francois pinault

The luxury conglomerate sends a Chinese reporter to Europe as it promotes the company to potential Chinese employees. Read More

In a sophisticated strategy combining fashion with art, Italian luxury brand Bottega Veneta recently launched a contemporary art exhibition in its Shanghai concept store. Read More

Even with mainland Chinese collectors becoming more discriminating and increasingly passing up mid-range works at recent auctions, Zeng, perhaps China's most sought-after blue-chip artist save for Zhang Xiaogang, has remained virtually unscathed. Read More

Over the last decade, as several global luxury brands have linked up with Chinese artists for special collections or events, one luxury industry giant and noted art collector, PPR's François Pinault, has been busy linking up with blue-chip painters like Zeng Fanzhi. Read More

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 model as the main source of revenue in the global art world. Read More

As an added bonus to the exhibition, Zeng will hand-pick one work to be auctioned off at Christie's Asian Contemporary Art & Chinese 20th Century Art Evening Sale on May 28. Read More

As an added bonus to the exhibition, Zeng will hand-pick one work, valued around US$1.3 million, to be auctioned off at Christie's on May 28, with proceeds going to the environmental organization The Nature Conservancy. Read More