Art Meets Luxury Branding The line between luxury and art has, historically, been blurred since antiquity, when opulently adorned villas and palaces were decorated with richly painted frescoes and beautifully cast bronze statues.
Ephemeral Art Making art from materials that will change, decay, or be replaced is not a new trend. And, over the ages, it has presented a number quandaries for gallerists, curators, archivists and collectors alike.
International Art Fairs 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.
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The Fate of Monographic Exhibitions Complicated negotiations between galleries and numerous public and private lenders and complex financial arrangements are two reasons that grand monographic exhibitions are occurring less often in the international art world.
Contemporary Chinese Artists 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?
