[ about me ]
“ You can call me… Art Collector. And as you can see,
I’m a lot happier than when I wasn’t .
still I have given a name to my pain, and it is Haibara .
– Where does she get those wonderful toys ?”” but I’m only laughing on the outside
/ for my smile is just skin deep
/ and if you could see inside, I’m really crying
from all the mishap Reality has burdened on me…
/ You might join me for a weep.”
[ about this BLog ]
“ These are the voyages of Art Day BLogger,
it’s continuing mission to explore wonderfully-strange~ new art fairs,
to seek out new galleries and artists,
to boldly go where NO art collector has gone before.”
[ intro ] Schedule preview of international Contemporary art fairs, mostly around the Pacific Rim then hovering-over onto the Atlantic from Miami Beaches deep onto Swiss Alps . many but the most robust (ball-park : two-dozen World-Wide) venues goes dead and its websites remain a doldrum in CyberSpace, adding to the confusion which event will be held & where this year . this Expatriate BLog cleans this up, thus has the most current and correct dates of Globally-renowned art shows and newer contemporary exhibitions in the Orient and South-East Asia – Updated every Season for seeking those that I collect and sometimes to sell . note, these aren’t comparable to commercial conventions nor industrial exhibitions – as frequent thus extravagant buyers are touted to the venues’ earlier First View, then public entry as more-and-more requires payment – some considerable on hyped, renowned venues .
plus, as if to add some sugar or salt : more frequent minor “hotel fairs” – which began in Basel/Miami – popping-up suddenly – some even without a web-site, as those in the Orient are mostly small group efforts to promote newer artists and galleries in tiny hotel rooms, where they rent 1~3 floors for about 2~3 days . it really is time-consuming, for you have to go into each room to verify its content .
then there are Worldly rather classical auctions, where popular subjects go further beyond laymen’s reach and some may never see the light-of-day or LED again, but behold! almost everyone can actually go see pre-Auction Viewings of such master-pieces !
[ Annual Calendar iNDEX ]
- 2009 & 2010 ≫LiNK≪
- 2011 & 2012 ≫LiNK≪
- 2013 & 2014 ≫LiNK≪
- 2015 & 2016 ≫LiNK≪
- 2017 & 2018 ≫LiNK≪
- 2019 & 2020 ≫LiNK≪
- 2021 & 2022 ≫LiNK≪
- 2023 & 2024 ≫LiNK≪
- 2025 & 2026 ≫LiNK≪
[ F.A.Q.]
- Are these Dates for-sure? How-about the Times?
[A] due-to rental-contracts for precious exhibition-space: most shows are fixed a-year or at-least half-prior to actual-event. some regional of profit-conscious ones, often in parentheses above fix an-astonishing Season up-to Opening. - First-Choice vs.V.i.P. vs.Vernissage
[A] When God created-Earth: there-was only V.i.P. then all-mix of fairs came-to-be and each wanted to differentiate from-others hence made-up special, more-special and special-er titles. currently 1st-Choice comes a-few hours before opening exhibit to ViP’s so-like V.V.i.P., while Vernissage is more of a party, coming after ViP-Opening. some low-ly exhibits charge for special-entrance tickets, but the more-revered are invitation-only where they are chosen and cordially invited with hotel-discounts as most come-from abroad. this Holy-List is exchanged through reputable Art-Galleries. - does Public r-e-a-l-l-y mean Open to-the Public?
[A] rarely although in the true-sense of respecting and admiring art for its true-form it was intended: it really should-be FREE. however renting priceless-space in the midst of metropolis take money and sometimes cannot-be covered through art-purchases alone so most all-around the World charge minimal entrance comparable to motion-picture halls. and-yes, horror-scenes arise when students run-through these carefully-installed halls, thus some shows require bags to-be checked-in at the entrance// - What-is the point-of attending these shows, instead-of visiting each Art-Gallery?
- Are these shows for actual-purchase, or for lingering?
- Why do-you /frantically/ update this List? Are-You invited to these events? and Where do-You work-out from?
[A] I-am multi-Lingual, lived in several metropolis’ and currently stationed in SEOUL. invited to the more-reputable, about half-above and actually attend a quarter-of. this page is my note-book to list all time-and-dates, after-which I lay-out onto my schedule-sheet.
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[ about You ]
“ Have you ever danced with the Devil, in the pale moon-light?”
with an Ode to the most quiet-but-sensuous Artist, this side of the Pillars of Hercules – and yes she is /real/ (hint: nick-name Miu-Miu)
and ofcourse there is the sad-story: that she such an introvert as most helpless artists are, had to take upper pills with “long-hair”(actual On-Line nick) friend who is also
– Art Day BLog, March 2009 –
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