Austrian art dealer Thaddaeus Ropac, known for bringing U.S. and other international artists to his galleries in Salzburg and Paris, is opening a huge new arts complex this fall in northeast Paris near the Parc de la Villette.
Phaidon’s latest art tome, Defining Contemporary Art: 25 Years in 200 Pivotal Works ($75), brought together eight globe-trotting critics and curators and asked them to select artworks that he or she felt represented each year, from 1986 to 2010.
Since buying a majority share in the Hong Kong International Art Fair last year, Art Basel owners MCH Group have outlined plans for the first edition of Art Basel Hong Kong, taking place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, May 23-26, 2013.
