10th anniversary of Art Basel Miami Beach

Created in 2002, Art Basel Miami Beach (Florida, USA) has just celebrated its 10th anniversary.

FIAC 2011 – Notes from the fair

The 38th edition of the FIAC just ended. Nearly 21 countries represented, 168 galleries, close to 70 000 visitors… the 2011 FIAC was a tremendous success.

KIAF 2011 – Overview

The tenth KIAF having just ended, Artprice takes a retrospective look at one of the most constant Asian fairs, that of South Korea, the world’s 13th market for Contemporary art.

Could the art market resist another crisis?

On 15 September 2008, just as Lehman Brothers was collapsing, Sotheby’s London sold more than $120 million dollars worth of Contemporary art works by Damien Hirst, generating three of his best five results to date.

Beijing: a taste for tradition

Beijing now competes with New York in terms of revenue totals; however, it is in fact a very different market:

Overview of 2011 first semester

Against a backdrop of slow economic growth during the first six months of 2011 and a spreading debt crisis that has amplified the panic on financial markets,

Hong Kong Art Fair – East and West

The ArtHK fair is impressive both in terms of size and diversity (260 galleries on three levels of the Convention & Exhibition Center and 38 countries represented)

Living artists British vs. American

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

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.

Contemporary Indian artists

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.

Tracey Emin / Desire and anxiety

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.

English artists: top 10 auction results in 2010

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 generated by English artists in 2010.

Banksy - from urban vandal to urban hero

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.

Contemporary African art - mixed auction results

In 2010, contemporary African art has been the theme of numerous sales. However, despite new records for certain African artists, the high unsold rates made for only partially successful results.

Autumn sales 2010: return of competition!

The New York November 2010 sales doubled the revenue total from the same sales in 2009.

Auction records at Phillips de Pury

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 by the auction company Phillips de Pury.

Contemporary art: the return of the butterflies…

The second season of 2010 Contemporary art sales kicked off on 16 September at Christies in London.

Takashi Murakami – Western-style Manga Art

The world’s most successful contemporary artists also have excellent business acumen.

Contemporary Korean art

A strong symbol of the dynamism of Contemporary Korean art, the 9th edition of the Korean International Art Fair (KIAF) came to an end last week.

Top 10 auction results of Turner Prize winners

Every fortnight Artprice provides you with a new or updated ranking in its Alternate-Friday Top Series. The theme of today's TOP article is the Top 10 auction results generated by Turner Prize winners.