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Singapore Art Fair Lacks Major Sales, Takes Baby Steps
The Art Stage Singapore fair embodies the country's aspiration to be an international hub for Asia and a cultural bridge between East and West. This year in its second edition [Jan. 12-15], and with the theme "We are Asia," Art Stage provided a solid overview of Southeast Asian art, as opposed to its primary rival, Hong Kong's ArtHK, which predominantly presents Chinese artists and global brand names. Ingrid Dudek, vice president and senior specialist of Asian contemporary art at Christie's, told A.i.A. "What is most distinctive about this fair is the obvious diversity of the different regions that make up Asian contemporary art. The focus is not just on China anymore."
However, the opening lacked the buzz and sales frenzy many anticipated based on the success of Art Stage's inaugural event in 2011. The attendance during the four-day event slightly decreased from a reported 33,000 to 31,000 visitors, and dealers reported slow traffic overall and mixed feelings about potential sales. It appears the fair, held in the iconic Marina Bay Sands Convention and Exhibition Centre, has not yet hit its stride.
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Forte Collection’s Old Masters Fly While Others Flounder at Sotheby’s
The old masters' rocky performance at Christie's on Wednesday was repeated yesterday with a halfhearted showing at Sotheby's. Nearly half the lots, 141 of 350, failed to sell. The highest-priced offerings did well, helping to bring in a decent $62.1 million total and setting auction records for several artists, including Fra Bartolommeo, Simone Martini and Charles-Antoine Coypel.
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Roving Eye: Tropical Realism
My first meaningful experiences with the Dominican Republic came via New York—or Parlin, New Jersey, really—the home of Junot Díaz's frequent narrator, Yunior de las Casas. But he belongs to the DR during the Era of Trujillo and to its diasporas. Never mind that it's fiction.
It took me years to make an actual trip to DR. I had imagined the country somehow yellowed, picturing a present colored by its past. Over time and several trips, I've come to better understand the nation's colors. Depending on how much the place will show or conceal on a given day, the light will either illuminate or obstruct a view.
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Moss to Shutter Soho Shop
The cult design emporium Moss in SoHo will close on Feb. 17. Opened by Murray Moss in 1994, the store elevated product design to high art through museum-style displays and thematic exhibitions. The store's website says, "The shop intentionally looks and feels like a museum, with everything locked behind glass or raised onto platforms. It's cold. It's white. The music is tense. The selling staff wear dark monotone clothing."
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The Lookout: A Weekly Guide to Shows You Won't Want to Miss
With an ever-growing number of galleries scattered around New York, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Where to begin? Here at A.i.A., we are always on the hunt for thought-provoking, clever and memorable shows that stand out in a crowded field. Below are seven shows our team of editors can't stop talking about.
This week we check out abstract paintings by elder stateswoman Sonia Gechtoff at Nyehaus, Enrico Castellani's monochrome reliefs and installations at Haunch of Venison, and Klara Kristalova's fantastical glazed ceramics at Lehmann Maupin.
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Born and raised in Reno, Nevada, a city with one museum and one major gallery, Nick Van Woert's mixed-media practice evolved from doodles, dra
