MutualArt.com Newsletter: January 8, 2009

January 08, 2009

Recommended Events (Based on your Preferences) TEL AVIV & ISRAEL Exhibition Miki Kratsman Chelouche Gallery 5 Chissin Street Jan 03, 2009-Feb 14, 2009 Exhibition Sharon Poliakine Gordon Gallery 95 Ben Yehuda Street Dec 25, 2008-Jan 31, 2009 Exhibition Group Exhibition: I as an Artist… Rosenfeld Gallery, Tel Aviv 147 Dizengoff Dec 11, 2008-Jan 24, 2009 Exhibition Heaven: Oren Ben Moreh, Maya Gold, Eti Jacobi, Alexandra Zuckerman Noga Gallery of Contemporary Art 60 Ehad Ha'am Street Dec 11, 2008-Jan 09, 2009 Exhibition Group Exhibition Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art 4 Habanim Street Dec 06, 2008-Feb 14, 2009 Exhibition Speed of Light The Israeli Center of Digital Art 16th Yirmiyahu Street Nov 25, 2008-Jan 31, 2009 Exhibition Ofir Dor Sommer Contemporary Art 13 Rothschild Boulevard Nov 12, 2008-Jan 22, 2009 Exhibition Disrupted Vision The Petach Tikva Museum of Art 30 Arlozorov Street Oct 30, 2008-Feb 28, 2009 VIEW ALL

Featured News Museums make deep cuts in face of global financial crisis The Art Newspaper A survey of art museums across the US has found that most institutions have lost at least 20% of the value of their endowments and directors are retrenching amid the worsening economic crisis. The survey of around 40 museums, conducted by The Art Newspaper in early December, revealed that nearly all directors had begun trimming between 5% and 20% of their 2009 budgets and were preparing for deeper cuts in 2010... The Korean Contemporary art market C-Arts The Korean art market has experienced unprecedented and dramatic growth in recent years. Although this growth is related to and mirrors the rise of the global art market, the rise of the Korean art market can also be attributed to economic and social factors unique to Korea. The rise of the Korean art market is evident in the turnover of the two leading auction houses in Korea, Seoul Auction and K-Auction. Seoul Auction, established in 1998 by Gana Art – one of Korea's most prominent commercial galleries, reported a turnover of $96.3m in 2007, nearly three times its turnover in 2006... VIEW ALL

Artworld Headlines Crisis Fails To Dent Prices Of Quality Art The Economic Times / January 09 Museum Director Is Briton Of The Year New York Times / January 09 Museums Exhibit Signs Of Economic Distress NPR / January 09 Kemper Appoints New Curator Of Collections St. Louis Post-Dispatch / January 09 Degas' Little Dancer Steps Out Into Collectors' Market The Guardian / January 09 Mayor Villaraigosa Launches LA Arts Month Los Angeles Times / January 09

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