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Launched today and running through March 17, 2013, "L'Ombre Du Fou Rire" -- the first major European solo exhibition by blue-chip Chinese contemporary artist -- takes place at the Fondation Cartier Pour l’art Contemporain in Paris. Read More

Amid a drop in property prices, lower economic growth rates and a crackdown on art importers in mainland China, the upcoming Sotheby's autumn auction series in Hong Kong will test the strength of Chinese demand for art, wine, watches and jewelry as both alternative investments and luxury goods in their own right. Read More

With the attention of the global art auction world firmly on the Greater China market at the moment, observers are eager to see whether economic turbulence has dampened collector enthusiasm or if the fundamental motivations of this buyer class remain intact. Read More

With fall just around the corner, Hong Kong is set to heat up again with Sotheby's Autumn Auction series, taking place from October 5-9. Read More

With works by blue-chip Chinese artists regularly selling for millions of dollars at auctions in China, Hong Kong and overseas, one of the important questions for a hopeful new collector is which artists are due for more attention. Read More

The big news this week in the Chinese art scene is the announcement that famed Chinese contemporary art collector Dr. Uli Sigg will donate over 1,000 pieces from his vast collection to Hong Kong's upcoming M+ Museum, due to open in 2017. Read More

Set to take place one day after the Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art Auction on May 26, Christie's Asian Contemporary Art day sale in Hong Kong will present an enticing spectrum of works from leading Chinese and other Asian artists like Fang Lijun, Zhang Xiaogang and Yue Minjun. Read More

Following on the heels of the successful Sotheby's Spring Auction series in Hong Kong, during which blue-chip Chinese contemporary art pushed totals for that segment to HK$211 million (US$27.2 million), Christie's Hong Kong will hold its Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art auction on May 26. Read More

Along with its status as the world's largest wine auction market, recent years have seen Hong Kong become a key art market as new mainland Chinese collectors and skittish local investors have turned to art as a relative safe haven. Read More

Launching in advance of the 2012 Beijing Auto Show, Cadillac is set to run its "Dramatic Journey" art and design exhibition from April 21 through May 15 at Beijing's National Convention Center. Read More