Le Journal Interviews

Tell me a few words about yourself and the art you relate to. Woffles Wu: First and foremost I was, and am still, a painter without a commercial objective – I just love to paint. In my teens I was influenced by the Matissian style of Ding Yan Yoong and created a lurid, manga style …

Posted: June 21st, 2016

Category: Interviews

In discussion with Indonesian artist Iskandar Fauzy   Tell me a little bit about yourself. Well, my name is Iskandar Fauzy and I am an acrylic painter. I started painting 7 years ago after working as an interior designer. Through my practice I would say that I search for something I ...

Posted: June 9th, 2016

Category: Interviews, Voices

As a Singaporean, what is your opinion of the local art scene? In the context of Southeast Asia, Singapore has a different environment all together. Singapore has a completely different comfort level and this affects its artists’ behaviours. Singaporean artists are very conceptually strong but ...

Posted: May 26th, 2016

Category: Interviews

The lines between sculpture and architecture have always been blurred. We understand both have a critical responsibility to address the physical space and consider tenets of form, scale and material. Certainly by definition, architecture must also confront some utilitarian duties in addition to ...

Posted: May 24th, 2016

Category: Interviews, Voices

During the hustle of jotting between art fairs in the French capital, an intermediary interview with Swiss dealer Philippe Rey discussed his opinions on the state of the concurrent art market. What kind of work would you consult your collectors to buy? Art is not like stocks. If you want to invest ...

Posted: May 3rd, 2016

Category: Interviews

Tell me a little bit about the dslcollection. What is its motives? We have been collecting over the last 30 years but the dslcollection only began 10 years ago. It  focuses on contemporary Chinese art and has no limitations to media. The nature of the collection is to keep developing as the art ...

Posted: April 19th, 2016

Category: Interviews

How has technology changed the art market? After many years running successful galleries in Switzerland and Asia, we noticed habits had changed dramatically. In the past, collectors were often exclusive to a single dealer or a gallery, but the web radically changed the art market. Collectors now ...

Posted: March 30th, 2016

Category: Interviews

What are the key things we should know about ArtAndOnly? ArtAndOnly is an innovative sales platform specializing in contemporary art across many disciplines. With a focus on quality and a carefully curated selection of unique work by emerging and established talent, ArtAndOnly makes buying and ...

Posted: March 17th, 2016

Category: Interviews

About Armen Agop Age: 47   |   Nationality:  Egyptian   |   Passion:  Life   |   Influencers:  The sun Worse project:  I forgot it  |  Greatest achievement:  I haven’t achieved it yet  |   Future dreams: Awareness You were born in Egypt from Armenian descent. You are now ...

Posted: March 5th, 2016

Category: Interviews, News, Voices

You have been very active in the world of art since a young age, having been born into a family of successful art dealers. Tell us about your early experiences in the art business, and what inspired you to remain involved over the years. Serge Tiroche: I was born in Israel where my father had ...

Posted: February 19th, 2016

Category: Interviews, Market, News

Fu Lei is an artist who creates art with his soul, and he believes the way of expression in art should be decided by the artist’s sincerity rather than the market. His work confronts the economic times in a unique language of absurdity and morbid criticism. Currently based in China, Fu Lei ...

Posted: February 12th, 2016

Category: Interviews

Lorenzo Rudolf, as Director of Art Basel from 1991 to 2000, you spent more than 10 years developing fairs around the world including the Frankfurt Book Fair, the International Fine Arts Exposition in Palm Beach and ShContemporary in Shanghai. Why did you decide to move to Asia? Lorenzo Rudolf: The ...

Posted: February 5th, 2016

Category: Exhibitions, Interviews, Market