Arts International Art Fairs Exhibitionism. The more traditional art fairs are slowly being sidelined and closed, while contemporary art fairs seem to be proliferating like Jeff Koons’s proverbial bunnies. One may well ask why this shift is occurring, and there are a number of factors.
Arts Contemporary Chinese Artists Made in China. Ai Weiwei’s incarceration in 2011 highlights the careful balancing act required of contemporary Chinese artists: if Weiwei could be treated in such a way, what freedom of expression can be expected of his contemporaries, and how do such events play out in the international art market?