Vivienne Chow

Earth, London

London Correspondent at Artnet

✍🏼London Correspondent @artnet; Co-author, The Asia Pivot, ArtnetPRO. Formerly @variety @qz @SCMPNews. @sopasia🏅. IJP Premium Fellow Berlin. Hong Konger.

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As Costs Rise, Dealers in Asia Take a 'Pragmatic' Approach to Fair Participation | Artnet News

5 days ago | news.artnet.com | Vivienne Chow

The Big Picture is excerpted from The Asia Pivot, Artnet Pro’s biweekly members-only newsletter providing mission-critical analysis, insights, and exclusive intelligence on developments in Asia’s art markets, with a focus on business opportunities and challenges. Subscribe here to receive it directly to your inbox. The busy May art season is back, with action on opposite ends of the globe.
How Taiwan’s $93 Million Museum Is Redefining Regional Contemporary Art

1 week ago | news.artnet.com | Vivienne Chow

The New Taipei City Art Museum (NTCAM) opened to the public last weekend with a spectacular celebration, including fireworks and light installations, following nearly eight years of anticipation. Located in Yingge District, about 30 minutes from Taipei, the publicly funded museum cost 3 billion NTD (approximately $93 million) and spans 38 acres. Designed by acclaimed Taiwanese architect Kris Yao, the 11-story building (eight above ground, three below) covers more than 105,000 square feet.
How Taiwan’s $93 Million Museum Is Redefining Regional Contemporary Art

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Vivienne Chow

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This Qing Dynasty Painting Could Sell for Nearly $19 Million at Auction

1 week ago | news.artnet.com | Vivienne Chow

Work of the Week is excerpted from The Back Room, our lively recap funneling only the week’s must-know art industry intel into a nimble read you’ll actually enjoy. Artnet News Pro members get exclusive access—subscribe now to receive this in your inbox every Friday. After setting a new house record for Chinese calligraphy last month, Sotheby’s Asian art department is delivering another high-profile offer.
A Rare Lalanne Dining Suite Could Fetch $1.4 Million at Auction

1 week ago | news.artnet.com | Vivienne Chow

A rare, complete set of Claude Lalanne’s green-painted dining suite will hit the auction block in London next month. The 12-piece combo, to be sold as four individual lots at an upcoming single-owner sale at Christie’s, is expected to sell for more than £1 million ($1.4 million) altogether. The set is the first complete one of its kind to appear on the market.
Pop Star Robbie Williams Is ‘Embracing the Chaos’ in Candid New London Show

1 week ago | news.artnet.com | Vivienne Chow

London has been hit by a heatwave this week and the temperature at Marble Arch rose even higher on Thursday night as British pop star-turned-artist Robbie Williams opened a solo exhibition on his home turf to a crowd of hundreds. “Radical Honesty” at Moco Museum London, features nearly two dozen canvas works and sculptures by Williams revolving around the themes of modern-day anxiety and emotional vulnerability inspired by his personal experience.
Amid Market Uncertainty, Asian Artworks Posts Standout Results

2 weeks ago | news.artnet.com | Vivienne Chow

The Big Picture is excerpted from The Asia Pivot, Artnet Pro’s biweekly members-only newsletter providing mission-critical analysis, insights, and exclusive intelligence on developments in Asia’s art markets, with a focus on business opportunities and challenges. Subscribe here to receive it directly to your inbox. It has been an uneasy first quarter, with global uncertainty growing, the U.S. starting a trade war, and armed conflicts remaining unresolved.
Collector Reinhard Ernst on Championing the Legacy of Helen Frankenthaler

2 weeks ago | news.artnet.com | Vivienne Chow

At 79, German collector Reinhard Ernst isn’t finished chasing his dreams—and seeing them through. Having built his wealth with companies dedicated to manufacturing high-precision gears technology in the 1980s, the entrepreneur opened his own museum, Museum Reinhard Ernst, last year in Wiesbaden, Germany, where he is based.
An Ultra-Rare Set of Shakespeare Folios Could Fetch $6 Million at Auction

2 weeks ago | news.artnet.com | Vivienne Chow

To sell or not to sell? The answer is always yes, at least to auction giant Sotheby’s, which is offering a rare set of Shakespeare Folios in a dedicated auction next month in London. The sale scheduled to take place on May 23 features a set of all four Shakespeare Folios published between 1623 and 1685 as one single lot, which has presale estimates of £3.5 million to £4.5 million ($4.7 million to $5.99 million), excluding fees.
In Museums and the Market, 'South Asia's Moment Has Come' | Artnet News

4 weeks ago | news.artnet.com | Vivienne Chow

The Big Picture is excerpted from The Asia Pivot, Artnet Pro’s biweekly members-only newsletter providing mission-critical analysis, insights, and exclusive intelligence on developments in Asia’s art markets, with a focus on business opportunities and challenges. Subscribe here to receive it directly to your inbox. While many were focused on Art Basel Hong Kong in March, South Asian art was having a banner moment in art capitals in the West.