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The World’s Top Chinese Art Collectors: What (and Why) They Really Buy
While many Chinese art buyers often see art solely as an investment, an elite group of power collectors wields significant cultural influence in the international art world. Read More
China’s Soul-Searching Wealthy Pay a Premium for ‘Brand Tibet’
Surging interest in Tibetan Buddhism and a romanticized image of life in the mountainous region have China's rich spending big money on Tibet-related luxury goods, travel, and gifts for spiritual… Read More
China’s Largest Private Art Museum Opens In Shanghai
Over two years in the making, this week the Long Museum, China's largest private museum, was officially launched by Chinese art "super-collectors" Wang Wei and Liu Yiqian. Read More
Chinese Collector Zhang Rui: “Buying Art Is Like A Drug Addiction”
One of mainland China's new generation of "super-collectors," Beijing businessman Zhang Rui now boasts one of the country's largest private art collections. Read More
Private & Philanthropic: The Evolution Of China’s Art Collectors
If there's one major distinguishing factor that sets the art market in China apart from the rest of the world, it's the near impossibility of easy classification. Read More
Priorities For Rich In Shanghai: Wealth Management, Art & Philanthropy
According to the recent "Shanghai Wealth Report 2012," published by the Hurun Report and Australia's Gao Fu Wealth Management, Shanghai, mainland China's financial center and a rising star on the… Read More
Chinese Art Lover Budi Tek Taking Place Among World’s Top Collectors
One of the world's most influential buyers of Chinese contemporary art, Budi Tek has spent the last several years amassing a collection of some of the most important works by… Read More
Domestic “Super-Collectors” Becoming Top Influencers In Chinese Art Market
Aside from pushing up prices for Chinese artists, perhaps the most interesting role played by Chinese super-collectors is their ability to shape the buying habits of new, small-scale collectors. Read More-
Jing Daily’s Best Of 2011: Arts & Auction
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,… Read More -
China’s Private Museums In Trouble?
The Art Newspaper writes this week that China's nascent private museum scene is already facing obstacles, due to government interference and the budgetary concerns of investors and founders. But is… Read More
