October 2019
The Value｜Yoshitomo Nara Becomes Most Expensive Japanese Artist as His《Knife Behind Back》Sells for Record-Smashing HK195m
Knife Behind Back, a large-scale painting by Nara, just sold at Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Hong Kong for HK$195.7m (US$25m), nearly five times its record set in this afternoon. The new record is also a milestone for Yoshitomo Nara as he becomes the most expensive Japanese artist.
Taipei Art District Festival 2019｜It’s SHOW Time
Taipei Art District Festival 2019 “It’s SHOW Time” will be held in Dazhi and Neihu from October 5th to November 3rd. The festival invited Tseng Yu-Chuan and He-Lin Luo to act as curators, as well as nearly 40 domestic and foreign artists to participate. In addition to connecting regional art institutions and spaces, art is also brought to public areas, through “performance” and “a show”, to think of a gentle way to bring art into public space and into life.