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Yu Ke Dong

Ke Dong is a seasoned art writer and current double major in English Literature and Art History at NTU. Having worked with esteemed art institutions in Singapore, Ke Dong now regularly contributes his keen research skills, adept writing abilities and passion for art to the Art Works discourse.


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Lincoln Townley at La Biennale 2024: Unmasking Corporate Greed at Palazzo Bembo
Art Market News, Artists, Editorial, Exhibition

Lincoln Townley at La Biennale 2024: Unmasking Corporate Greed at Palazzo Bembo

Experience Lincoln Townley’s powerful critique of corporate greed and political power through his “Bankers Collection” at Palazzo Bembo during La Biennale in Venice. The exhibition, featuring abstract...


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Picasso's Printmaking History
Artists, Editorial

Picasso's Printmaking History

Picasso’s printmaking prowess has been overlooked in most accounts of the iconic artist’s history, even though prints represent the most accessible aspects of Picasso’s oeuvre. Between 1899 and 1972,...


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What is Postwar and Contemporary Art? An Introduction
Artists, Editorial

What is Postwar and Contemporary Art? An Introduction

Postwar and Contemporary Art refers, loosely speaking, to art made after 1945. Rather than being limited to a single set of characteristics, this movement consists of a loose group of diverse artistic...


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THIS WEEK IN THE ART MARKET – FRIDAY 24TH MAY 2024
Art Market News

THIS WEEK IN THE ART MARKET – FRIDAY 24TH MAY 2024

Christie’s Modern Evening Sale achieves $346.5M despite website cyberattack, boasting a stellar 95% sell-through rate. Top sales include Warhol’s Flowers and Monet’s Moulin de Limetz. Sotheby’s Modern...


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Top Southeast Asian Art Collectors Shaking Up The Art Scene Today
Art Investment, Art Market News, Artists, Editorial

Top Southeast Asian Art Collectors Shaking Up The Art Scene Today

Despite the widely-held assumption that Southeast Asia is devoid of an arts industry, a closer examination of current affairs reveals the existence of a thriving network of collectors and patrons. Their...


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Yayoi Kusama: The 95-Year-Old Visionary Dominating Global Art Sales
Artists, Editorial

Yayoi Kusama: The 95-Year-Old Visionary Dominating Global Art Sales

As of 2023, 95-year-old Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has officially become the world’s highest grossing contemporary artist, surpassing long-time mainstays such as David Hockney and Gerhard Richter. This...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 17 May 2024
Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 17 May 2024

Sotheby’s Spring Sales Gather $227.9M, Christie’s Forges Ahead Despite Cyberattack, Armed with Two Basquiats, Philips’s Auction Exceeds Last Year’s Equivalent, Prices Rise at Independent Art Fair, Frieze...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 10 May 2024
Art Investment, Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 10 May 2024

Cassi Young joins Art Works Group as Global Fine Art Director, bringing her expertise from Bonhams, London, to enhance APAC collector access. The art world mourns Frank Stella, an icon of Minimalism. In...


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THIS WEEK IN THE ART MARKET – FRIDAY 3RD MAY 2024
Art Investment, Art Market News, Editorial

THIS WEEK IN THE ART MARKET – FRIDAY 3RD MAY 2024

Deutscher and Hackett's Melbourne auction sets Australian record at $17 million. Rediscovered Klimt portrait sells for €30m. Frieze New York opens, affirming city's art market. Fiery Indian and Chinese art...


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THIS WEEK IN THE ART MARKET – FRIDAY 19TH APRIL 2024
Art Investment, Art Market News, Editorial

THIS WEEK IN THE ART MARKET – FRIDAY 19TH APRIL 2024

Yayoi Kusama tops contemporary art sales, UOB supports Southeast Asian art education, M+ Museum hosts I.M. Pei retrospective, Venice Biennale's impact on artists, ART021 fair expands to Hong Kong, and...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 29th March 2024
Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 29th March 2024

The recently opened 11th edition of Art Basel Hong Kong has drawn a new generation of Asian art collectors who are deeply invested in purchasing new works. This latest demographic...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 15th March 2024
Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 15th March 2024

Overtaking the flagging British art market, China — including Hong Kong — has claimed the title of world’s second largest art market in 2023. This surge in sales is attributed to demand suppressed by....


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 1st March 2024
Art Market News

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 1st March 2024

The Artsy Art Fair Report 2024 presents key insights into the evolving dynamics of art fairs, highlighting their continued significance in the art world. With 69% of surveyed galleries participating...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 23rd February 2024
Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 23rd February 2024

Produced by famed Irish-British painter Francis Bacon, the painting Landscape near Malabata, Tangier (1963) is slated to headline Christie’s 20th/21st Century Evening Sale in London...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 16th February 2024
Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 16th February 2024

Returning to Switzerland in June, Art Basel will be showing 287 galleries from around the world, including 22 first-time galleries. One of the biggest art fairs in the world...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 2nd February 2024
Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 2nd February 2024

The painting in question — a vivid, vibrant portrait of the young Fraulien Liesler — was last seen in the possession of the wealthy Liesler family in Austria


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 26th January 2024
Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 26th January 2024

The second edition of ART SG had some worried that the fair would undergo a “sophomore slump”, but it seems that this was not the case. Despite fewer blue-chip alleries in attendance, many reported feeling


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 12th January 2024
Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 12th January 2024

According to a report by Art Basel, median expenditure on art in Asia by both millennials and Gen Zers has increased sharply from 2022 to 2023


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 22nd December 2023

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 22nd December 2023

Despite the difficulties faced by in-person art fairs during the COVID-19 pandemic, data has shown that international demand has rebounded to just below pre-pandemic levels. This year...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 15th December 2023

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 15th December 2023

Making his Asia exhibition debut in Singapore, Danny Minnick wowed fans and collectors alike as he hosted meet and greets, book signings and...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 10th November 2023

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 10th November 2023

A Picasso masterpiece commands a historic $139M at Sotheby's, signalling robust collector confidence in iconic artworks. Concurrently, Shanghai's premier art fairs...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 17th November 2023

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 17th November 2023

National Gallery Singapore's 'Tropical: Stories From Southeast Asia and Latin America' melds diverse art histories with works by Frida Kahlo and Helio Oiticica...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 24th November 2023

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 24th November 2023

Art Basel Hong Kong 2024 marks a full-scale return with 242 top galleries, reinforcing Hong Kong's stature as a global art nexus. Shanghai's art market flourishes, with ART021 and West Bund...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 1st December 2023

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 1st December 2023

Singapore Art Week Returns in January. Hosting its 12th edition in January, Singapore Art Week has announced a whopping lineup of more than 150 art...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 27th October
Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 27th October

From Singapore's Affordable Art Fair offering curated, accessible art to Paris+ par Art Basel's resounding success, the global art scene is buzzing...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 20th October
Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 20th October

From Frieze London's focus on established 'radical' artists to Shanghai's booming art & antiquities market, discover the latest trends shaping the global...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 13th October
Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 13th October

As Adeline Ooi vacates her transformative role at Art Basel Asia, who will take the reins? London art scene...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 29th September
Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 29th September

From an unexpected John Constable sketch fetching $245,000 to a record-breaking Monet set to...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 22nd September
Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 22nd September

The art world bids farewell to Colombian artist Fernando Botero, known for his unique depictions of...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 15th September
Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 15th September

From the lifting of a 30-year photography ban on Picasso's 'Guernica' to record-breaking sales at...


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This Week in the Art Market - Friday 8th September
Art Investment, Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market - Friday 8th September

Artsy's annual report, Art Collector Insights 2023, paints a complex yet optimistic picture of current art collecting trends based on responses from over...


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7 Important Printmakers in History
Editorial

7 Important Printmakers in History

The printmaking medium is typically not perceived as a fine art form in and of itself, but printmakers have had their own defined traditions and exerted a significant...


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An Introduction to Printmaking
Editorial

An Introduction to Printmaking

Printmaking is and has always been a crucial aspect of art. Due to its capacity for mass production, art prints allow ordinary people to access works of art outside...


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Art Basel 2023 Insights: What You Need to Know
Art Market News, Editorial

Art Basel 2023 Insights: What You Need to Know

On an average Thursday afternoon, approximately 80,000 art enthusiasts, collectors and investors flooded the Swiss town of Messe Basel, transforming the...


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Chinese Contemporary Art Since 1976: A Brief Overview
Editorial

Chinese Contemporary Art Since 1976: A Brief Overview

China's modern art scene is a remarkably complex development that only began after the end of the Cultural Revolution in 1976, yet has since exploded into a...


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Singapore's Art Market: From Local to Global
Art Market News, Editorial

Singapore's Art Market: From Local to Global

Singapore has steadily emerged as an epicentre for the global art market, drawing the attention of art aficionados, collectors, and investors from every corner...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 6th October
Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 6th October

Tom Brady and Kim Kardashian make headlines in a star-studded auction, while South Korea and Hong Kong...


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The Most Expensive Painting Ever Auctioned in Europe
Art Market News, Editorial

The Most Expensive Painting Ever Auctioned in Europe

Last week, Gustav Klimt's Lady With a Fan (1917-1918) was sold at Sotheby's for GBP 85.3 million or USD 108.4 million, becoming the most expensive artwork to...


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This Week in the Art Market – Friday 3rd November 2023
Art Market News, Editorial

This Week in the Art Market – Friday 3rd November 2023

As Jay Chou curates Christie’s Post-Millennium Evening Sale featuring rising stars, we’re reminded that every emerging artist holds the potential to shape.....


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