Re-Framing the Art Market

At the 21st-annual Art Show in New York, purchases have slowed, as gallerists try to make artwork precious again—but not overpriced. Judith H. Dobrzynski reports.
The crowd was cordial, happily sipping from glasses of Champagne, white wine, and soda. Big collectors like Marty Margulies, Agnes Gund, Frances Bowes, Don Marron, and Helen Schwab roamed the art-filled aisles. As everyone walked around during the gala opening of the annual Art Dealers Association of America art fair in New York last week, they were smiling, laughing, pausing frequently to chat and to look at the art in the gallery booths.
What they weren’t doing, despite valiant new strategies by some dealers, was buying much art.
“We need to get away from the notion of art as solely a commodity, and back to the language of art,” says Roland Augustine, of Luhring Augustine Gallery.
The annual Art Show has never been a “gentlemen, start-your-engines” competitive drive to buy art, the way Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach are. But the uncommonly leisurely—and pleasant—atmosphere last Wednesday night couldn’t veil the crestfallen spirits in the old Seventh Regiment Armory on Park Avenue in Manhattan, which has hosted this show for 21 years. Like chronic hypochondriacs, everyone there was trying to take the art world’s temperature—and the size of the crowd, much diminished from years past, told the tale. Instead of squeezing in and out among the throngs, you could easily make your way from booth to booth, not just early on, when tickets cost from $500 to $2,000 and the quiet was eerie, but even after 7:30 p.m., when the gala’s entry price dropped to $150. The art market is hypothermic.
The mood at the 2009 Art Show was more sedate than it was in the early-1990s recession and the year after 9/11. “We did OK in January,” said Hildegard Bachert, a director of Galerie St. Etienne, which specializes in German & Austrian Expressionist and outsider art, an area that has suffered far less than contemporary art. “But some of our colleagues here are telling us gloom-and-doom stories.” As another dealer put it, “it’s dead.”
Well, not quite. At the gala, David Tunick sold a $250,000 etching by Winslow Homer, and Per Skarstedt sold a photograph by Cindy Sherman priced at $600,000. At the booth of Acquavella Galleries, director Michael Findlay proudly said, “I sold a painting”—and pointed to a 2008 work by James Rosenquist. The asking price was $550,000, and Finlay says he got nearly that from a New York collector.
But elsewhere around the cavernous drill hall, transactions were sparse or small—as they have been ever since October, when it felt like someone flipped a switch and turned off art-collecting.
It was about that time that many dealers began to plan what to bring to this small, gem-like fair, populated by blue-chip dealers and low-flash collectors. Most years, galleries tend to bring a sampling of their works—putting up a Matisse drawing here, a Diebenkorn abstraction there, and a Richard Misrach photograph there in hopes of attracting as many kinds of collectors as their inventory allows. It’s a trade-show approach.
This year, things are different: Of the 70 galleries there, 41 decided to take the riskier, European-dealer approach of curating their booths, either bringing works by one artist or organizing their displays around a theme. Marian Goodman, for example, brought only works by Gerard Richter. James Cohan Gallery used “Body as Prop” as his theme to present eight artist representations of the human figure. Michael Werner had a stunning display of paintings by French painter Eugène Leroy interspersed with 2,000-year-old South Arabian alabaster sculptures. PaceWildenstein showed gouaches by Sol LeWitt, and Ameringer & Yohe Fine Art has landscapes by Hans Hoffman. Galerie Lelong is showing early work by Brazilian artist Helio Oiticica, who was recently the subject of major exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Tate Modern, London.
These intellectually driven displays serve artists more than commerce, and are more visually rewarding to fair visitors. But they have a commercial point, too. “We need to get away from the notion of art as solely a commodity, and back to the language of art,” says Roland Augustine, of Luhring Augustine Gallery, “and the way to do that is to have a carefully curated and qualitative approach.”
In other words, dealers want to make art precious again—not just pricey. Galleries that look like museums help do that and, when Wall Street woes have scared off buyers anyway, why not? “They are taking this approach now because they understand that this long-term approach is the sure-fire way to go,” Augustine says. Instead of encouraging people who speculate in art, treating it like a stock, these shows aim to develop true collectors, who buy and hold for years.
The other obvious trend at the fair is also good for visitors: Some art is again affordable.
Dealers brought lower-priced works, have reduced asking prices, and are negotiating much more than they have in the recent past. Evidence is everywhere. Those Richters at Marian Goodman aren’t paintings, which have fetched as much as $15 million at auction, but small works on paper that cost from $30,000 to $50,000. Dealers admit they’ve dropped prices they were able to get during the bubble by 25 percent to 30 percent on some works. And buyers aren’t scorned if they start their offer at 25 percent less than the asking price. Everyone’s more realistic.
For despite all the financial turmoil, people do have money to spend. And dealers are hoping they can rely on an eternal verity of the art world: Collecting is an addiction, and once collectors are really hooked, they can’t stop.
Judith H. Dobrzynski, formerly a reporter and a senior editor at the New York Times and at Business Week, as well as a senior executive at CNBC, is a writer based in New York.

Faced with demand in the doldrums, dealers at the Armory Art Show in New York are treating their displays more like curated exhibits than trade-show b

For months, painter Robert John Cook gloomily gazed at the unsold work hanging on the walls of his Cape Cod gallery, Mayflower Studio in Yarmouth. With the Dow diving, nobody seemed willing to slap down a thousand dollars for one of his color-splashed landscapes.
But instead of wallowing, the artist took action. He slashed his prices in half and suddenly, buyers emerged. One woman bought a half dozen of his oil paintings in a recent show.
"Yes, people are holding the dollar tight today," said Cook, 52. "But what if you make it so you can't say no? And 50 percent off a painting they'd been looking at a few times, that's good."
It's hardly a surprise that gallery hopping has slowed during the recession. People are focused more on the necessities of life and less on what some might call extravagances. But for collectors, who see paintings and sculptures as both culturally important as well as an investment that will increase in value, the downturn is presenting a rare opportunity.
Like the stock market, the art market is resetting itself after years of virtually unchecked growth. That means works once snatched up immediately are now available. Newcomers can learn more about a piece before taking the plunge. And everyone is getting lower prices.
"It's a great time to buy art, and it's going to get even better," says Lisa Schiff, a New York art consultant for several Boston collectors. "The prices are still falling. We haven't hit the bottom yet, but we're getting close."
On Newbury Street, they're slashing prices and, in the case of one gallery, offering a special "no interest, no money down" deal to prospective buyers. In auction houses, the works of big-name artists are being sold for millions less than they fetched just a few months ago. And instead of fighting to gain access to hot, young artists, collectors are able to think through potential purchases over multiple gallery visits and even meet the creators themselves. Similar to what's happened in the housing market, works that wouldn't have lasted a night during the art boom now hang on walls for weeks.
That's good news for those who not only view art as culturally essential but as an investment. While art values declined over 2008, they decreased less (4.5 percent) than the Standard & Poor's 500 index (37 percent), according to the Mei Moses fine art index codeveloped by Michael Moses, a professor of management at New York University's Stern School of Business.
Over the last 20 years, stocks have outperformed art slightly, his study showed, but over the last five years, art values grew on average almost 20 percent a year, far exceeding stocks.
"Is the art market less frothy than it was six months ago? Absolutely," said Moses. "Is this the bottom of the market? I don't know. History tells us that there have been periods where art markets have declined for more than six months or a year. An investor might want to be cautious."
That depends on what you want to buy.
If you're looking for a Jeff Koons, a piece recently sold at Christie's in London for $2 million - about half of what a work by the artist sold for at a Sotheby's auction last November. (Overall, Christie's reported that worldwide sales were down 11 percent in 2008.) If you're looking for something less expensive, Barbara Krakow's Newbury Street gallery has made works in a current show, "Missing," more affordable.
That includes pieces by Michelangelo Pistoletto (dropped from $40,000 to $24,000), Barbara Broughel (from $16,000 to $12,000), and Yayoi Kusama from $6,500 to $4,500).
Though there has been a slowdown, many collectors are continuing to acquire art. Mario Russo, the Boston stylist who sits on the board of the Institute of Contemporary Art, bought a Julian Opie work from Krakow in the fall. And he's planning on going to The Armory art fair in New York next month.
"Right now, it's sort of a time that it's very uncertain and nobody quite knows what prices really are," said Russo, who said he will abide by a buying budget but continue making purchases. "But it's easy to tell what good work is if you know the artist and, for me, this very well might be a good time to start buying things."
To entice buyers, galleries aren't just dropping prices. At Chase Gallery, also on Newbury Street, buyers can purchase art the way they might buy a washing machine at Sears. The gallery struck a deal with GE Finance to insure sales, paying the company $75 a month for a policy. But there is one catch: If the purchase is not paid off after a year, a 16 percent interest rate kicks in.
"We've always offered payment plans," said gallery manager Jane Young. "People could pay over two months or three months and this just seemed like a natural progression. We were really trying to think of ways to make buying art from us easier."
Still, some gallery owners frowned on the idea of letting such expensive pieces walk out the door for so little down, especially during these times.
"I don't think people should buy what they can't afford," said Zach Feuer, a School of the Museum of Fine Arts graduate who has become one of New York's most respected dealers of young artists' work. "That's just what the world needs, more credit and debt."
Feuer hasn't cut prices at his gallery though he has been finding sales slower. His current show features Justin Lieberman, a conceptual artist whose most recent work features objects - including baseball cards, magazines, and records - coated with thick, acrylic resin. Lieberman's last exhibition sold out in a week. Seven weeks after the opening of his current show, Feuer has four of 11 pieces available.
"This is not a bad thing," said Feuer. "What we saw in the last few years was that collectors who were aggressive and newer were the most dominant. Now, collectors who haven't been able to buy art for a while are coming back."
On a recent weekday, Beth Marcus, a Boston collector, visited a handful of galleries and did a studio visit with one artist. She didn't buy a thing - yet.
"During the boom time, you had to make decisions faster and it didn't give you the time to really consider a work of art. This is a wonderful time to learn and think before you spend money."

Turning The Art Market Into A Market For Art

Faced with demand in the doldrums, dealers at the Armory Art Show in New York are treating their displays more like curated exhibits than trade-show booths. "In other words, dealers want to make art precious again - not just pricey. Galleries that look like museums help do that and, when Wall Street woes have scared off buyers anyway, why not? […] Instead of encouraging people who speculate in art, treating it like a stock, these shows aim to develop true collectors, who buy and hold for years." The Daily Beast 02/23/09

Downturn's Upside For Buyers: Bargains (& Time To Think)

"It's hardly a surprise that gallery hopping has slowed during the recession. People are focused more on the necessities of life and less on what some might call extravagances. But for collectors, who see paintings and sculptures as both culturally important as well as an investment that will increase in value, the downturn is presenting a rare opportunity." Boston Globe 02/25/09

The Russians Did Save the Art Market!

by Irina Aleksander 11:40 AM February 24, 2009

The auction of Yves Saint Laurent's art collection in Paris last night brought in an astounding $262 million, according to Bloomberg. In fact, the sale set records for works of seven of the major artists, including Henri Matisse's 1911 still life of cowslips in a vase titled Les coucous, tapis bleu et rose, a 1922 Piet Mondrian abstract Composition With Blue, Red, Yellow and Black, and a 1921 Marcel Duchamp readymade of a perfume bottle with a Man Ray photograph of the artist’s female alter ego, "Rrose Selavy."
The pre-action viewing of the collection attracted some 35,000 visitors including many French art collectors and a New York-based art dealer named Franck Giraud. The particular buyers for many of the highly-prized works were not disclosed. But it looks like the Daily Transom was correct in predicting that major Russian art collectors would have something to do with bringing back hope to the flailing art market when the time came.
According to the Bloomberg article, "Among the last-minute VIP visitors to the exhibition hall, just four hours before the sale, was Russian billionaire art collector Roman Abramovich, accompanied by dealer Larry Gagosian. Christie’s owner, French billionaire Francois Pinault, was present at the sale."
Last year, Mr. Abramovich made headlines by purchasing a Degas for $26.5 million, a Francis Bacon triptych for $86.3 million, and a painting by Lucian Freud for $33.6 million. And his girlfriend Dasha Zhukova opened an art gallery in Moscow called The Garage not too long ago. Incidentally, Mr. Gagosian was a guest at the gallery's soft opening.
"I can now phone up my clients and say there is nothing wrong with the market," Paolo Vedovi, director of Brussels-based Galerie Vedovi, told Bloomberg after the auction was finished.

国际艺术品市场 艺术品交易也有指数做依据

2009年02月13日 10:45:41 作者：征宇 来源：文汇报

一幅炙手可热的中国当代画作，是否真的值数百万美元?高昂的艺术品投资市场是否是一个大泡沫?在沸腾的艺术品拍卖场里，买卖双方、拍卖师和鉴赏家们在拍卖槌落下之前，除了依靠自己的直觉、经验和钱袋外，都离不开对相关指数的分析，其中最有影响力的一种叫艺术品市场指数，亦即“梅—摩西艺术品指数”(Mei—Moses in-dex，以下简称梅—摩指数)。
　　梅—摩指数每时每刻都在影响全球的艺术品投资，它不仅被巴克利银行等顶级金融机构采用，著名投资银行摩根斯坦利更将其列为世界十大生产指数之一。通过近年来国内媒体对这一指数创建人、长江商学院金融学教授梅建平的一系列报道，国内艺术品投资市场对这一指数逐渐熟悉。梅建平非常关注中国，希望与中国项级的金融机构和研究机构进行合作。
　　梅一摩指数的实质，是用科学来描述天马行空般的艺术世界。梅建平和纽约大学斯特恩商学院的迈克·摩西教授认为，“艺术即资产”。2002年，他们发表研究报告称，艺术品的投资价值早在1876年就轻易超过债券和国库券。根据他们的最新研究，截止到2007年，过去十年艺术品的投资回报率略超过股票，年收益达8.5%。当代艺术—他们称为自1950年以来最重要的艺术—甚至表现更好，过去十年的回报率略高达12.7%,超过股票的回报率三个百分点。
　　这两位教授成立了一家名为美丽资产顾问(Beautiful Asset Ad—visotsl)的咨询公司，向投资者出售他们的研究成果。摩西教授建议拥有至少50万美元(扣除债务后)金融资产的投资者分配大约10%资金用于艺术品投资。梅—摩指数的数据分为三类：一是美国画派，即1650至1950年美国本土画家创作的绘画作品的拍卖价格;二是1875至1950年西方油画印象派和现代派作品的拍卖价格;三是1200年至1875年西方早期古典画派作品的拍卖价格。摩西说：“用我们的指数，再综合艺术家的特征、作品大小、在主要博物馆展出的次数等变量，我们可以对拍卖结果进行预报，预报价格与实际售价之间基本上有一个89%的弥合度。中国的当代艺术家和50年前的美国艺术家很相似。”
　　梅—摩指数分析发现，美国画派的投资回报率要高于古典派和现代派。“1950年代美国成为超级强国，收藏家开始重视本土艺术家的作品。如果中国国力继续增强，20年后，中国的艺术品就会成为世界主流。”
　　梅—摩指数是从1200个价格比中得出的：同一幅画或雕塑在公开拍卖中至少出现两次。事实表明一件艺术品第二次能够进入拍卖的目录，就说明一定有什么东西在支撑它。参与了这项研究的摩西教授做出同样结论。但是他强调他的数据表也不包括许多胜利者。如果你在美术馆花500美元买下一幅贾斯培尔·琼斯(Jasper Jolans)的作品然后以500万美元的价格再在拍卖会上卖掉，那么你的成功也不在梅—摩指数之内。同样不包括在拍卖会上买到亨利·马蒂斯(Henri Matisse)的作品然后再把它捐赠给有关机构。

LA MoCA Announces Layoffs

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, announced today that it is reducing its staff by 20 percent as well as cutting operating expenses, reports the Los Angeles Times’s Diane Haithman. The plan is to reduce expenses by approximately $4.4 million a year. The cuts will result in the elimination of thirty-two jobs—sixteen full-time and sixteen part-time—across all museum departments. A statement from the museum says the departments of marketing and programming will be most affected. MoCA's chief executive officer, Charles E. Young, said in the statement: “It is my responsibility to lay a new foundation for the museum’s long-term financial stability based on efficient and accurate financial management. In addition to making these vital cuts today, we are committed to supporting MoCA’s ongoing and aggressive fund-raising and to the recruitment of new and dedicated MoCA trustees so we can together continue the exceptional mission of MoCA.”

CONTEMPORARY ART FAIRS, EVENTS AND GALLERIES

AUSTRALIABiennale of Sydneyhttp://www.bos2008.com/app/biennaleWith over 180artists exhibiting and events most days - there's something for everyone to enjoy in this year's Biennale. So get involved and revel in Sydney's international festival of contemporary art.Melbourne art fair AUSTRALIAhttp://www.artfair.com.au/Melbourne Art Fair is the leading art fair and public exposition in the Asia Pacific region and one of Australia's most significant exhibitions of contemporary visual art. Established in 1988, the Melbourne Art Fair is held biennially at the historic Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne. AUSTRIAART Innsbruck, internationale Kunstmessehttp://www.art-innsbruck.at/ AUSTRIA60 Aussteller mit über 500 Künstlern aus 10 Nationen zeigen zeitgenössische Kunst für Einsteiger und Sammler.BELGIUMLineart Gent BELGIUMhttp://www.lineart.be/Experience Flanders number-one international ‘fusion’ art fair along with 25,000 other art-lovers, connoisseurs and collectors! Presenting as it does the best of everything the art market has to offer today in terms of modern and contemporary art, the fair is a wonderful opportunity to purchase exceptional work across all mediums: plastic arts, ethnic art, design, graphics, photographs and new media art. And should that not be enough to whet your appetite, this innovative art fair has also lined up showcases, solo presentations, art competitions, artistic happenings and even an art excursion into the city. Art Brusselshttp://www.artexis.com/artbrussels/home.htm BELGIUMMore than any other event in Belgium, artbrussels is a show that, year after year, manages to hold the attention of the entire art world. A place where foreign galleries and artists find an ideal platform to present themselves to Belgian collectors, and where young Belgian talent can introduce itself to the international market.CANADAToronto ar fairhttp://www.tiafair.com/ CANADA“TIAF is a crucial part of the Canadian art world, offering audiences an opportunity to engage with art from across Canada and around the world. As culture becomes ever more globalized events like the art fair provide an opportunity for audiences to see how robust Canadian art has become. TIAF has become a cross roads where collectors, galleries, artists, curators, galleries and a passionate public converge to engage with contemporary art.”David Moos, curator of Contemporary Art, Art Gallery of OntarioCHINAArt Beijinghttp://www.artbeijing.net/product/index.html CHINAArtBeijing is focused on the future: The future of artists, the future of galleries and the future of art fairs.SHANGAi art fairhttp://www.cnarts.net/sartfair/2007/eweb/This year's eidtion is joined by over 150 art galleries that are coming from 17 countries on all continents include: Germany, France, Spain, Italy, The Netherlands, Russia, Monaco, Israel, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Australia, United States, Canada, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina. About 10,000 pieces of modern and contemporary will be on display and over 50,000 art collectors, art dealers, artists, curators and art lovers will be expected to attend the annually one of the most significant art shows in Aisa. hongkong art fairhttp://www.hongkongartfair.com/ART HK 09 will once again bring together the world’s leading galleries to an audience of international collectors, Hong Kong’s affluent residents and the wider community of the city. Galleries and sponsors are already vying to be a part of ART HK 09 which has secured its position as a key fixture on the international art fair calendar.FRANCEMois de la photo-OFF Parishttp://www.moisdelaphoto-off.org/The Mois de la Photo-OFF is a fringe festival organised in parallel to the official Mois de la Photo festival, held in November every two years. Our goal is to offer a dynamic selection of emerging photographers exhibited in young galleries and unexpected spaces.Paris photohttp://www.parisphoto.fr/En dix ans d'existence, Paris Photo s'est affirmé comme la première foire de l'image fixe au monde. Ce rendez-vous unique propose le meilleur des expressions photographiques des origines à nos jours, tout en offrant un panorama prospectif de la création mondiale. Art Parishttp://www.artparis.fr/ FRANCEArt lovers, collectors, directors and conservators of museums and foundations, and art market professionals all contributed to the success of this tenth edition in a salute to the quality of the exhibitors and the diversity of the works shown. Included among the international visitors to artparis - who were primarily European - was a growing number of art aficionados from Russia and Iran. DIVA Fairhttp://www.divafair.com/ FRANCEDiVA is the first art fair dedicated to Video and Digital Art.FIAChttp://www.fiac.com/ FRANCEInstalled in the heart of Paris in the prestigious sites of the Grand Palais and the Cour Carrée of the Louvre Museum, FIAC 2006 will welcome a selection of approximately 160 international galleries in the fields of modern art, contemporary art and design.START Strasbourg Francehttp://www.st-art.fr/As every year since 2005, St-art confirms its position as a European Fair by paying particular homage to countries belonging to the European Union. And 2008 is the year of Central and Eastern Europe. It is a prime opportunity to highlight a rich cultural heritage and give an overview of the current creative trends in these countries.International Art Show Cannes IAShttp://www.international-art-show.com/Art fair dedicated to photo and video, taking place during the Festival of the Film in Cannes.IAS presents an international selection of top galleries, with many private parties, and visitors / collectors "people". GERMANYBERLINER LISTEhttp://www.berliner-liste.org/ GERMANYSAFFIR galerie nomade is pleased to show Pascal Martinez, Maciek Stepinski and Damien Valero at the Berliner Liste 08 - 29 october to 2 november 2008.For informations, please contact me saffirgalerienomade@free.fr.Art Forum Berlinhttp://www1.messe-berlin.de/vip8_1/website/MesseBerlin/htdocs/art-forum-berlin/index_d.html GERMANYIm Kontext Europas lebendigster Kulturmetropole bietet eine exzellente Auswahl von ca.120 internationalen Galerien einen konzentrierten Überblick über die aktuellsten Positionen zeitgenössischer Kunstproduktion. Eine kuratierte Sonderschau, brisante Podiumsdiskussionen sowie zahlreiche Ausstellungshighlights ergänzen das Messeprogramm.ART COLOGNEhttp://www.artcologne.de/ GERMANYDie auf etwa 250 international renommierte Galerien begrenzte Teilnehmerzahl garantiert Überschaubarkeit, bietet gleichzeitig aber einen umfassenden Überblick über das Kunstgeschehen des 20. Jahrhunderts - von der Klassischen Moderne bis zu aktuellsten Kunstproduktionen.Cologne Fine Arthttp://www.cologne-fine-art.de/ GERMANYInternationaler Neuanfang mit einem hochkarätigen Angebot an bildender und angewandter Kunst von der Antike bis zur Gegenwartdc - duesseldorf contemporaryhttp://www.dc-fair.de/ GERMANYDie Teilnehmer der Messe werden ausschließlich vom kuratorischen Beirat ausgewählt und eingeladen. Es wird zeitgenössische Kunst von 1980 bis heute, von Künstlern mit internationaler Präsenz gezeigt. DOCUMENTAhttp://www.documenta12.de/d13.html?L=1The documenta is regarded as the most important exhibition of contemporary art, drawing attention from all over the world. It was initiated in 1955 by the artist and art educator Arnold Bode in Kassel. After the period of Nazi dictatorship, it was intended to reconcile German public life with international modernity and also confront it with its own failed Enlightenment. Nobody would have thought at that time that the exhibition, often called the One Hundred Day Museum, would become an unparalleled success.Skulptue projekte Münsterhttp://www.skulptur-projekte.de/GREAT-BRITAINFrieze Art Fairhttp://www.friezeartfair.com/ GREAT-BRITAINThe Frieze Art Fair takes place every October in Regent's Park, London. It features over 150 of the most exciting contemporary art galleries in the world. As well as these exhibitors, the fair includes specially commissioned artists' projects and an ambitious talks programme. The Affordable Art Fair Londonhttp://www.affordableartfair.com/The Affordable Art Fair, Autumn Collection returns to Battersea Park bringing together 100 galleries from across the UK and overseas.The fair’s easy going atmosphere invites you to browse amongst the thousands of paintings, sculpture, photography and original prints.ITALYArtissima Tutinohttp://www.artissima.it/ ITALYThe Fair will present a list of exclusive galleries at the height of fame in terms of quality of the works exhibited and the artists they represent. Artissima is a window on emerging art worldwide and an essential cultural event for lovers of contemporary art.La Biennale di Venezia http://www.labiennale.org/en/The history of the Venice Biennale began in 1895, when the first Art Exhibition took place.The latest edition of the event, the 52nd International Art Exhibition, attracted 319,332 visitors from the opening on June 10th to the closing day, November 21st, 2007. This has been the most attended Biennale of the past twenty-five years. KOREAKIAF art fairhttp://www.kiaf.org/2008/eng/main.htmlKIAF, a project organized by the Gallery Association of Korea and inaugurated in 2002, has earned areputation as one of the most prominent and exciting art fair destinations, not only in Asia, but worldwide.The 6th edition of KIAF2007 was a great success with some 64,000 art lovers attending both home andabroad, as well as an increased number of participating galleries amounting to 208 (116 local and 92foreign) from 18 territories.NETHERLANDSArt Amsterdamhttp://www.artamsterdam.nl/Art lovers and collectors meet the cream of the Dutch art gallery world at Art Amsterdam. In addition, a quarter of the 125 galleries are from abroad (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Korea and the United Kingdom). Art Rotterdamhttp://www.artrotterdam.nl/ NETHERLANDSAbout 75 galleries from 10 different countries have been selected for their open outlook and innovative ideas. The fair will again be held in an unique setting: the old cruise terminal of the Holland America Line, a quarter in the dockland area of Rotterdam. TodaysArthttp://www.todaysart.nl NETHERLANDSThe Generator positions itself in providing a platform for Art, Music & Technology. Next to well-known projects such as the TodaysArt Festival, The Generator initiates other projects organised either exclusively by The Generator or in collaboration with other promoters, production companies, entities and public bodies which agree with our philosophy.PORTUGALArt Lisboa PORTUGALhttp://www.artelisboa.fil.pt/por/index.htmARTE LISBOA will be held on FIL’s Pavilion 4 will host the Portuguese Contemporary Art Fair, located in Parque das Nações, in Lisbon, near the Tagus river.SPAIN ARCOhttp://www.ifema.es/ferias/arco/default.html SPAINGalleries of Modern, Contemporary, Emerging and Experimental Art (paintings, sculpture, installations, photography, video and new media art, edition, drawings and multiples)International Contemporary Art Fair Barcelonahttp://www.swab.es/index.phpThe place selected for Swab location is an old galley arsenal in the very heart of the city, revealing the Swab maxim: There is a sweeter way to experience an Art fair. Swab provides all the participating galleries with lodging in selected hotels near the fair site surrounded by restaurants, bars and museums. A swaber will not only enjoy art, but as well the city.SWITZERLANDArt Baselhttp://www.art.ch/ SWITZERLANDGalerien aus Europa, Nord- und Südamerika, Asien und Australien präsentieren Werke von über 1000 Künstlern der Klassischen Moderne und der zeitgenössischen KunstArt International Zürichhttp://www.art-zurich.com/ SWITZERLANDDie Kunstmesse präsentiert eine Auswahl internationaler Gegenwartskunst. ART INTERNATIONAL ZURICH ist ein Forum, um aktuelle Kunst einer breiten Öffentlichkeit zugänglich zu machen.SCOPE Art Fair, Inchttp://scopebasel.com/Basel – SCOPE, the cutting-edge contemporary art fair, returns for the second year toBasel in a new venue, a 60,000 square foot glass pavilion situated on the Rhine.Within walking distance of Art Basel 39, SCOPE will present its most international fairyet, showcasing 85 galleries from all over the world.KunStarthttp://www.kunstart.it/index_ger.asp Das wirtschaftliche und kulturelle Kunstevent eines Landes, das sich zwischen Italien und Mitteleuropa eingliedert. Die 3. Edition der Messe entwickelt sich, durch die sorgfältige Wahl der besten internationalen Galerien, zu einem privilegiertem Treffpunkt aller Kunstliebhaber. Europarthttp://www.europart.ch/index.html SWITZERLANDForte d’un tel succès, Europ’ART a rappelé que, première foire d’art de Suisse romande, elle est aussi la deuxième foire d’art créée en Suisse (après Art Basel, née, elle, en 1970). Ce qui en a fait au fil du temps une scène incontournable pour beaucoup – ce qu’annonçait d’ailleurs dès 1996 le journaliste Laurent Wolf : « (…) une deuxième foire d’art a désormais sa place en Suisse (…) Europ’ART deviendra un salon indispensable. » (Nouveau Quotidien, 2 mai 1996)TURKEYContemporary art fair Istanbul TURKEYhttp://www.contemporaryistanbul.com/HTML/ENG/A rising star in the world of art fairs, Contemporary Istanbul ’08 has established itself as one of the most dynamic and promising art events in the region. UNITED EMIRATESArt Dubaihttp://www.artdubai.ae/ UNITED EMIRATESNews: Middle East’s Biggest Art Fair draws crowds Artparis-Abudhabihttp://www.artparis-abudhabi.com/"We are pleased to confirm that important galleries active on the international market show a great interest in Abu Dhabi, the new cultural capital of the Arab world, and that artparis-AbuDhabi is becoming one of the most essential and not-to-be-missed events for everyone active in the at market. "Caroline Clough-Lacoste, Fair DirectorUSAArt Basel Miami Beachhttp://www.artbaselmiamibeach.com/ USAArt Basel Miami Beach combines an international selection of top galleries with an exciting program of special exhibitions, parties and crossover events featuring music, film, architecture and design. Art Chicagohttp://www.artchicago.com/ USAAmerica's finest international exposition of modern and contemporary art.Armory art show NY USAhttp://www.thearmoryshow.com/cgi-local/content.cgi The Armory Show – The International Fair of New Art, has been the world's leading art fair devoted exclusively to contemporary art since its beginning in 1999. In 2009, The Armory Show – Modern, a new section on Pier 92 dedicated to dealers specializing in historically significant Modern and secondary market works, is being introduced. The fair’s celebrated contemporary program, known for featuring works directly from the artists’ studios, continues on Pier 94. Visitors to The Armory Show will now have access not only to the newest trends in the art world, but also to the masterpieces that heralded them.PULSE New York http://www.pulse-art.com/Held annually in New York and Miami, PULSE presents leading international galleries and artists showcasing the latest movements in contemporary art in powerful architectural environments designed to serve both seasoned and emerging collectors. FROM ALL OVER THE WORLDSALONS GENERALISTES :( Abstrait, figuration actuelle, art construit, et tendances actuelles )http://www.biennale-de-lyon.org Biennale de Lyon – Lyonhttp://www.artslehavre.com/ Art Le Havre - Biennale d’art contemporainhttp://www.biennaledeparis.org Biennale de Paris - Parishttp://biennaleoff.free.fr/ Biennale Off Lyon - Lyonhttp://jeune.creation.free.fr Jeune création - Pariswww.jeunecreation.eu Salon européen des jeunes créateurs - Montrougehttp://www.ville-montrouge.fr/web/133.htm Salon de Montrouge - Montrougewww.manifestationartcontemporain.com Mac 2000 - Paris ( Stand )http://www.artvo.eu Foire d’art actuel en Val d’Oisehttp://www.actuart.com Biennales d’art actuel à Saint-Cloud - Saint-Cloudhttp://artfestivalmontreuil.free.fr/ Festiv'art de Montreuil - arts plastiques et arts vivantshttp://www.salondemai.com/ Salon de mai - Parishttp://www.realitesnouvelles.org Salon des Réalités Nouvelles - Parishttp://www.biennale109.com Biennales 109 - Parishttp://www.lemanif.org Biennale européenne d’art contemporain - Nîmeshttp://www.salonlyonsudest.org/ Salon de Lyon et du Sud-Est - Lyonhttp://www.pulsart-lemans.com Salon Pulsart - Le Manshttp://atelier.estienne.free.fr L'Art, chemin faisant - Pont Scorffhttp://www.rue-des-arts.fr/ Festival des ars graphiques et plastiques en midi-pyrenées - Carla-Baylehttp://www.parcoursdelart.com/ Parcours de l’art – Avignonhttp://www.biennaledeslions.fr/ Biennales des lions – Lyon et Turinhttp://www.festivaldupeu.org Festival du peu - Bonsonhttp://aia.asso.free.fr Salon des artistes indépendants d’aquitaine - Bordeauxhttp://www.pays-de-barr.com/itineraires L’art contemporain au pays de Barr - Barrhttp://www.ratsdart.com Auz’art, salon des arts visuels et plastiques contemporains - Auzeville Tolosanehttp://perso.wanadoo.fr/artephemere/ Rencontre art et nature - Jaujachttp://perso.wanadoo.fr/andre.maigne/index.htm Chemin d’art - Saint-Flourhttp://www.rencontresdesarts.com Rencontre des arts - Thevet-Saint-Julienhttp://www.rencontresdestoiles.com Rencontres des toiles - Ménerbeshttp://ladiagonaledesarts.org/ Biennale d’art contemporain - Cahors( Mixte : Art figuratif et abstrait, figuration actuelle, art construit, et tendances actuelles )http://www.salonsmart-aix.com Sm’art - Aix-en-Provence http://www.salon-smarts.com/ Sm’art - Martigueshttp://www.artistes-paris.net Cercle des artistes de Paris - Parishttp://figuration.critique.free.fr Salon Figuration critique - Parishttp://www.salon-automne-paris.com Salon d’Automne - Parshttp://www.groscaillou-quartierdarts.asso.fr Jardin d’arts - Parishttp://www.les-arts.net/adais/index.php?page=1 Festival des arts contemporain – Senlishttp://www.rue-des-arts.fr Rue des arts - Carla Baylehttp://www.les-arts-en-fetes.com Festival « Les arts en fête » - La Clayettehttp://laurent.lolmie.free.fr/ Salon d’art de Saint-Laurent-Lolmiehttp://www.arts-musique.fr Biennale de Baugé - Baugéhttp://www.chemindesartistes.com Le chemin des artistes - Haute vallée de l’Audehttp://www.petitformat.com/ Salon du petit format - Truyeshttp://www.placedesarts.net Place de arts - Strasbourghttp://www.artdansleruisseau.com Art dans le ruisseau - Cornilhac-Corbièreshttp://www.art-forum-montreux.ch Art forum - Montreux - Suisse ( Stand )http://atelierbalias.over-blog.com/categorie-876847.html Festival d’art plastiques dans l’ornehttp://www.salonlyonsudest.org/ Salon de Lyon et du sud-esthttp://www.printart-armature.com/ Salon des arts contemporains - Avignon( Figuratif )http://www.artistes-francais.com Salon des artistes français – Parishttp://www.festivalnaif.com Festival mondial d’art naïf - Verneuilhttp://www.artdeche.com/azarts.htm Salon des arts platiques d’Aubenas - Aubenashttp://www.internettement-votre.com/rr/Biennale_2004/ Biennale « Art figuratif » Vaux en Beaujolaishttp://www.elandart.fr/ Elan d’art – Montpellier - Montpellierhttp://www.sculpture-animaliere.net Biennale de la sculpture animalière - Rambouillethttp://www.artpluriel-rueil.com Art pluriel - Rueil-Malmaisonhttp://membres.lycos.fr/asbam/ Salon de la Société des Beaux Arts de Marly-le-Roihttp://www.art-ballancourt.fr/ Salon « Art expo » - Ballancourthttp://www.art-garches.com Le Salon des Beaux Arts de Garcheshttp://www.art-velizy.com/ Formes et couleurs - Velizyhttp://www.salon-violet.com/ Salon Violethttp://www.artetmatiere.com Salon « Art et matière » Maisse - Gironville-sur-Essonne - Prunay-sur-Essonnehttp://art.et.creation.free.fr/ Art et création - Châtelleraulthttp://fest.courstpierre.free.fr/ Festival de la cour Saint-Pierrehttp://www.salondart.astarac.fr/ Salon d’art - Mirandehttp://www.salon-automne-soreze.com Salon d’Automne - Sorèzehttp://site.voila.fr/fact/ Salon du d’art - Carreyrathttp://www.artistes-independants.fr/ Salon des atistes indépendants - Parishttp://www.vendee-vouvant.com/ Vouvant, village de peintres - Vouvanthttp://www.villedesaintarnoultenyvelines.fr/artec/ Salon d’art - Saint Arnoulthttp://art-pa.ifrance.com/ Salon d’artistes en Ternois - Saint- Pol-sur-Ternoisehttp://www.confluart-exposition.com Salon Confluart - Verdun-sur-le-Doubhttp://www.artistesvilleurbannais.com/ Salon des artistes Villeurbannais – Villeurbannehttp://www.temiscamingue.net/~augustinchenier/biam/ Biennale internationale d’art miniature - Montélimarhttp://www.courantsdarts.fr Courant d’art – Saint Maurhttp://www.ecole-francaise.fr Salon de l’Ecole Française - Croissyhttp://www.art-saint-cloud.fr/ Salon d’art contemporain - Saint-Cloudhttp://www.festival-marville.com Festival d’art – Marvillehttp://bistologo.free.fr/indep/index.html Les indépendants du Perche - La Loupehttp://amisdesartsgrenoble.free.fr/ Salon des amis des arts de GrenobleMARCHES:http://www.marchecreation.com Marché parisien de la création - Paris http://www.organisation-joel-garcia.fr Grand marché de l’art - Paris http://www.siac-marseille.fr Salon international de l’art contemporain http://www.art-forum-montreux.ch Art forum - Montreux - Suisse http://www.art-event.be/ Marché - Antwerp - Belgique http://aregardevoir.free.fr/ Marché d’art contemporain - Montreuilhttp://www.art-perpignan.com/ Marché des arts - Perpignanhttp://marchedart.free.fr/ Marché d’art - La Perrièrehttp://www.art-et-music-en-sos.com/ Art et music – Soshttp://www.peindreacassis.com/peintres.htm Place aux peintres - Cassishttp://www.mairie-rueilmalmaison.fr/index.php?rubrique=culture&idArticle=283 Marché des peintres - Rueil-Malmaisonhttp://artquiberon.port-haliguen.com/francais/asso.htm Marché de l’art - QuiberonAutre marchés : OTHER MARKETShttp://www.mandon.fr/art.php?action=liste BOURSES, PRIX, CONCOURS, AWARDShttp://www.concours-artistiques.com/ Bourses, prix, concours – pluridisciplinaireSALONS SPECIALISES : FAIRSDessins et peinture à l’eau : DRAWINGhttp://www.biennale-carnetdevoyage.com Biennale du carnet de voyage – Clermont-Ferrandhttp://www.peinturealeau.com/ Salon du dessin et de la peinture à l’eau – ParisAquarelle :http://www.festivaldaquarelle.com Biennale de l’aquarelle - Brioudehttp://www.salon-aquarelle.be/salon2005.htm Salon de l’aquarelle – Namur - Belgiquehttp://www.salon-international-aquarelle.com Saint Yrieix la Perchehttp://www.lacouleuretleau.be Printemps de l’Aquarelle de Libramont – Belgiquehttp://www.aquarelle-limousin.com/ Aquarelle en Limousin - Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorrehttp://www.aquarelle-pouilly.com/ Festival d’aquarelle de Pouilly-les-NonainsPastel :http://www.festivaldupastel.com/ Festival international du pastel – FeytiatSculptures :http://www.biennalesculpturetoulouse.com Biennale espace sculpture – Toulousehttp://symposiumatrium.free.fr Symposium - Amneville-les-Thermeshttp://www.leslezarts.com/sympo06/index.php?rub=present Symposium de sculpture sur bois - Mirecourthttp://www.artisweb.org Festival de sculptures de Barrauxhttp://perso.orange.fr/artephemere Sentier art et nature - Jaujachttp://www.artespace.com/symposium/index.html Symposium européen de sculptures monumentales - Chartreusehttp://perso.wanadoo.fr/aubazine/ Symposium international de sculptures – Aubazinehttp://symposiumatrium.free.fr Symposium de sculptures – Amnéville-les-Thermeshttp://festival.saint.beat.free.fr Festival de la sculpture - Saint - Béat ( sculpture - figuratif ) http://www.biscb.org/ Biennale Internationale de Sculpture Contemporaine en Bourgogne - Nolay (sculpture - figuratif )http://www.bexarts.ch Triennale de sculpture contemporaine / Charmey - Suissehttp://www.culturaltrustpb.org/sculpturebiennale.html Biennale internationale de sculpture Palm Beach / Etats-Unis http://www.artmazia.com Parc de sculpture - Normandiehttp://sculpturepassion.free.fr/ Printemps des sculpteurs – Ecullyhttp://home.euphonynet.be/symposium-sculpture/indexFR.htm Symposium de sculptures - Belgiquehttp://www.landartbretagne.com/ Land Art Bretagne - Quimper et régionhttp://www.julienne.fr/reglement_2007.htm Symposium de sculptures - Juliennewww.intersculpt.org/ Biennale mondiale de la sculpture numériquehttp://www.vergersculpteurs.fr Le verger des sculpteurs - Bressuirehttp://www.ville-grasse.fr/symposium_sculpture/2005/accueil.html Symposium de sculpture – GrasseTerre cuite http://sculp.terre.free.fr/ Sculpture en terre cuite – MenetouFaïence :http://www.uneoeuvredefaience.org/ Une œuvre de Faïence – QuimperMosaïque :http://www.chartres-mosaique-les3r.com/ Rencontres internationales de la mosaïquesCéramique, verre :http://biennale.vallauris.free.fr Biennale internationale de céramique contemporaine - Vallaurishttp://www.lesartsdufeu.net Salon des arts du feu - Morezhttp://www.artonivo.be/ Artonivo art et glass - Brugges – Belgiquehttp://www.biennaledelaceramique.be Biennales de la céramique - Andennehttp://www.ceramicart.fr/ Ceramicart - Amneville-les-Thermeshttp://www.parc-expo42.com/artisart/exposants.htm Artis’Art - Saint EtiennePorcelaine :http://aa-home.com/RAMBOUILLET.htm Salon International Passion Porcelaine – RambouilletTextile :http://www.indigo-salon.com/ Salon du dessin et de la création textilePapier :http://www.musee-charmey.ch/ Triennale internationale du papier - Charmey – SuisseGraphisme :http://www.graphisme-echirolles.com Le mois du graphisme – EchirollesCollage :http://www.artducollage.com/perso-211617.htm Symposium Art CollageEstampe :http://www.estampa.org Estampa - Madridhttp://www.gravermaintenant.com Graver maintenanthttp://www.art7events.org Estamp’art 77 – Saint-Pierre les Nemourshttp://www.amac-chamalieres.com/ Triennale mondiale de la gravure de Chamalièreshttp://sites.rapidus.net/biennale.trois-rivieres/pages/liens.html Biennale internationale d’estampe - Canadahttp://www.tmoa.gov.tw/ International biennial print and drawing exhibition – Taiwanhttp://www.instirling.com/whatson/mini.htm British International Miniature Print Exhibition - Angleterrehttp://media.macm.org/f/rep/disci/grav/expo/index.html http://www.londonprintfair.com/ The London original print fairhttp://www.trace2000.com/francais/exposition.asp Tracehttp://www.triennial.cracow.pl International print triennal – Cracovie - Polognewww.cabinetdesestampes.be Biennales Internationale de la gravure / Liègehttp://ngravuraalijo.no.sapo.pt Biennale internationale de gravure - Douro – Portugalhttp://www.triennale.art.pl/ International Triennial Art Exhibition - Majdanekhttp://www.triennial.ee/ Triennale de la gravure de Tallinn / Estoniehttp://www.lahdentaidegraafikot.fi/miniprint.html Minipint - Lahti - Finlandhttp://www.artetorchio.it/ Biennale de la gravure de Cremone / Italiehttp://www.mglc-lj.si/eng/index.htm Biennales d’arts graphique - Ljubljana – Slovéniehttp://www.triennial.ee Triennale d’estampe – Tallin - Estoniehttp://archive.tamabi.ac.jp/timpt/2002/choice.htm Tokyo international mini print triennal / Tokyo Japonhttp://www.acquiprint.it/ International Biannuals of Engraving - Alessandria - Italiehttp://www.livre-artiste.org Salon du livre d’atistes - Lanvénégenhttp://www.artistbookinternational.com/ ArtistBook International - Parishttp://www.drypoint.org.yu/ Biennales d’arts graphiques - Uzice - Yougoslaviehttp://www.bokartas.lt/ International Artist’book Triennal Vilnius Lituaanie - Vilnius – Lituaniehttp://www.lelocleprints.ch Lelocleprints Triennales - Le Locle – Suissehttp://www.lessedra.com/annual.php Lessadra World Art Print - Sofia – Bulgariehttp://www.triennale.ch/ Internationale Triennale für Originaldruckgrafik - Grenchen - Suissehttp://www.pages-bibliophilie.eu Pages – BibliophilieLivre d’artistehttp://www.livre-artiste.org Salon du livre d’artiste – Lanvengenhttp://www.artistbookinternational.com/ ArtistBook International - ParisArt singulier :http://www.art-singulier-banne.org/ Festival d’art singulier - Bannehttp://www.art-horslesnormes.org/ Biennale internationale « Hors les normes » - Lyonhttp://www.art-insolite.com Les journées courants d’arts – Nottonvillehttp://www.recyclart.tm.fr/ Recycl’Art - ColmarPhoto :http://www.moisdelaphoto-off.org Mois de la photo off - Parishttp://www.rencontres-arles.com/ Les rencontres - Arles http://www.voiesoff.com Voie Off – Arleshttp://www.onevisionphoto.org/ One vision - Concours européen de la photohttp://festivalmanifesto.free.fr/ Manifesto - Festival d‘images – Toulousehttp://www.forumdelimage.org/ Forum de l’image - Toulousehttp://www.festivalphotographiquedecannes.com/ Festival photographique – Canneswww.transphotographiques.com Transphotographiques - Nord-pas-de-calaishttp://www.qpn.asso.fr/ Quinzaine photographique - Nantes http://www.biennale-nancy.com/ Biennale de l’image - Nancyhttp://www.etedesportraits.com L’été des portraits - Bourbon-Lancyhttp://www.chroniquesnomades.com/ Festival de la phtographie - aventures- voyages - Trouville - Honfleurhttp://photobis.com/ Photobis – Parishttp://www.photo-london.com/ Photo-London - Londreshttp://www.phedigital.com/ Photo Espagna - Madrid - Espagnehttp://www.backlight.fi/BL05/uk/index.htm Trinnale de la photgraphie - Tampere – Finlandehttp://www.festivalphotographiquedecannes.com Festival photographique de Canneshttp://www.pauphoto.info/ Salon de la photographie – PauArts électroniques :http://www.festival-emergences.info/ Festival émergences - Parishttp://www.paysages-electroniques.com Paysage électroniques – Lillehttp://www.biennale3000saopaulo.org/ Art numérique – Sao Paulo Objets, décorations, cadeaux :http://www.maison-objet.com Maison et objet – Paris http://www.saloncourtcircuit.com Salon Court Circuit - déco - mode- art contemporain - Parishttp://www.salondesmetiersdart.com Salon des métiers d’art du Québec – Canadahttp://www.artifact.be/ Artifact, the International contemporary crafts fair - Bruges –Belgiquehttp://www.biennaledelacreation.com Biennales de la création des arts décoratifshttp://www.lesartsdufeu.net/ Salons des arts du feu – Morezhttp://www.artifact.be/ Artifact - Bruges - BelgiqueSALON A THEMES :Art miniature :http://www.temiscamingue.net/salleaugustinchenier/biam/ Biennale internationale d’art miniature Ville-Marie Québec - Canadahttp://www.biennale.art.pl/index.html Biennale internationale d’art miniature - Czestochowa – PologneArt naïf :http://www.art-culture-france.com/festival_art_naif/ Festival d’art naïf - Verneuil-sur-AvresArt animalier :http://www.sculpture-animaliere.net Biennale de la sculpture animalière - RambouilletArt du sport:http://www.artdusport.com Salon art du sport - ParisArt du nu :http://www.artdunu.com Salon Art du nu – ParisATELIERS PORTES OUVERTES:http://www.ateliers-artistes-belleville.org Ateliers d’artistes de Belleville - Parishttp://www.montmartre-aux-artistes.org/index.php « Extraordener » Montmartre aux artistes - Parishttp://www.anvers-aux-abbesses.com/ D’Anvers aux Abesses - Parishttp://atmenil.free.fr Les ateliers de Ménilmontant - Parishttp://artistesbastille.club.fr/frame.htm Artistes à la Bastille - Parishttp://www.legeniedelabastille.net/ Le génie de la Bastille – Parishttp://mairie14.paris.fr/mairie14/plugins/upload/jpo2006/index.htm Ateliers d’artistes du 14 eme - Parishttp://artistes.brunoy.free.fr Ateliers d’artistes de Brunoy - Brunoyhttp://sbac.clamart.free.fr Portes ouvertes des ateliers d’artistes - Clamarthttp://peric.nerim.net/sommaire.html Les ateliers portes ouvertes - Malakoffhttp://www.lezarts-bievre.com/ Lézarts de la Bievre – Parishttp://www.courantsdarts.fr Ateliers des artistes de Saint-Maurhttp://www.lesateliersdargenteuil.com Les ateliers d’Argenteuilhttp://www.artsenbalade.com/accueil/index.php Les Arts en balade Clermont-Ferrandhttp://stivry.free.fr/ Les ateliers d’artistes - Ivryhttp://art-fontenay.com Art Fontenay – Fontenay-sous-Bois http://www.ateliersouverts.net/ Ateliers ouverts - Alsace + Bade Wurtemberghttp://www.cg29.fr/article/articleview/1714 Ateliers d’artistes Finistèrehttp://rencart77.free.fr/ Ateliers des artises de Seine et Marnehttp://association.showroom.free.fr/ Ateliers des artistes Lyonnaishttp://ateliers41.free.fr/ Ateliers d’artistes en Loir et Cherhttp://www.couleursdutemps.cg62.fr/ Ateliers ouverts Pas-de-Calaishttp://www.maisonduboulanger.com/ArtistesPortes.htm Troyes et agglomérationhttp://www.dargiles.com/jnc2007.html 100 potiers et céramistes en Rhône-alpeshttp://www.culture.yvelines.fr/culture/pj/progparcour.pdf Ateliers ouverts - Versailleshttp://atelierszouverts.free.fr/ Ateliers ouverts – MetzSALONS ET FOIRES INTERNATIONALES :Allemagne :http://www.artcologne.de Art Cologne - Colognehttp://www.art-fair.de International art fair - Colognehttp://www.fineartfairfrankfurt.info Fine art fair Frankfurt - Frankfurthttp://www1.messe-berlin.de/vip8_1/website/MesseBerlin/htdocs/art-forum-berlin/index_e.html Art forum Berlin - http://www.documenta12.de Documenta Kassel – Kasselhttp://www.messe-dresden.de/ger/eigenmessen/kunstmesse_06/index.html Kunstmesse - Dresdehttp://art-karlsruhe.de/ Art karlsruhe - karlsruhehttp://www.dc-fair.de/ Dusseldorf Contemporary - Dusseldorfhttp://www.kunstmessemuenchen.de Kunst Messe Muenchen - Muenchenhttp://www.artbodensee.info Art fair – DornbirnAngleterre:http://www.artlondon.net Art London - Londonhttp://www.britishartfair.co.uk/ British Art Fair - Londonhttp://www.friezeartfair.com/ Frieze Art Fair - Londonhttp://www.watercoloursfair.com/ The Watercolours and Drawings Fair – Londonhttp://www.glasgowartfair.com/ Glasgow Art Fair – Glascowhttp://www.manchesterartshow.co.uk/ Manchester art show - ManchesterArgentine :http://www.arteba.org ArteBA Contemporay art fair - Buenos AiresAustralie:http://www.biennaleofsydney.com Biennale de Sydney - Sydneyhttp://www.artfair.com.au/ Melbourne Art Fair – MelbourneAutriche :http://www.kunstmesse-salzburg.at/ Foire d’art de Salzburg - Salzburghttp://www.art-innsbruck.at/ Foire d’art d’Innsbruck – Innsbruckwww.viennAfair.at ViennAfair - 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"Influence 100"

By Andrew James

The reason why I decided to write this list comes from the recent publication in a Chinese magazine of their "Art 2008 Power 100". I felt that it didn't portray the influence of people on a global scale and actually on a domestic scale with the list very Beijing based. I also wanted to reflect the influence of that person on his peers.
I don't particularly like the idea of a Power 100 in art. I think it is better to look at it as an "Influence 100" instead.
The list is obviously highly subjective and I tried to give an overall global impression but also represent to a regional scale as to who is important to a cities art scene. Some people might not appear to carry much influence but within the industry or to the right people they do. Some are doing work that might go un-noticed but doing very important jobs.
I have also tried to represent galleries by how they have worked with their markets, either locally or to show Chinese art to the world and increase knowledge.
The list can't be taken too seriously; any number of people could be in a different order given my frame of mind or what recent show or article had been produced.
I think some people will be very modest about seeing themselves on the list but I believe they deserve recognition.
Others will be disappointed, I guess, this is either because I forgot you or you are just not as important as you think!Each person on my list has a link to a relevant piece of information.The original "Power 100" is at the bottomHappy reading

Andrew James

1
Ai Weiwei
Artist
2
Uli Sigg
Collector
3
Lorenz Helbling
Gallerist
4
Melissa Chiu
Curator
5
Eric Chang
Auction House
6
Li Xianting
Critic
7
Zeng Fanzhi
Artist
8
Ullens Family
Collector
9
Zhang Xiaogang
Artist
10
Liu Xiaodong
Artist
11
Evelyn Lin
Auction House
12
Charles Saatchi
Collector
13
Kim Chang-il
Gallerist
14
Zhang Huan
Artist
15
Zhu Qi
Critic
16
Wu Hung
Curator
17
Huang Yongping
Artist
18
Zhang Rui
Collector
19
Johnson Chang
Gallerist / Collector
20
Larry Warsh
Collector / Publisher
21
Yan Peiming
Artist
22
Urs Meile
Gallerist
23
Alexander Ochs
Gallerist
24
Cai Guoqiang
Artist
25
Xu Bing
Artist
26
Zhao Xu
Auction House
27
Ludovic Bois
Gallerist
28
Karen Smith
Critic
29
Cheng Xindong
Gallerist
30
Lv Peng
Critic
31
Fang Lijun
Artist
32
Huang Liaoyuan
Gallerist
33
Liu Ye
Artist
34
Phillip Tinari
Critic
35
Zhou Chunya
Artist
36
Art Seasons
Galleriest
37
Yang Shaobin
Artist
38
Kent & Vicki Logan
Collectors
39
Zhou Tiehai
Artist
40
Yang Bin
Gallerist / Collector
41
Miao Xiaochun
Artist
42
Pi Li
Gallerist
43
Wu Jin
Gallerist
44
Sui Jianguo
Artist
45
Zhang Wei
Gallerist
46
Dai Zhikang
Collector / Museum
47
Agnes Lin
Gallerist
48
Fabien Fryns
Gallerist
49
Fritz Kaiser
Collector
50
Meg Maggio
Gallerist
51
Victoria Lu
Curator
52
Yue Minjun
Artist
53
Yu Deyao
Collector
54
Wang Guangyi
Artist
55
Feng Boyi
Critic / Curator
56
Leng Lin
Gallerist
57
Primo Marella
Gallerist
58
Elaine W.Ng
Publisher
59
Lu Jie
Gallerist
60
Sun Ning
Gallerist
61
Wang Qingsong
Artist
62
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Curator
63
Xu Zhen
Artist
64
Pearl Lam
Gallerist
65
Ou Ning
Curator / Designer
66
Guan Yi
Collector
67
Rong Rong
Artist
68
Yukihito Tabata
Gallerist
69
Li Suqiao
Gallerist
70
Hou Hanrou
Critic
71
Ye Yongqing
Artist
72
Deng Chuanqin
Collector
73
Zhang Peili
Artist
74
Zheng Shengtian
Publisher
75
Michael Goedhuis
Gallerist
76
Cao Fei
Artist
77
Hua Yuzhou - Hwas Gallery
Gallerist
78
Asia Pacific Triennale
Museum
79
Levy Family DSL Collection
Collector
80
William Acquavella
Gallerist
81
Sheng Qi
Artist
82
Didier Hirsch
Collector
83
Sun Yuan & Peng Yu
Artists
84
Christopher Mao
Gallerist
85
Qui Zhijie
Artist
86
Britta Erickson,
Critic / Curator
87
Arnold Glimcher Pace
Galleriest
88
Max Protetch
Galleriest
89
Claire Hsu
Art Achieve
90
Ethan Cohan
Galleriest
91
Robert Bernell
Publisher
92
Zhang O
Artist
93
N12
Artists
94
Wang Ling
Critic
95
Brian Wallace
Galleriest
96
Feng Mengbo
Artist
97
Jerome Sans
Curator
98
Tian Kai
Dealer
99
Monique Burger
Collector
100
Gu Zhenqing
Publisher / Curator
Alternative "Art 2008 Power 100" from Chinese Publication "Art Value"
1
Cai Guoqiang
2
Ai Weiwei
3
Fan Di'an
4
Huang Yongping
5
Zeng Fanzhi
6
Fang Lijun
7
Zhang Xiaogang
8
Wang Huangsheng
9
Xu Bing
10
Dong Menyang
11
Zhu Qi
12
Guy & Myriam Ullens
13
Huang Zhuan
14
Wang Guangyi
15
Chen Dongsheng
16
Yue Minjun
17
Liu Xiaodong
18
Li Lei
19
Zhang Zikang
20
Gao Shiming
21
Xu Zhen
22
Le Zhengwei
23
Leng Lin
24
Zhou Chunya
25
Liu Ye
26
Feng Boyi
27
Lorenz Helbling
28
Huang Du
29
Lorenz Rudolf
30
Yun Cheagab
31
Yang Shaobin
32
Lin Tianmin & Geng Guiying
33
Sui Jianguo
34
Lv Peng
35
Wang Yihan
36
Pi Li 7 Waling Boers
37
Xia Xiaowan
38
Zhang Peili
39
Zhang Huan
40
Ms Federica
41
Xiao Yu
42
Zhang Dingyuan
43
Uli Sigg
44
Yang Fudong
45
Lu Jie
46
Urs Meile
47
Li Da
48
Huang Liaoyuan
49
Liu Wei
50
Lin Jiaru
51
Wang Xingwei
52
Zhao Xu
53
Qiu Zhijie
54
Yi Ying
55
Yin Xiuzhen
56
Zhang Songren
57
Han Jiyun
58
Shen Qibin
59
He Juxing
60
Shi Jinsong
61
Gao Minglu
62
Wang Jianwei
63
Zhang Haoming
64
Xiang Jing
65
Wan Jie
66
Zhou Tiehai
67
Zhan Wang
68
Yang Bin
69
Guo Jianchao
70
Weng Ling
71
Shu Kewen
72
Sun Peishao
73
Meg Maggio
74
Cheng Xingdong
75
Wang Dingqian
76
Zhao Jianping
77
Gu Zheng
78
Zheng Lin
79
Zou Yuejin
80
Qi Zhilong
81
Wang Minan
82
Dong Guoqiang
83
Mei Jianping
84
Guo Qianru
85
Mao Weiqing
86
Wang Hua
87
Sun Ning
88
Zhao Bandi
89
Karen Smith
90
Qiu Anxiong
91
Feng Zhengjie
92
Huang Rui
93
Rong Rong & Inri
94
Fang Fang
95
Robert Bernell
96
They couldn't think of anyone!
97
They couldn't think of anyone!
98
They couldn't think of anyone!
99
They couldn't think of anyone!
100
They couldn't think of anyone!