INDUSTRY NEWS
Europe: London Art Fair 2012, Business Design Centre London N1
Source: Artprice | 18 – 22 January 2012
London Art Fair is the UK’s premier Modern British and contemporary art fair. Galleries from across the UK and overseas will present the work of over 1,000 artists covering the period from the early 20th century to the present day. You will see museum quality British art presented alongside exceptional contemporary work from leading figures and emerging talent.
Europe: Ingenious Art Thieves Steal Picasso and Mondrian Works in Athens by Tricking Guards
Source: ARTINFO |10 Jan 2012
In just seven minutes flat, thieves made off with three treasured artworks from Athens’s National Gallery during the early hours of Monday morning. The works, by Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian, and 17th-century Italian artist Guglielmo Caccia, have been collectively valued at €5.5 million ($7 million) and were part of the temporary exhibition “Unknown Treasures,” which drew from the museum’s permanent collection. The exhibition was due to close on Sunday.
China: Hoo Mojong Paper Works Exhibition Inaugurated at Today Art Museum
Source:CAFA ART INFO |10 Jan 2012
The name of Hoo Mojong might be unfamiliar to the fine arts circle in mainland China. However, she has been famous overseas for decades and is honored as the “most outstanding female painter of Chinese descent” after Pan Yuliang. On December 30th, 2011, a Solo Exhibition of Hoo Mojong Paper Works is unveiled at the Today Art Museum, Beijing and it will be exhibited through to January 19th, 2012. This is an important exhibition in terms of Hoo’s unique artistic language as well as her position as a pioneer of western painting in the history of Chinese fine arts.
Hong Kong: AAA Talk—Life.Art.Life by Song Dong, AAA Artist-In-Residence
Source: Asia Art Archive |12 Jan 2012, 6.30 – 8pm
Beijing based artist Song Dong will give a talk entitled ‘Life.Art.Life’ at Asia Art Archive during his return for the second part of his Artist Residency at AAA. A significant figure in the development of Chinese conceptual art since the early 1990s, the artist spent the first part of the residency in October 2011 conducting research at the Archive; the second stay will be devoted to project development. In this presentation, Song will revisit his artistic development, which constantly explores the relationship between personal life, family memories, and art.
