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Indonesian collector Wiyu Wahono is a great connoisseur of art history, an avid reader, and most importantly, a keen observer of how societal changes influence art. He is well aware of the need to know about art history in order to orientate oneself in the meanderings of contemporary art. In his view, to collect the right work, you need to understand the spirit of the times; what the Germans call the zeitgeist.
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“In art everything people are interested in must have something special,” says collector Rudy Akili. “I respect what people know and I want to learn it. When there is this kind of curiosity you can start having dialogues and enjoy contemporary art.” Driven by this view the Indonesian businessman Rudy Akili – owner of Smailing…
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With the increasing importance of Southeast Asian countries in the global economy, contemporary art created in these emerging scenes is also gaining its firm grounding in the international art market. To sell art from the region, according to Lorenzo Rudolf, a titanic figure in the art business, one has to brand it under the package “Southeast Asian art” because no one single country could survive solo in the keen competition.
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In this interview with Marta Gnyp, collector and art historian, we start to step into some of the art world’s taboos. Marta, with her wit and humour and openness, shares with us her acute observation on the market dynamics and the phenomenon of collectors’ rising power.
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In this interview with Marta Gnyp, collector and art historian, we start to step into some of the art world’s taboos. Marta, with her wit and humour and openness, shares with us her acute observation on the market dynamics and the phenomenon of collectors’ rising power.
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What makes someone a good collector and a collection a good collection? Am I good enough as a collector, and have I gained a good reputation as a collector in the art world? These are the questions that even the most adept and serious collectors will wonder about from time to time.
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As the global Lead Partner of Art Basel, UBS hosts a pre-Art Basel media lunch in their Hong Kong IFC office every year in order to announce their annual program. This is a once a year occasion for me to visit UBS’s premises and have a glimpse into a tiny part of the global financial…
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Massimo De Carlo gallery just opened a third location in Hong Kong, with a show of paintings by Yan Pei-Ming. CoBo asks the gallery founder about how it’s like to play in the middle of a game, his ping-pong game with Yan Pei-Ming (guess who won?), his favourite exercise during the exhausting art fair and surprises him by bringing him a taste of the orient.
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Nicolas Nahab, Director of Marian Goodman Gallery shares with us his Art Basel Hong Kong experience and what to see at the gallery booth this year.
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Who exactly are the Art World VIPs? Strategy consultant Harry Guhl describes the VIP world as a zoo, and tells us his role in this glitzy zoo – how he gives advises to connect the dots and right people together.
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