Click here to be directed to the article | Source: Art Market Monitor
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Russia Still Hungry for Art
The economist writer, Sarah Thornton reveals to readers the secret behind the success of the Hirst sale at Sotheby’s: Russian buyers. Indeed, the Russian buyers were the ones purchasing his works in bulk and it all started during the fall of Lehman Brothers. Incredible, the Moscow Contemporary Art Fair at Garage Center for Contemporary Culture (GCCC) was greeted with anticipation and hungry buyers from the Russian art market. Speculations say, many of the ups and downs in the recent art market have been caused by the presence (or lack thereof) and involvement of the Soviet Union buyers. As Thornton describes in great detail, art collecting has nonetheless "become an object of fascination in a culture that once had few possessions."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Items
-
*Lee Zhuoquan, Two Headed Snake * *Lee Sook Kyung, Translated Vase - The Moon * *Philip Beesley, Sybil * *...
-
* Roxy Paine , Façade/Billboard , 2010 * WANÅS 2010 May 16 – October 31, 2010 OPENING TODAY Sunday, May 16 at 2 pm During 2010 the Wanås...
-
Bringing it back old school. Came across a huge selection of J C Leyendecker's work on a Pinterest board that I follow. ...
-
Brilliant commentary on civilization, urbanism and yes, architecture of humanity. You know the saying, "what goes up must come down?&q...
-
Artist: Francois-Marie Banier Represented by: Gagosian Gallery | Galerie Hussenot
-
Lee Jeffries has dedicated himself to capturing gripping portraits of the disenfranchised. Shooting exclusively in black and white, Jeff...
-
Artist Chiharu Shiota teams up with Gego in a current exhibition up at Goff + Rosenthal New York. The complex web of thought, the interw...

No comments:
Post a Comment