Rising Chinese Artists “Less Bogged Down” by Politics
The Wall Street Journal's Wei Gu describes the art world's current fondness for a rising...
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Video: Ai Weiwei’s “Million Dollar” Vase Smashed
Video has surfaced of the destruction of a “million dollar” Han Dynasty urn that had...
$8.2 Million Calligraphy Scroll Said to Be Forgery
At The New York Times’ ArtBeat, David Barboza reports that a nine-character calligraphy...
A Culture of Bidding
The New York Times has produced a lengthy and in-depth report and digital feature on the culture...
Asia: A New Market For The Stamp Savvy
Jason Chow reports for the Wall Street Journal that the market for collectible postage stamps is...
Zhang Daqian Outsells Picasso
Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien), is one of China’s most famous painters, and also considered one of the world’s master forgers for his work copying classic paintings. In a sign of the power of the Chinese art market,...
A Battle to Become Art Capital of China
With Beijing’s National Art Museum of China (Namoc) planning to open a new building in Olympic park displaying its contemporary collection in 2017, and Hong Kong’s M+ museum slated to open the same year, The New York...
Hong Kong Clings to Separate Identity
Tensions between Hong Kong and the mainland have fluctuated, but with the recent proposed education curriculum change and other signs of hostility, relations with the mainland seem to be under more stress in recent months. As...
Zao Wou-Ki: China’s Highest-Selling Living Artist
At The Wall Street Journal’s Scene Asia, Jason Chow profiles abstract painter Zao Wou-ki, China’s highest-selling living artist, whose auction sales last year reached $90 million. Despite his long career, Zao’s...
Ai Weiwei: ‘Why Do They Still Have to Spy on Me?’
The Globe and Mail’s Mark MacKinnon talks to Ai Weiwei about pressure from the authorities, its effect on his art, and his ongoing state of heavily restricted freedom which, MacKinnon writes, “could only be possible...
Almost Half of Chinese Auction Bids Unpaid
China is now the world’s largest art market. Yet, despite rules that full payment must be received within six months, many large bids made in China’s art auction houses last year remained unpaid when this time limit...
China Overtakes Britain in Art Market: Report
In yet another indication of the emerging clout of China’s wealthy class, the Chinese art and antique market has overtaken that of Britain to become the second largest in the world: “The Global Art Market in 2010:...
Chinese Art Prices Show Signs of Stabilizing
From New York Times: In May 2007, “The Sisters (Grand Family No. 7),” an oil painting by Zhang Xiaogang, sold for $1.16 million at Christie’s New York. Last month, it went under the hammer there again — this time for $722,500....
The Subtle Power of Zao Wou-Ki
The New York Times profiles artist Zao Wou-ki (Zhao Wuji 赵无极), in advance of two events in Hong Kong highlighting his work, an auction at Christie’s and an exhibit at Alisan Fine Arts: Even as the bubble in prices for...
Chinese Art: Tricks Of The Trade
Forbes takes a look at the collapse of the Chinese art market: Many saw this collapse coming. They should have seen the same thing coming in Chinese real estate and stocks (See “Shanghaied”), because each market...
As Chinese Art Market Crashes, Many Artists Applaud
The Christian Science Monitor reports on the rise and fall of the Chinese art market: The fastest-growing sector of a feverish international art market saw prices leap by multiples of ten or more. No longer. The global recession...
Sky-High Chinese Art Market Comes Back To Earth
The recession has deeply affected Chinese art market, causing a shrinkage of fifty percent. Galleries in Beijing also suffered from the dismal economy, via NPR.org: How much difference half a year makes. Last year, 11 of the...
China’s Art Market: Cold or Maybe Hibernating?
The Chinese contemporary art market, which so recently was enjoying skyrocketing prices and acclaim around the world, is now suffering as the global economic crisis hits personal pocketbooks. A New York Times article begins by...
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