1. The Buenos Aires International Art Fair (ArteBA) has an upbeat vibe, and does much to boost enthusiasm about health in the contemporary Latin American art market.
2. The results are in from last week's New York auctions of Latin American art.
3. Painter Eric Fischl is fundraising for an exhibition, "America Now + Here," which will involve artists and audiences around the country in a representation of contemporary American identity. The show is set to open in DC in the spring of 2010.
4. The Finanical Times, London, bashes the Saatchi Gallery's recently opened exhibition "Abstract America."
5. Art-Athina, the Athens art fair, opens for the 15th year with a shiny new image that is getting positive reactions from visitors.
