Saatchi Gallery in London has launched a Chinese language web platform where artists can share their work. From The Independent:
Annabel Fallon, the spokesperson for Saatchi, said the global interest in Chinese contemporary art meant artists in China needed a platform from which to show their work and learn about contemporary art practice in other countries. Meg Maggio, the director of Pekin Fine Arts, said the chatroom function of the site was particularly important….
Chinese artists will be able to post their profiles and have them translated into English.”It’s very exciting for us to be one of the first fully interactive sites on the Chinese internet,” Charles Saatchi said at an official launch in the trendy Danshanzi art district of Beijing.Mr Saatchi was an early champion of young British artists such as Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin, who have have a strong influence on China’s rising stars. [Full text]
Read an earlier report about the site.
