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Contemporary Turkish Art [27 Apr 2011]

While Phillips and Saatchi diversify their experiments with art from emerging countries and the art of investing in Contemporary art, Bonhams of London has decided to venture into new territory as well.

Photography – New York / London / Paris [19 Apr 2011]

A few days after the close of the AIPAD Photography Show New York, the city was preparing for another week of photo events including no less than five dedicated photography auctions between 6 and 9 April.

Living artists British vs. American [15 Apr 2011]

Every other Friday Artprice posts a theme-based auction ranking. This week’s ranking focuses on the 10 best auction results for living artists.

The sale of the Ullens collection confirms the strength of Chinese art [12 Apr 2011]

Two weeks after the news of China’s domination of the global art market, all eyes were focused on the sale of the famous Ullens Collection at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong on 3 April 2011.

Artprice: the 2010 art market annual report – China winner of the past decade [05 Apr 2011]

During the past decade, two strong trends have emerged: firstly, as per the words of Thierry Ehrmann, the Ceo and founder of Artprice, the world leader in art market information,

China’s best auction results in 2010 [31 Mar 2011]

Every fortnight Artprice posts a theme-based auction ranking. This week’s theme is China’s best Fine Art auction results during 2010.

Contemporary Art Market French Artists in the world [29 Mar 2011]

Artprice will attend this first major art fair of the year in Paris and, for the occasion, will offer a report on the contemporary art market in France. The report titled Contemporary Art Market French Artists in the world

Shock wave through the art market… China now ranks first, ahead of the USA and the UK [22 Mar 2011]

According to Thierry Ehrmann, founder and CEO of Artprice, the world leader in art market information, “this unprecedented news represents a turning point in the history of the global art market: China is now the number 1 in terms of Fine art auction revenue”.

Art Paris Just Art: 31 March – 3 April 2011 [22 Mar 2011]

Art Paris returns to its usual venue, the impressive Nave of the Grand Palais, where it will welcome around 48,000 visitors over four days. Doors will open to the general public on 31 March.

Contemporary Indian artists [18 Mar 2011]

Every Friday fortnight Artprice posts a theme-based auction ranking. This week, the ten best auction results in 2010 for works by Contemporary Indian artists.

Anish Kapoor – the experience of vision [15 Mar 2011]

The Indian artist Anish Kapoor is the next artist selected for the Monumenta exhibition in Paris (11 May to 23 June).

The best 2011 auction results! [03 Mar 2011]

Every fortnight Artprice posts a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series. The topic of today’s TOP article is the 10 best auction results in 2011.

Tracey Emin / Desire and anxiety [28 Feb 2011]

Since the 1990s, Tracey EMIN has explored the fundamental themes of human relations – sexuality, desire, communication, incommunicability, tenderness, violence, etc. – without limiting herself to any particular medium: her works have a strong symbolic and cathartic power.

Contemporary art 2011: a new lease of life! [21 Feb 2011]

The austerity imposed by the crisis has been relegated to a distant memory. Collectors are back in the market, not just as observers but as active participants.

Top 10: Women Power! [18 Feb 2011]

Every fortnight Artprice posts a theme-based auction ranking. This week, the focus is on women artists. The ten best auction results in 2010 for works by Contemporary female artists.

Impressionist & Modern sales in London: the right balance? [15 Feb 2011]

The results of the Impressionist & Modern February sales in London were respectable compared with the results of the same sales a year earlier, although somewhat less spectacular.

Contemporary Art sales in February: a bold selection with records expected [08 Feb 2011]

The big Contemporary Art sales begin just a few days after the Impressionist & Modern Art sales in London.

Impressionist & Modern Art sales in London: maintained confidence [31 Jan 2011]

As usual, the first major dates in the global auction calendar are the prestigious sales organised by Christie’s and Sotheby’s in London.

The Dantesque work of Matthew Barney [24 Jan 2011]

Matthew Barney is an unusual person, known to the general public mainly for being the partner of the Icelandic singer Björk.

Contemporary paintings: the Top 10 results in 2010 [21 Jan 2011]

Every fortnight Artprice posts a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series. The topic of today’s TOP article is the 10 best auction results in 2010 in the Contemporary paintings segment.

Banksy – from urban vandal to urban hero [17 Jan 2011]

Last December saw the release of a cinema documentary about Banksy. However, viewers of Exit Through the gift shop (translated into French as Faites le mur) are unlikely to learn much about the mysterious artist whose face is filmed in the shade and whose voice is deformed by a vocoder.

The Artprice / Art Stage Singapore Guide to the Contemporary Art Market in Asia is out! [11 Jan 2011]

To coincide with the first Art Stage fair in Singapore, Artprice is publishing a Guide to the Contemporary Art Market in Asia. This free guide, produced by Artprice and edited in an English/Chinese version, will be distributed to collectors, visitors, guests and gallery-owners at Art Stage Singapore between 12 and 16 January 2011 and will be presented in the framework of a conference about the fair on 15 January. It is also freely available on Artprice.com.

The best-ever 2010 auction results [07 Jan 2011]

Every fortnight Artprice posts a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series. The topic of today’s TOP article is the 10 best auction results in 2010.

Art Stage Singapore: a new art fair is born [03 Jan 2011]

Asia now has another art fair: Art Stage Singapore will be open from 12 to 16 January 2011.

The grand return of Cindy Sherman [27 Dec 2010]

If the major international Contemporary art fairs are anything to go by, Cindy Sherman’s international reputation appears to have gained considerable momentum this autumn.

Artists from west to east [24 Dec 2010]

Every fortnight Artprice posts a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series. The theme of today’s TOP article is the 10 best auction results generated in China by Western artists during 2010.

Prints: a very broad price range… [20 Dec 2010]

A personal art collection often begins with some kind of ‘multiple’ work like a photograph or a print. These formats – which usually change hands at very affordable prices – represent a low-risk way of participating in the art market.

Design takes centre stage [14 Dec 2010]

The third week of December 2010 sees plenty of activity on the design front with 900 lots being offered between Chicago (Important Design at Wright on 14 December),

Auction records at Christie’s [12 Dec 2010]

Every fortnight Artprice posts a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series. The theme of today’s TOP article is the 10 best-ever auction results generated by Christie’s.

Strong demand for Chinese Modern art [07 Dec 2010]

In the autumn of 2008, Hong Kong was the first art marketplace to suffer the effects of the economic crisis on the art market.

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