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Currently, the social media app TikTok, is having a real moment. A video sharing platform previously used by those below the age of 25, TikTok is known for its short duration video clips of 15 seconds to one minute, creating a seemingly haphazard and intimate feel. With increasing number of people worldwide going into lockdown and…
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Let’s not mince words. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the art world is grim at best. Over the past few months, as the virus spread across the world creating one epicentre after another, art fairs and festivals have been cancelled or postponed; museums and galleries have shut their doors; staff have been let go or furloughed; and…
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Cancellations, postponements and shutdowns are now the new normal in the art world due to the global pandemic COVID-19 and increasing measures put into place to curtail its impact on the healthcare system and beyond. This week, Sotheby’s followed in the footsteps of auction houses Christie’s, Phillips and Bonhams to close spaces and postpone sales over the…
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As international art and trade fairs are cancelled or postponed due to the globally spreading novel coronavirus COVID-19, there is growing speculation whether Art Basel, the biggest and most important art fair on the art world calendar, is likely to take place as planned in Switzerland from 18 to 21 June. The Swiss government banned all…
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This analysis and breaking news report was originally published in November 2018 by Hong Kong-based international art publication, ArtAsiaPacific. On November 24, renowned Javanese modern artist Raden Saleh’s oil painting, Mail Station at the Bottom of Mount Megamendung (1871), hammered at HKD 16.9 million (USD 2.16 million) at Christie’s Hong Kong. The sale of this…
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Art Industry Insights With Reena Devi 