"A bigger question is whether the growth of Singapore’s art market is sustainable. Despite the large audience drawn by Art Stage, ArtSingapore, Singapore’s longest-running contemporary art fair, will go on hiatus this year. Shen Po Chen, its director, said in a statement that this was to allow the fair to “re-assess the market situation.” Similarly, some contend that the audience figures for the Singapore Biennale were inflated. The organizers included visitors to the Biennale’s public exhibits, many of which are located in heavily trafficked areas in the city centre, in their numbers." [Read Full Article]
Published by: The Wall Street Journal
On: 09/14/11
Website: http://blogs.wsj.com
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