A physical fair It’s almost miraculous. In Dubai, the most commercial city in the United Arab Emirates, where restaurants are open and tourism is flourishing even when it’s coming from Israel (1), the first physical contemporary art fair to be held since the world entered lockdown last year is taking place from 29 […]
Saturation of events It’s a radical digital revolution. As the coronavirus crisis settles in for the long term across the globe, the virtual initiatives staged by major art-market players are multiplying. Whereas in France the FIAC – which was due to take place in October – fails to offer any alternative solutions, the rest […]
Crises comes and go Crises in the art market come and go, and no two are quite alike, but they can help us to understand how market values may be called into question. The crisis sweeping the world today and affecting the economy and the art market is unique and unprecedented. Although the world […]
Troubled times In these exceptional troubled times, with part of the planet living in confinement in response to the life-threatening nature of the pandemic, as the entire world comes to a standstill, it might seem inappropriate to talk about the trivialities of the art market. That said, this market is a vital source of […]
Rushing towards technology As the coronavirus outbreak spreads across the world, art dealers and gallerists have been rushing at breakneck speed towards technology. In parallel to the Tefaf antiques fair in Maastricht, which was supposed to run until 15 March(the fair was closed on 11 March at 19:00 after an exhibitor was found […]
An air of bleakness The world is at a standstill and it seems as though the love of art is unable to change anything. China aside, the announcement of the temporary closure of museums in Italy, the cancellation of the Art Basel Hong Kong fair and the fair in Dubai at the end of March […]
Troubled times Coronavirus, various regions in quarantine, political upheaval and economic uncertainty… Do people still want to buy art in these troubled times? And yet it’s against this backdrop that the first large-scale fair of the year, Arco Madrid, has opened and will run until 1 March. Simultaneously Art Basel Hong Kong, which was […]
Le Grand Palais La Bourse de Commerce Raymond Pettibon Raymond Pettibon Georg Baselitz Komunuma Mark Dion (Fabienne Leclerc) Miriam Cahn Miriam Cahn Keith Haring Martial Raysse Antoni Tapiès Gagosian gallery Successful art fairs These days every successful contemporary art fair, from Miami to Hong Kong, takes place on a city-wide scale. La Fiac And this […]
Art Basel Hong Kong Hong Kong Pablo Picasso Zao Wou Ki Paul Cézanne Sanyu Paul Cézanne Louise Bourgeois Louise Bourgeois Zeng Fanzhi Sprueth Magers gallery Cindy Sherman 20% of the buyers are Asian Sotheby’s and Christie’s auction houses make out that at this point in time 20% of their buyers of modern and contemporary […]
Jean Michel Basquiat (detail) Shied of Achilles Louis Daguerre Joseph Wright of Derby Joseph Wright of Derby Antonio Ricci Jean Michel Basquiat Barry X Ball Barry X Ball War Machine Tefaf in Maastricht, Holland, is a veritable war machine dedicated to the antiques trade. With its 279 participants and renowned for its excellent […]
In front of the new Convention Center hosting ABMB Mark Rothko Wanda Pimentel Wanda Pimentel Larry Bell Beatriz Milhazes Sarah Lucas Marguerite Humeau Marguerite Humeau Marguerite Humeau A lady and a Jeff Koons Contrary to what the president of the United States Donald Trump would have us believe, America is a multicultural country rich in […]
At Art/Basel, on Pace booth Alberto Burri Alberto Burri Joan Mitchell Joan Mitchell Francis Picabia Francis Picabia Lawrence Abu Hamdan Bruce Conner Lee Ufan Lee Ufan Arman “The art market of today sends very mixed messages.On the one hand, we continue to sell the most expensive, rarest and most important artworks.On the other hand, the […]
Vincent Van Gogh Eugène Delacroix Eugène Delacroix Eigène Delacroix (Rockefeller collection) Robert Delaunay Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo Valentin de Boulogne Cavaliere d’Arpino Bernardo Cavallino Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Silver chest Those who take great delight in the treasures of art history and its curiosities know that there is only one fair in the world that displays such […]
Nam June Paik Galerie Perrotin Jean Michel Othoniel Jean Michel Othoniel François Morellet Nam June Paik Nam June Paik Nam June Paik Martin Barré Martin Barré Kapwani Kiwanga Lee Krasner Roxy Paine The opening of The Armory show In terms of current artistic creation, ever since the 1970s France has been seen as a nation […]
@ 1-54 Fair in Marrakesh Mouna Mekouar Comptoir des Mines Comptoir des Mines Yamou Yamou Jardin Majorelle Abdoulaye Konaté Abdoulaye Konaté Contemporary African art. This concept, which is far too broad for such a large continent, seems at first glance to be as absurd as the concept of European art. What does German art have […]
@ ARCO Madrid Eduardo Chillida Miquel Barceló Miquel Barceló Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Salvador Dalí Maryan S. Maryan Miquel Barceló People often talk about a Bilbao effect, which consists of linking the name of a prestigious museum (the Guggenheim) with an exceptional piece of architecture (by Frank Gehry) and thus changing the identity of a city (Bilbao). […]
Mark Leckey Giuseppe Penone Wolfgang Tillmans Olafur Eliasson Isa Genzken Lionel Bovier While Geneva may be a relatively small city in terms of the number of inhabitants (450 000 people), it is ultra-powerful in terms of its financial clout, thanks to the presence of numerous large international fortunes but also a great many private banking […]
Takashi Murakami @ Fiac Robert Delaunay Victor Vasarely Takashi Murakami Carol Rama Carol Rama Adam McEwen Adm McEwen Neil Beloufa Henrique Oliveira Fiac 2017 How do you define a good fair? A commercial event dedicated to art, which offers such diversity and quality in a single setting (hopefully a pleasant one) that it allows the […]
