PHOTO: AFFORDABLE ART FAIR. By Deepika Shetty Arts Correspondent. When Mr Will Ramsay started the Affordable Art Fair in London in 1999, he never expected that it would celebrate its 100th incarnation in 15 years - and as far away as in Singapore.full story
Artist run space. This term has become synonymous with cutting edge experimental art which reaches beyond the confines of institutions and commercial systems, and has been seen as the life blood of any healthy art scene particularly in Europe, America ... full story
Japanese art is very distinctive and contrasts greatly with classical European art and clearly religious differences, environmental factors, distance, limited social interaction between both poles and other important factors is behind this. Ike No ... full story
“It's like Blade Runner here,” Art Basel Director Marc Spiegler said last week, on the eve of the four-day annual Hong Kong Art Fair that Art Basel bought a controlling interest in three years ago. He had taken a 1 a.m. flight from New York after the ... full story
London continues to be a magnet for new art galleries. A notable arrival is Kallos, in Davies Street, Mayfair, just opposite Gagosian and a few steps from Berkeley Square. In contrast to the many contemporary art set-ups, though, this newcomer focuses ... full story
From May 14 to 18, a large chunk of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center was carved out for a 5-day visual art extravaganza that showcased all that is new and trendy in the global art world. Formerly known as Art Hong Kong, this is the second ... full story
Dubai art. The Road to Dialoro by Gary Komarin at Cuadro Gallery. From 21 May to 19 June 2014. A great event! If you have the chance, don't miss it Yareah friends! Gary Komarin Rue Madame in Red Dubai art. The Road to Dialoro by Gary Komarin.full story
Andy Warhol's brightly coloured image of Marilyn Monroe is about as famous as art can get. Edition number 450, out of 750 in existence, is hanging in a Dubai gallery this week, but the stars of the show are the artworks by 45 UAE-based artists. The Big ... full story
In a nearly three-hour auction of postwar and contemporary art on Tuesday night, Christie's managed to sell nearly $745 million worth of blue-chip paintings and sculptures, thanks in large part to the enormous wealth of Asian collectors. ... J ... full story
A piece known as Baga Serpent on sale in Sotheby's New York in 2008 was expected to fetch a low six-figure sum but sold for $3.6m (£2.1m at current rates) – a record at the time for African art. Mayfair gallery owner Michael Backman (michaelbackmanltd ... full story
