Signs of change

Signs of change appearing in global Contemporary art news, the art market, Art & Business.

Art & Charité - Des stars du marché de l'art côtoient les stars du glamour

Art Market | (Being Translated) La prise de conscience globale autour des préoccupations écologiques engage les milieux politiques, médiatiques et créatifs. Depuis plusieurs années, des célébrités usent de leur influence à travers la création de fondations […]
Read more » 29/10/18

Art schools: the Artagon project regenerates the emerging artists’ market

Contemporary Art | For its fourth edition, Artagon IV pursues its international exploration among art schools. The recently founded organization focuses on the emergence of a young generation of international artists by organizing new spaces to showcase them, becoming an […]
Read more » 22/09/18

Prospective, art in the time of blockchain

Art Market | Since its appearance in the aftermath of the subprime crisis, the term “blockchain” has triggered an enthusiastic response on a global scale. Initially considered as the basic infrastructure of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, today its […]
Read more » 17/09/18

Christie's et Sotheby's, les bilans semestriels 2018

Art Market | (Being translated) La publication des bilans respectifs des premiers semestres 2018 de Christie’s et Sotheby’s révèle une tendance générale en forte progression : +35% pour Christie’s avec un volume de vente de 4 milliards de dollars, +22% pour […]
Read more » 09/09/18

The Rockefeller’s collection under Christie’s gavel: a charity sale breaks the market’s records

Art Market | Partnerships between commercial companies and the non-profit sector as well as actors from the art market have become increasingly common. The constant increase of charity art sales during the last decades reflects a market trend. Peggy and David […]
Read more » 31/07/18

Takashi Murakami / Virgil Abloh: from wearable art to exposable fashion

Art & Business | Japanese artist Takashi Murakami and American designer Virgil Abloh have crossed their respective brands’ universes and are exposing the works that have resulted from this collaboration at the Larry Gagosian’s gallery. This “star trio” has […]
Read more » 26/07/18

Togo’s Palais de Lomé, joining the cultural trend

Contemporary Art | In Togo, the Palais de Lomé’s renovation project is part of the broader contemporary art movement currently underway in West Africa. The Palace considers itself a favorable location to promote both a creative and social space, in the hope of […]
Read more » 27/06/18

A cultural revolution: the Fondation Cartier at Shanghai’s Power Station of Art

Contemporary Art | The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, one of France’s precursory corporate foundations, is exhibiting in the first Chinese public museum devoted to contemporary art since 2012 : the Power Station of Art (PSA). […]
Read more » 31/05/18

Artdelivery: a start-up approach at the School of Fine Arts in Nantes Saint-Nazaire

Art Market | The School of Fine Arts in Nantes has created a new model which intends to make the school’s art circulate while increasing the artists’ visibility. Artdelivery’s service favors the pollination of art through digital platforms, reversing the local […]
Read more » 12/04/18

The Meurice Prize, an award in line with French creation

Contemporary Art | At the heart of the French artistic eco-system, several actors among auction houses, galleries and fairs - e.g. Art Paris Art Fair- put the spotlight on the “French spirit” by promoting artists that are on the margin of the mainstream market and […]
Read more » 04/04/18

Lafayette Anticipations, an innovative foundation

Contemporary Art | The new foundation is a laboratory that combines spaces for exhibition and production workshops, mixing disciplines and conveying a horizontal concept from its vertical structure. Open to all, the space was dreamt by Guillaume Houzé, conceived by Rem […]
Read more » 24/03/18

Japan, a geocultural hub in the making

Art Market | At a time when the global art market is built around several local and regional centers, Japan is developing its cultural policy with measures that aim at positioning its domestic market against the main powers; the United States, Great Britain and China. […]
Read more » 10/02/18

Human Global Flow

Contemporary Art | With his documentary “Human Flow”, Ai Weiwei delves further into his reflection on the refugee crisis, a subject he has been working on since 2015. By expanding his exploration ground to a global level, he has seized and displayed one of human […]
Read more » 07/02/18

Floating world(s)

Contemporary Art | The term “floating world” refers to a central concept in Japanese culture that has progressively transcended its religious and pictorial origins, influencing the Western art world. The concept carries an interpretation of post-modern societies […]
Read more » 30/01/18

Trump’s tax reform bill and its domino effect on the international market

Art Market | Signed on 22 December 2017, Trump’s tax legislation reform implies numerous micro- and macrœconomic effects. Although the general repercussions are still difficult to predict, they should also affect the art world. […]
Read more » 10/01/18

The scent, an artistic medium

Contemporary Art | German artist Helga Griffiths presents Crossing, an exhibition that gathers a retrospective set of works at the frontier between art and science, exploring our perception of olfactory experiences. […]
Read more » 05/01/18

Market rediscovery: Pierre Klossowski

Art Market | On October 10th, 2017, during the sale of Paul Lombard’s collection organized by Artcurial, Pierre Klossowski’s work The invisible possession (1973 - 1974) was sold for 156,000 €, seven times higher than its estimates, set between 18,000 and 25,000 […]
Read more » 16/12/17

Art X Lagos: cultural “africapitalism”

Art Market | The contemporary art market is gaining ground in Africa. The success of the second edition of ART X confirms the growing interest in African visual arts and the presence of a burgeoning community of buyers. […]
Read more » 05/12/17

AKAA: Africa as a field of observation for mondialité

Contemporary Art | To think about contemporary Africa is to reflect on the extensive continent’s plurality through common values, apprehending it as a field of observation for mondialité or worldliness. AKAA (Also Known as Africa), a young fair dedicated to the African […]
Read more » 30/11/17

Salvator Mundi: Christie’s develops its marketing for the exceptional

Art Market | During its Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, which took place on 15 November 2017, Christie’s obtained one of its best historical results with the sale of Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi, among other contemporary and historical Western […]
Read more » 25/11/17