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The global art market is almost back to a pre-crisis level—and Chinese buyers are playing a major role. Read More

Following previous appearances in Shanghai and Beijing, the acclaimed traveling exhibition “Culture Chanel” launches on January 16 at the Zaha Hadid-designed Guangzhou Opera House. Read More

With Christie’s, Bonhams, Beijing Poly, Ravenel, Seoul Auction, Tiancheng and United Asian Auctioneers holding overlapping auctions in Hong Kong through November 28, the city is the center of attention in the auction world this week. Read More

The traveling Culture Chanel exhibition, which swept through Shanghai in early 2011 and the National Art Museum of China in Beijing last November, is set to make its third China pit-stop at Guangzhou's Zaha Hadid-designed opera house. 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

Running now through the end of June, the largest-ever exhibition of works by Picasso to ever hit Hong Kong, "Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris" gives local art lovers the rare opportunity to see 48 oil paintings and seven sculptures by the Spanish-born master. 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

This week, the art-collecting, Picasso-destroying casino mogul Steve Wynn engaged in a little "pottery PR," returning a collection of antique Chinese vases to the country in a ceremony at his Wynn Macau. Read More

As India's economy continues to mint new millionaires with an appetite for luxury goods, art and antiques, and diamonds and gold on par with their Chinese counterparts, we can only expect the rivalry between collectors in India and China to get more heated. Read More

After appearing on the scene in earnest only as recently as the last 20 years, Chinese collectors have arrived, and they've brought wads of cash along for the ride. Read More