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The second half of the year was marked by Art Basel Paris' triumphant entry into the Grand Palais. But the second part of this review has even more to offer.Tokyo Gendai was not a roaring success in its second edition either, observes Sarah Douglas in mid-July for Artnews: “While some have hoped that a weak yen right now might encourage ... read more
At the Annual General Meeting of Weng Fine Art AG in Düsseldorf in mid-December, Rüdiger K. Weng stated that 2024 is likely to have been the worst financial year since his company was founded. Gereon Kruse reported on the event for Boersengefluester and I for the Handelsblatt. But he sees light on the horizon for ... read more
The last fair of the year has been held. With Art Antwerp, Art Brussels in the neighbouring city allows itself a free hand that embodies a relatively new type of art fair that no longer expects visitors to travel from far and wide. Julia Stellmann characterises the event for Kunstforum: “The regional nature of the fair is something that all ... read more
Exhibitors and visitors at Art Basel Miami Beach experienced a better mood than recently on the art market, but remained cautiously optimistic in private conversations. Since Art Basel has been stingy with invitations for international art market writers for some time now because it wants to focus more on regional reporting and because of the ecological footprint and such (it also costs less), they depend ... read more
When someone points at the moon, the fool will look at the finger – or so the Buddhist wisdom goes. Or maybe it was Bruce Lee who said it. In any case, the shocking thing about the banana man is not that he has eaten the fruit (unfortunately not the fruit of knowledge). Nor the ... read more
Banana again. In an unusually extensive report, even CNN's Oscar Holland talks about the sale of Maurizio Catellan's work at Sotheby's in New York for $6.24 million. The Chinese collector Justin Sun will pay with his play money from the crypto-currency industry. He had indicated that he wanted to eat the banana. Perhaps a suitable use can also be found ... read more