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Fairs&events
4/30–5/3
art beijing
Amassing works by close to 1,000 artists in an exhibit
space of nearly 20,000 square meters, Art Beijing 2013
could never be accused of thinking small. Last year’s
fair drew 52,000 visitors, and the 2013 edition could
easily top that. Combining contemporary and classic art
sections, this year’s fair features approximately 130
galleries and 20 art organizations. Of these, 40 or so can
be found in the classic art section, showing a range of
works from Western-style oil painting and sculpture to
17th-century furniture. Look for exhibition booths
by art tree gallery, galerie cinquini, Jing Xian
room, and other galleries, as well as a special focus
on emerging artists from Korea and elsewhere in Asia.
One highlight for collectors: the VIP Education
Forum, a series of lectures by scholars and experts on
the latest trends in the Chinese art market.
3/13–5/13 l sharJah
sharJah BiEnniaL
The 11th Sharjah
Biennial, titled
“Re:emerge:
Towards a
New Cultural
Cartography”
and curated by
yuko hasegawa,
opens at the
new Sharjah Art Foundation exhibition complex. On
view: works by shahzia sikander, Liu Wei, thomas
Demand, Valia Fetisov, simon Fujiwara, carsten
höller, gabriel Lester, Pedro reyes, and Jananne
al-ani, whose Aerial IV, 2011, a production still from her
video Shadow Sites II, is shown above.
3/20–23 l DuBai
art DuBai
Art Dubai’s seventh outing boasts
500 artists from 29 countries. Local
galleries like grey noise and the
third Line stud the roster, while
well-known European players like
yvon Lambert of Paris try their
luck for the first time. The curated
Marker section of the fair will bring
the focus to West Africa in works like the acrylic Diverses-
Cités, 2011, above, by Gabonese artist Boris nzebo, brought
by Espace Doual’art, of Douala, Cameroon.
3/22–24 l tokyo
art Fair tokyo
Eight years ago, Art Fair
Tokyo changed its name
and cast off its strictly
contemporary focus.
Today it includes genres
ranging from traditional
nihonga to modern art.
This year’s 142 galleries,
mainly local, include scai
the Bathhouse; tomio
koyama; sho contemporary, highlighting photographs by
Helmut Newton and others; and gallery gyokuei, showing
tetsuya noguchi’s tiny samurai figures. The specialprojects
menu includes Discover Asia, which showcases
Southeast Asian talents like Thai filmmaker apichatpong
Weerasethakul; an exhibition of calligraphy and ceramics
by former Japanese prime minister morihiro hosokawa;
and a section devoted to contemporary jewelry.
4/3–5 l hong kong
yoshitomo nara at auction
One of the first private collections
devoted to the art of Yoshitomo
Nara goes up for sale at sotheby’s
hong kong. “you are not
alone: yoshitomo nara Works
from the kurokochi collection”
includes 35 lots, all fresh to
auction. Featuring works acquired
as early as the 1980s, when the artist was in his twenties,
the sale is expected to fetch upwards of $2.4 million.
Among the highlights: White Night, 2006, above, estimated
at $620,000–$830,000. The public exhibition runs April
3–5; the sale takes place on April 5.
March/april 2013 | BlouinArtinfo.comAsiA
CloCkwise from left: art beijing; adrian warren, jananne al-ani, and abraaj Capital art prize; boris nzebo and espaCe doual’art, douala, Cameroon; galerie gosserez, paris; yoshitomo nara and sotheby’s hong kong
the deLIGHTed eye: Modernist Masterworks
from a Private Collection
New York · april 4
Viewing
March 29–april 3
20 Rockefeller Plaza
new york, ny 10020
Contact
Deborah Bell
dbell@christies.com
+1 212 636 2330
Man Ray
Untitled Rayograph, 1923
unique gelatin silver print photogram
$250,000–350,000
© 2013 Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
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