Is my art leaving on a jet plane?

With the rise of art fairs and biennales internationally, Australian artists are competing in global shopping malls that dictate the market for good or ill.
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The real way most art travels – by hand – carried by the artist or dealer.

As Australian collectors and dealers return from Art Basel Hong Kong or head off to the Venice Biennale for Vernissage in May, there is considerable momentum in Australia’s global market. Many galleries and artists sold well in Hong Kong and the largest number of Australian artists ever will be be presented in Venice this year​.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina