NEW YORK—When the economy took its toll leading to the cancellation of the annually anticipated International Asian Art Fair in 2009, many collectors were left without an important staple that brought numerous collections under one roof.
“We’ve had … variations of Asia Week around town,” said Carlton Rochell, chairman of Asia Week New York 2011. “It was time to consolidate again in a way that would be very user friendly for our clients around the world.”
Thirty-five Asian arts specialists will be teaming up with museums and five major auction houses in a more-consolidated effort for Asia Week 2011 taking place March 18–26. Organizers will provide a special guide and website (asiaweekny.com) for collectors to navigate through the collections and lecture series that will be showcased.
“We’ve had … variations of Asia Week around town,” said Carlton Rochell, chairman of Asia Week New York 2011. “It was time to consolidate again in a way that would be very user friendly for our clients around the world.”
Thirty-five Asian arts specialists will be teaming up with museums and five major auction houses in a more-consolidated effort for Asia Week 2011 taking place March 18–26. Organizers will provide a special guide and website (asiaweekny.com) for collectors to navigate through the collections and lecture series that will be showcased.
In a statement, Rochell said he anticipates the combined efforts will be stronger and more unified for collectors and curators as well as scholars during the week, which will feature art from Japan, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and the Himalayas.
—Carlton Rochell, chairman of Asia Week New York 2011.
Rochell spoke fondly of the annual Park Armory fair, which commenced in 1996, saying it established New York as an international center for Asian art. “I think more than ever, this Asia Week in March is going to show that [once again],” he said.
“It’s like counting the jellybeans in a big jar,” Rochell said, noting that there will be at least between 10,000 to 15,000 pieces for sale during the week. “Where else can you see that many works of art commercially available on the market at any one time?”
Some of New York’s major auction houses will be participating in the week, including Bonhams, Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Doyle, and iGavel.
“When I moved to New York three years ago, one of the things that struck me was how comfortable a myriad of cultures fit together in society and also in the art business,” said Sotheby’s vice chairman for Asian art, Henry Howard-Sneyd.
Howard-Sneyd says he finds the sense of crossover and cooperation between dealers and museums for the upcoming Asia Week very exciting.
Carol Conover, a dealer for Kaikodo Asian Art and specialist in Chinese ceramics, bronzes, and works of art, says that in New York, Indian and Japanese art is quite strong at this time. She says the richness of the numerous museums in the area contribute to making New York an ideal location for the Asia Week event in March.
The Art Newspaper, however, has criticized organizers for not including several key dealers in the efforts: Caskey-Lees’s Arts of Pacific Asia Show from March 24 to 27 and the Japanese Art Dealers Association.
Rochell spoke fondly of the annual Park Armory fair, which commenced in 1996, saying it established New York as an international center for Asian art. “I think more than ever, this Asia Week in March is going to show that [once again],” he said.
“It’s like counting the jellybeans in a big jar,” Rochell said, noting that there will be at least between 10,000 to 15,000 pieces for sale during the week. “Where else can you see that many works of art commercially available on the market at any one time?”
Some of New York’s major auction houses will be participating in the week, including Bonhams, Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Doyle, and iGavel.
“When I moved to New York three years ago, one of the things that struck me was how comfortable a myriad of cultures fit together in society and also in the art business,” said Sotheby’s vice chairman for Asian art, Henry Howard-Sneyd.
Howard-Sneyd says he finds the sense of crossover and cooperation between dealers and museums for the upcoming Asia Week very exciting.
Carol Conover, a dealer for Kaikodo Asian Art and specialist in Chinese ceramics, bronzes, and works of art, says that in New York, Indian and Japanese art is quite strong at this time. She says the richness of the numerous museums in the area contribute to making New York an ideal location for the Asia Week event in March.
The Art Newspaper, however, has criticized organizers for not including several key dealers in the efforts: Caskey-Lees’s Arts of Pacific Asia Show from March 24 to 27 and the Japanese Art Dealers Association.
