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Kobel's Art Weekly 29 2025
Coincidence or correlation? Following Tim Blum, collector Adam Lindemann is also closing his New York gallery Venus over Manhattan. On Artnet (probably paywall), he recalls an exciting time: "We had several good fairs in Hong Kong, Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles and London, but do you want to know the truth about fair committees? They expect you to get down ... read more
Kobel's Art Weekly 28 2025
Sommer.Frische.Kunst in Bad Gastein is celebrating its 15th anniversary, this time with a miniature offshoot of the Positions art fair. Laura Ewert was there for Monopol and was impressed by the somewhat quirky event: "You have to imagine Sommer.Frische.Kunst as a school trip. It's full of fun people who initially divide themselves into artists, sellers and consumers. You go for ... read more
Kobel's Art Weekly 27 2025
Jonathan Guggenberger attended the unofficial Art Basel after party on Hydra for the FAZ newspaper on 29 June: "What attracts sales managers from the Swiss art fair to the Greek island? “We are finalising sales projects that we started last week in Basel,” says gallery owner Julia Gardener. And why Hydra in particular? Because the atmosphere is particularly relaxed, the buyers more generous – and ... read more
Kobel's Art Weekly 26 2025
Art Basel in Basel reported 88,000 visitors for this difficult year, 3,000 fewer than in 2024. It was not only Americans who skipped the most important event in the art fair calendar.Almost everything was as usual at Art Basel, reports Ursula Scheer in the FAZ on 21 June: "Even though the world's leading company also has events in Hong Kong, Miami Beach, Paris and soon ... read more
Kobel's Art Weekly 25 2025
As in the USA and London, the auction week in Germany was mixed. Grisebach in Berlin will be rethinking its strategy, according to Jan Kohlhaas in the Handelsblatt: ‘High hopes had been pinned on the ’19th Century Art" auction for the appeal of a private Dresden collection featuring Romantic masterpieces, but they were dashed. Of the 22 works, almost half ... read more
Kobel's Art Weekly 24 2025
At Arco Lisboa, discussions seemed to revolve mainly around value added tax, according to Christof Habres at Parnass: "In an “absolutely destructive move” (Ilan Karpio, sales director at the Pedro Cera gallery), the Portuguese government has increased the tax rate on works of art to 23 per cent. This is a move that could well nip in the bud the ... read more