which is becoming the art world's main attraction. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 14, 2022
Politics After One of Its Members Was Attacked in Kassel, Art Collective Party Office Cancels Its Documenta Event: ‘We Don’t Feel Safe’ The news is the latest blow to Documenta 15's dwindling reputation. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 13, 2022
Art World In His New Viral Music Video, Taiwanese Pop Star and Art Collector Jay Chou Performs Magic Tricks for Dalí, Monet, and Magritte Nearly 10 million have already watched "Greatest Works of Art"—but not everyone liked it. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 8, 2022
Art Fairs Korea’s Longest-Running Art Fair Will Launch a New Satellite Fair Dedicated to New Media Art and NFTs to Coincide With Frieze Seoul The two Korean fairs, plus the inaugural Frieze Seoul, will bring more than 350 galleries to the capital city of South Korea in September. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 6, 2022
Museums After Early Controversies and a Typhoon Delay, the $450 Million Hong Kong Palace Museum Opens to an Enthusiastic Local Crowd The new space is more than just a branch of the historic institution in Beijing's Forbidden City. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 6, 2022
Art Fairs Dinosaur Bones and Rare Minerals Have Lured an International Jetset of Collectors Back to a Rebooted Masterpiece London The fair is mixing up its offerings alongside fine art for its first in-person edition after a Covid hiatus. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 4, 2022
Art Fairs Here Is the List of the 100-Plus Galleries, Many With Asian Outposts, Taking Part in the First-Ever Frieze Seoul This September The dominance of international galleries in the line-up reflects the high anticipation for Frieze's first venture in Asia. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 29, 2022
Auctions Christie’s London to Paris Sale Makes a Steady $248 Million, Led by Blue-Chip Mainstays and a $12.4 Million Jeff Koons Monkey Proceeds from the Koons, sold by Viktor and Olena Pinchuk, will benefit humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 28, 2022
Auctions Bonhams’s Shopping Spree Continues as It Acquires Its Fourth Auction House This Year French auction house Cornette de Saint Cyr is the latest addition to the Bonhams global network, which focuses on the market of $1 million or below. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 28, 2022
