Global Art Market
VOLTA’s New Artistic Director Shares His Vision, and Other News
VOLTA’s New Artistic Director Shares His Vision
Change is afoot at VOLTA, the globally recognized art fair focused on providing a platform for younger and middle-market galleries. The fair recently named curator and contemporary art specialist Lee Cavaliere as its new artistic director. He brings a wealth of experience from the gallery and institutional sector, where he worked with Tate’s Collection displays, delivered contemporary exhibitions at Max Wigram Gallery and the Fine Art Society, and served as head of sales at the London Art Fair, where he developed the VIP program. Additionally, he founded and directed VOMA, the world’s first online art museum, founded arts education charity The Sixteen Trust, and works with numerous charitable projects internationally.
For VOLTA, his focus lies in furthering the fair’s commitment to cutting-edge curation. In addition to strengthening relationships with existing galleries, he aims to introduce a fellowship program encouraging new galleries to curate presentations that boldly present the unique perspectives of their artists to the emerging market. “We’re living in a different world than just a few years ago,” Cavaliere says. “People are more discerning and mindful of engaging with socially conscious art. Like the wider arts industries, VOLTA needs to transform to align with the future and provide more access to emerging and diverse artistic voices.”
Read more: https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/volta-lee-cavaliere-2024-vision/
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Christie’s CEO on hopes for new Asia HQ in Hong Kong, and its place in global art market
The usually smooth back and forth between auctioneer and bidder had an unexpected hitch during the sale of the top lot in Christie’s evening sale in Hong Kong on September 26.
Xin Li, deputy chairman at Christie’s, indicated to veteran auctioneer Adrien Meyer that her client on the phone wanted to place a bid for Vincent van Gogh’s Les Canots Amarrés (1887).
Instead of just adding a standard increment to the last bid, which was already at around HK$200 million (US$25.7 million), she hesitated and then blurted: “26 million!” Her client, it
“You can either buy clothes or buy pictures.” (Gertrude Stein)
The air will be filled with a different kind of buzz in Seoul this week as it hosts the third annual international art fair, Frieze Seoul. Over 110 leading art galleries worldwide will assemble for four days at the COEX Convention and Exhibition Center in Gangnam to showcase various works of contemporary art to guests and collectors. There promises to be no shortage of side events taking place throughout the city in coordination with the exhibit. Attendance this year is expected to be similar to the past two years at about 70,000 participants, which is larger than Frieze Los Angeles (roughly 35,000) and Frieze New York (roughly 25,000) combined but still slightly smaller than Art Basel Hong Kong or Frieze London (each at about 85,000). The event is part of a broader trend that suggests South Korea is emerging as a tour de force in the art world.
Read more: https://keia.org/the-peninsula/south-koreas-emergence-as-a-hub-in-the-global-art-market/
