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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

What should aspiring collectors know about the dynamics currently influencing China's art market, and how can they ensure they're buying the right artists? Read More

Buoyed by China's new collectors, ArtTactic's confidence indicator "remains strongly positive," though the differences between domestic Chinese and international auction houses are becoming increasingly stark. Read More

Having relatively few investment options at their disposal, recent economic turmoil means we can expect more investors to join the ranks of China's new collectors, who have increasingly driven sales at auction houses not only in mainland China but also Hong Kong, London and New York. Read More

Not all of China's aspiring new collectors can afford to drop millions at auction on a Zeng Fanzhi painting, and in response to growing demand we've seen new art-focused financial services offer investors of more modest means a chance to get involved in the art world. Read More

Following the lead of auction stalwarts like Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei and an ever-increasing number of entrepreneurs and investors, it appears that Chinese celebrities are now joining the ranks of the country's "new collectors." Read More

Looking beyond the headlines and bombast, ArtTactic's new study turns an objective eye to overall trends, analyzes recent auctions, tracks art market confidence, profiles China's key blue-chip artists, sets out art market models, and includes a list of collector tips. Read More

Indicating the importance of new Asian collectors in general and new Chinese collectors specifically, the ArtTactic reports include a dedicated section on tips for collectors, including advice on protecting and enhancing investments. Read More

Over the past two years, Guardian and Poly came seemingly out of nowhere to become true potential rivals to globally dominant leaders like Sotheby's and Christie's. Read More

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 art has now made China the “most confident” art market in the world. Read More