The Frieze Art Fair returned to South Korea for a second year on Wednesday, with dealers hoping the event would provide a boost for the burgeoning local art market, after economic woes triggered a slump in sales this year.…
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Collectors flocked to the Swiss city of Basel this week for the world's biggest art fair, looking to snap up the top-ticket works, including a $60 million painting by Mark Rothko.…
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Climate change, migration, artificial intelligence, perspectives on Africa and combating nationalism take centre-stage this year at Art Basel, the world’s top contemporary art fair. The giant annual event in the Swiss border city of Basel, which aims to reflect current trends in the contemporary world, begins with private viewings for wealthy collectors before opening its doors to the public from…
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The annual international Art Basel fair opened its doors to the public on Thursday amid a booming global market for high-end fine art.…
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The British art magazine ArtReview has crowned the curators of documenta fifteen art exhibition in Germany “the most influential people in art” in its annual Power 100 ranking, despite a scandal over alleged anti-Semitism surrounding the show. The Indonesian curatorial collective ruangrupa tops the list ahead of the artistic director of this year’s Venice Biennale, Cecilia Alemani. For the 21st edition of the ranking,…
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Art Basel announces further show highlights for its largest edition yet in Miami Beach Since its launch in 2002, Art Basel Miami Beach has served as a dynamic platform uniquely bridging the art scenes of North and South America, Europe, and beyond. The edition marking its 20th anniversary will be the largest to date, featuring 282 exhibitors from 38 countries and territories – more than half of…
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The Venice Biennale art exhibition is coming to an end after having received a record number of visitors. The world’s most important presentation of contemporary art, alongside the documenta in Kassel, had recorded more than 800,000 admissions by Saturday, one day before it is due to close. According to organizers, another 22,000 people bought tickets for the preview days in April. The number…
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Art dealers and photography fans have been descending on Paris for the world’s largest photo fair, running in Paris over the weekend. Galleries from 31 countries are participating in a 25th anniversary edition of Paris Photo at the Grand Palais Éphémère from November 10-13. Works by more than 1,600 artists are on display, including those of Ukraine’s Boris Mikhailov, one of the…
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Paris is staking a claim to being a global centre for contemporary art sales with a revamped fair that hopes to woo more international buyers and build on the attraction of the city’s rich cultural legacy. The event, “Paris+ par Art Basel”, was awarded to Art Basel, one of the giants in the art world, which hosts fairs in Switzerland as well as Miami and Hong Kong. Organisers…
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As the global art world descends on London’s Frieze fair this week, the current low value of the UK pound makes buying art in Britain particularly attractive for overseas collectors and dealers. The prestigious fair opened Wednesday at full power after a difficult couple of years, experts on the sector said. The bustling showcase goes ahead after the 2020 event…
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