by Will Brand on January 18, 2012
The rookie year of the online-only VIP Art Fair was something between “disappointing” and “disastrous”; this year, however, they’re back with a vengeance. Will a new CEO, a new tech team, and three new spinoff fairs be enough to salvage the fair’s chances at creating an art market online? We talked to its organizers, and weigh in.
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by Paddy Johnson on June 9, 2011
Are biennales like art fairs – a quick way to kill an artist’s soul? I sometimes had this impression while I was in Venice last week, even though nothing is for sale. There’s a lot of art to see, sure, but more importantly, people to schmooze! Given that the day the Biennale opens to the public the crowds thin dramatically — this is same day the three-day advance press and VIP preview closes — it’s hard to think the show is mostly about the art.
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