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What Will The Growth Of The Art Business Model Mean For The Traditional Chinese Gallery System?
According to an article this week in the Art Newspaper, a study by the non-profit dealer's federation found that fair-led, auction business and online media are replacing the traditional gallery… Read More-
Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibitions Increasing At Western Museums
This summer, blue-chip Chinese contemporary art is not only back in the news, it's being exhibited at an ever-increasing number of Western museums, even at venues not traditionally known for… Read More -
ArtTactic’s New Chinese Contemporary Art Survey: China World’s “Most Confident” Art Market
ArtTactic’s newest survey of the Chinese contemporary art market reflects what many in the art world have suspected over the past six months: the confidence of Chinese collectors in contemporary… Read More -
2010 “Art Power” Awards Ceremony Held In Beijing: Zhou Chunya Tops, Ai Weiwei Outside
This week, BMW and Art Value Magazine held the fourth annual "Chinese Contemporary Art Power" awards ceremony in Beijing's 798 arts district, celebrating the work of some of China's top… Read More -
Auction Wrap-Up: Chinese Artists Beat Estimates In London
Reflecting the ascendance of top-tier Chinese artists into the upper echelons of the art world, works by Ai Weiwei and Yan Pei Ming were auctioned this week alongside pieces by… Read More -
World’s Most Expensive Sunflower Seeds Sell For $560,000, Triple High Estimate, In London
The presence of new Chinese collectors, both in person and over the phone, was felt yesterday at Sotheby's in London, where the Beijing-based artist Ai Weiwei sold well over high… Read More -
Ai Weiwei: From Art Star To Asteroid
Following his recent show at the São Paulo Biennale, the opening of his "Sunflower Seeds" installation at the Tate Turbine Hall in London, and his temporary house arrest in Beijing,… Read More -
ArtTactic’s Contemporary Chinese Art Analysis: Asian Demand Driving Prices To Pre-Boom Levels
ArtTactic's newest report on the Chinese art market indicates that it's in the midst of a "second boom," this time driven by Asian, rather than Western, collectors. Read More -
Blue-Chip Chinese Artists Sell Alongside International Heavyweights At Abu Dhabi Art Fair
The recently concluded Abu Dhabi Art Fair was a success in more ways than one for top Chinese contemporary artists. Read More -
Cheap Rent, Vibrant Cultural Scene Attracts Flood Of Chinese Artists To Berlin
Currently, 70 Chinese art and music students currently attend Berlin's elite University of Fine Arts in Charlottenburg, while a record 772 Chinese students are registered at the nearby Technical University. Read More
