art market

Last week the 1st annual Chinese Art Market Development Summit was held in Beijing, bringing together experts to discuss the Chinese capital's prospects as a major international arts hub. Read More

This year, amid a more selective buyer market, the name of the game remains quality, not only in terms of the artist but in terms of the artwork itself. Read More

With the autumn auction season approaching, major auction houses are taking stock of what we can expect to see in the Asian art market in the remainder of the year, following lower overall volumes despite record-breaking sales in Hong Kong this past spring. Read More

Recent coverage of the Chinese art world misses many important distinctions that must be made about the auction market in mainland China as well as Hong Kong. Read More

The Chinese art market is undoubtedly changing, and moving beyond from the massive price boom we saw in early 2011, but this is probably a good thing for the state of the market. Read More

If it wasn't a Chinese buyer who won the battle for "The Scream" at Sotheby's this week, what does its record-breaking sale have to do with China? Read More

Emerging seemingly out of nowhere in the last decade, Chinese art collectors have scoured the globe for every piece of top-quality Chinese contemporary art, rare antique and historical ink painting they can get their hands on, in the process becoming one of the world's most distinctive buyer segments. Read More

The recent $250 million sale reflects the new multipolarity and shifting power structure of the art world, where emerging players like China and India are producing new, cash-flush collectors with an appetite for top-quality artwork and, more importantly, are willing to pay dearly for it. Read More

Coming off a stellar year in the Asian art market, which saw records fall at international auction houses like Christie's and Sotheby's and emerging regional powers like China Guardian, commentators are now asking whether the momentum can continue in 2012. Read More

Any question about the willingness of China's art collectors to spend lavishly on artwork in 2011 has been put to rest with the news that Zhang Daqian was the top auction earner of the year. Read More