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As Sotheby's has grown into an online marketplace, the company has much greater precision in terms of planning, pricing, and curating shows. Read More

Discriminating buyers from the Greater China region will find plenty to like about upcoming Sotheby's auctions in Hong Kong on April 5, from rare pieces by blue-chip Chinese contemporary artists to works by emerging names. Read More

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

He may not be a household name outside of China (or even in most households in China), but this past weekend a painting by the late artist Li Keran sold for a record-setting 293.25 million yuan (US$46 million) at the Beijing Poly spring auctions. Read More

Over the past few years, we've watched as China has emerged as the world's newest and fastest-growing art and auction market, with a newly wealthy demographic buying everything from Qianlong-era jades to blue-chip contemporary art. Read More

According to Sotheby's, the choice to expand its traveling exhibitions to Chengdu is a natural response to growing connoisseurship and demand for art in China. Read More

Relative newcomers compared to the likes of Christie's and Sotheby's, China Guardian and Beijing Poly have quickly emerged as the world's third and fourth-largest auction houses by feeding booming demand for art and antiques in their native mainland China. Read More

Faced with stronger competition from domestic Chinese auction houses Beijing Poly and China Guardian, Christie's in particular has sought to get involved in the Mainland market in any way possible and mend fences with Beijing. Read More

Following up a banner year in which the country's art market exceeded 200 billion yuan (US$31.75 billion), continued diversification away from China's stock market and real estate sector is expected to fuel the market in 2012. Read More

10 of our favorite arts & auction posts of 2011, including this past spring's landmark auction series in Hong Kong, the role played by art in China's boutique hotel industry, new art funds aimed at Chinese art collectors, and Hong Kong's increasingly critical auction market. Read More