art collecting
Confidence In Contemporary Chinese Art On The Rise
A recently-published report reveals that that confidence Chinese contemporary art has increased by 16.9 percent in April 2013, showing that it remains a growing asset for security among art collectors. Read More
New York’s Lincoln Center To Advise New Performing Arts Venue In Tianjin
At the new arts center, which is due to open in 2015, Lincoln Center will recommend artistic programming, propose an economic model for the center's operations, establish a design and construction process, and provide staff training. Read More-
Art Funds In China Succeeding Where Western Funds Have Fallen Short
Chinese art funds, which solely focus on collecting traditional and contemporary Chinese art, are performing better than many of their Western peers, which tend to ignore Asian art altogether. Read More -
Qianlong Vase Or Well-Made Fake? Chinese Collectors, Unbothered, Push To 800x Over Estimate At Auction
According to art expert Zhang Liguo from the China Academy of Art, prices for rare works from sought-after historical eras have become "totally crazy." Read More -
Look For Patriotic New Collectors To Loom Large At NY Asian Art Week
Asian Art Week is soon to hit New York City, and with the increased activity seen in the auction world over the past 18 months among new collectors from emerging countries like China, India, Indonesia and elsewhere, these collectors should loom large at some of the upcoming sales. Read More -
Hedging Their Bets: What China’s Millionaires Are Buying (Jing Archives)
From the archives: It’s no surprise that companies are bending over backwards to find out what drives the estimated 825,000 people worth over 10 million RMB (US$1.46 million) and 51,000 individuals worth over 100 million RMB (US$14.64) to make purchases. Read More -
Private Museum Summit Held In Beijing To Discuss Regulation
The Chinese government's lack of clarity regarding the establishment and regulation of private museums has caused a great deal of confusion among some in the country's art world. Read More -
Chinese Art Collectors Converge In Beijing At Global Collecting Forum
Although the last few years have seen the rapid rise of the New Chinese Collector of contemporary Chinese art, the relatively late arrival of Chinese collectors means that the vast majority of major works of contemporary Chinese art remain in the collections of Western art collectors (such as the former Swiss diplomat-turned-prolific collector Uli Sigg, who owns around 2,000 pieces) or Western art museums and galleries. Read More -
The Yuan’s Growing Global Reach: How Will It Affect The Art World?
Today, a piece on the internationalization of the Chinese yuan by Ha Jiming, the chief economist at China International Capital, China's largest investment bank, was published on Forbes.com. Ha believes that -- within the next decade -- the yuan will be a fully internationalized currency, and that the implications for this will be important and far-ranging. Read More -
Rise Of New Chinese Collector Continues As Chinese Antiquities Remain “Recession Proof”
Astronomical Prices Paid For Historical And Quality Pieces In Recent Asian Auctions Defies Global Economic Woes As More Chinese Collectors Get In The Game Hardly any industry has escaped the global economic slowdown unscathed, and art is no exception, but recent auction results indicate that the art market — or at least pockets of the ... Read More
