leAD  BEIJING. The Belgian foodstuffs baron Guy Ullens is to hand over the management of his contemporary art gallery in Beijing to "long-term partners" and divest himself of the institution. He will also sell in stages the extensive collection of Chinese contemporary art amassed with his wife Myriam, with the first 106 pieces to be auctioned by Sotheby's in Hong Kong on 3 April. READ MORE
articles Following floods and severe tropical cyclone, public galleries suffer surprisingly little damage According to museum officials, Leila Ben Ali used artefacts, including mosaics and frescoes, to decorate the family villas Cob Studios & Gallery will make money through sales and renting out project and studio spaces, with profits reinvested to support emerging artists After the heirs of collector Baron Herzog filed a lawsuit this summer seeking the return of art confiscated during the second world war, the country responds Removing the programme's funding would mean no bricks and mortar restoration for nationally significant properties Much of the bidding was done over the phone and works sold around pre-sale estimates Having cornered the market, the auction house expects to make $1m at its annual dog paintings sale The single-owner auction from the estate of Geneva collection George Kostalitz made $150m and broke records for surrealist art Asian fair organiser says discussions have been going on for some time but "it's definitely not a done deal" "While holding out one hand to the arts and culture, the government is taking away with the other, by removing financial support right across the sector", says cultural policy expert Robert Hewison all articles
video  Speaking at the 2010 Frieze Art Fair, artist Spartacus Chetwynd discusses her ambitious performance piece which entertained the crowds in the marquee in Regent's Park. Used to performing in more intimate venues, this larger scale work, represented a new challenge for Chetwynd. Interview by Jean Wainwright.
 Annika Ström unsettled the crowds at this year's Frieze Art Fair with her Ten Embarrassed Men, a performance piece which saw ten actors employed to wander the fair in a permanent state of embarrassment. Interview by Jean Wainwright.
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exhibitions  A Mexican private collection that has been touring Europe since 2008 returns to North America for its first public display in the US. The show is held jointly at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego's (MCASD) outpost in La Jolla, and Long Beach's Museum of Latin American Art (Molaa). The installation at Molaa features smaller works "that are more intricate and have more art-historical resonance," says Lucia Sanroman, the associate curator of MCASD, which hosts larger works that are "more spectacular".
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Presented by The Art Newspaper in association with ADAA Transparency in the market: can we have more of it...
Thursday 3rd March, 5.30pm.
Park Avenue Armory, New York Transparency is a topic of much debate and controversy within the art world. Transparency is seen as healthy but is this always the case? Would more transparency ruin the art market as some believe? Or are the intricacies and complexities of transactions forms of art themselves? THE ART NEWSPAPER Art Industry Summit in association with the ADAA aims to address these questions in a panel discussion at the Park Avenue Armory, Thursday 3rd March at 5.30pm.
HOST
Anna Somers Cocks
Founder and Group Editorial Director of The Art Newspaper
PANELISTS
Peter Stern, Art Lawyer
Richard Feigen, Art Dealer
Lucy Mitchell-Innes, Art Dealer
Alan Schwartzman, Art Consultant
Ed Dolman, Chairman Christie's International
LOCATION
The Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue, New York City FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO RESERVE A SEAT
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