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Tom Tandio

In 2019, I was mainly occupied with overseeing the rebranding and relocation of Art Jakarta, Indonesia’s oldest and biggest art fair. Now that the year is ending, a reflection on what has happened over the past 12 months is indeed crucial for my team and I to examine our experiences, learn from them, and move forward.

The Asian art market went through distressing ordeals in 2019. The trade dispute between mainland China and the United States, as well as between Japan and South Korea, has slowed the industry down significantly. The protests in Hong Kong took many

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