Howard Bilton on the Hong Kong Art Fair 2011
It is Wednesday the 25th of May and the opening of the Hong Kong Art Fair. In four short years this has risen to become one of the most important...The post Howard Bilton on the Hong Kong Art Fair 2011...
View ArticleSydney Picasso on the Archeology of Collecting
Archeology of Collecting I suppose the little grains scattered by Hansel and Gretel are the best metaphor for my collecting habits. The points sketch out my life, and its cross-continental...The post...
View ArticleArtist Focus – Danful Yang at PAD art fair 2012 @PearlLamGalleries
Set in the vivacious heart of Mayfair, PAD (which runs alongside the Frieze Contemporary Art Fair) exhibits a heady mixture of contemporary, modern and antique art, design and decorative arts....The...
View ArticleDavid Goldstein, CEO of Jerry’s Artarama and founder of the World of Art...
The Art Collector interviews David Goldstein, founder of the World of Art Showcase at Wynn Las Vegas, CEO of Jerry’s Artarama and art mogul. How was...The post David Goldstein, CEO of Jerry’s...
View ArticleDakis Joannou’s The System of Objects and YES exhibition
This summer 2013, the DESTE Foundation showcased The System of Objects, the Dakis Joannou Collection Reloaded by Andreas Angelidakis, curated by Andreas Angelidakis and Maria Cristina Didero. The...
View ArticleHow online auctions are impacting the international collectibles market:...
It has been a few years now since the early Internet supporters proposed that arts and antiques could, and should, be bought online. Today, like in so many other industries,...The post How online...
View ArticleArtist Profile: Keith Holt
For years, Keith Holt spent his days teaching children how to leap, turn, twist, and otherwise create beautiful transitory shapes in midair. At the gymnastics centre he owned in Maryland,...The post...
View ArticleArt Basel in Hong Kong: What to Know Before You Go
Art Basel in Hong Kong has made it to its second year. 2013 marked the first year of Art Basel in Hong Kong, with 60,000 visitors and 245 participating galleries. The approximate 50:50 split between...
View ArticleThe Beltracchi Affair
“My art is everywhere, in many museums” Wolfgang Beltracchi laughs in his interview video with CBS last February. “And private collections”, he adds with a slight touch of sarcasm. This man caused the...
View ArticleA profile of Jean-Baptiste Fabre, founder of Auction After Sale
Jean-Baptiste Fabre is a Geneva-based art dealer and the founder of Auctionaftersale.com and Thirdman.auction. Auctionaftersale.com focuses on the aftersales market and gives unsold lots – and auction...
View ArticleMeeting Elena Shchukina, owner of the eponymous Mayfair gallery
Elena Shchukina, the owner of the eponymous Mayfair gallery, believes that it is important to establish an affinity with the art work in order to represent the artist. While some could credit the...
View ArticleMapping Out an Alternative Investment Portfolio; considering the investment...
Mapping Out an Alternative Investment Portfolio; considering the investment potential of rare maps Established in 1907, The Map House is the world’s oldest and largest antiquarian map seller. It has...
View ArticleProfessor Andrew Shortland: Qing vase mystery solved
One of the great mysteries of Chinese porcelain has been the sudden arrival of a new palette of colours in pieces from the 18th century. Work by the legendary Imperial workshops at Jingdezhen was...
View ArticleUK to be a global champion and protector of cultural property: Boodle Hatfield
Fred Clark and Rudy Capildeo from law firm Boodle Hatfield’s Art Law & More team discuss The Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017. The Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017received...
View ArticleCrystal Caviar: a new frontier of crystal art
A new frontier of crystal art in the Czech Republic Crystal Caviar’s art division has a mission: to bring to light some of the world’s most technically gifted artists who work with crystal. Incubating...
View ArticleThe Art Collector visits the ArtBaB Fair, Bahrain
The Kingdom of Bahrain may be small but it punches above its weight in the wealth and new tech stakes. It is now establishing itself as a leading cultural destination in the Gulf via ArtBaB. The Art...
View ArticleA conversation with Abbas Almosawi
The Art Collector had the opportunity to meet with renowned Bahraini artist Abbas Almosawi who, under the guidance of ARTDIVANO, was exhibting at ArtBaB 2017. Which work is best representative of your...
View ArticleProfile of an art collector: Christian Levett
Adding a robust cultural dimension to the French Riviera, in the pretty village of Mougins, is Christian Levett’s Musee d’Art Classique. Given that it’s only existed since 2011, the museum has...
View ArticleSurprises under the paint layers: RECENART
In the landscape painting of the beloved Finnish artist Pekka Halonen (1865-1933), the Finnish lake is presented in misty winter day. Water is covering the icy lake – the spring is coming. The...
View ArticleProfile of an art collector: Dennis Scholl
The Art Collector had the opportunity to ask one of Miami’s most esteemed art collectors and prolific entrepreneur, Dennis Scholl, questions on art, the art market and collecting. Do you not think that...
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