Issue 29 Third Quarter 2008



Contents

• Editor’s Art to Art
• Art Market News
• ART MARKET ANALYSIS
• Market Rap - Annette Larkin follows the latest auction trends at home and overseas.
• Well Bought - Annette Larkin picks the winners at the recent round of auctions.
• Chinese Contemporary Art Market - Alison Harper interviews Jonathan Crockett of Sotheby’s Hong Kong.
• Abstract Art - Roger Dedman reports on the revival of abstract Australian art.
• FEATURES
• Portraiture - Harriet Fesq reports on Chinese-Australian artists at the forefront of a new appreciation for portraiture in Australia.
• Australian’s Abroad - Gillian Serisier follows the work of Advance in promoting Australian artists working overseas.
• EDITOR'S CHOICE
• Highlights of forthcoming exhibitions in Australia and overseas.
• ABORIGINAL ART
• Aboriginal Prints - Harriet Fesq reports on recent developments between artists and printmakers.
• EMERGING ART
• Sculpture - Robert Wellington reviews the work of two young Japanese-born sculptors.
• INTERNATIONAL ART
• One thousand and one delights - Iain Robertson reports on the rise of the Middle East Art Market.
• A Change of Focus - Ben Plumbly reviews the work of New Zealand photographer Anne Noble.
• Beyond Beatlemania - Rebecca Herbert writes from the European Capital of Culture 2008.
• DIRECTORY
• A directory of galleries, auction houses, art consultants and services in Australia and New Zealand.
• PARTY
• A snapshot of openings, previews and other arts-related events.