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Of the Infinite Mind, the latest solo exhibition of artist Wu Jian’an, will open on December 9th, 2018 at Guardian Art Center, Beijing. This exhibition is jointly organized by the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) and Guardian Art Center, co-organized by Wanying Art Museum, Academically chaired by Fan Di’an, and curated by Zheng Yan. >> Read more

Built on the doorstep of Beijing’s historic Forbidden City, the Guardian Art Center is a new hybrid cultural institution that reconciles the city’s traditional urban fabric and thriving metropolitan energy with a diverse contemporary arts programming. >> Read more

Marlborough Galleries, founded in London in 1946, was the first modern International gallery, opening in Rome in 1962 and in New York in 1963, followed by other cities around the world, becoming the prototype for all subsequent International galleries. Ran Dian spoke with Gilbert Lloyd, son of founder Frank Lloyd and Managing Director of Marlborough from 1972 until 1991. >> Read more

More than just a form of artistic expression, ink art and especially ink painting, is a cultural signifier. >> Read more

After many years bound up in red tape Christie’s will be the first foreign auction house to be licensed to operate in China without a Mainland partner.
 
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The M K Lau Collection, one of Asia’s finest private collections of 20th century brush and ink paintings is proud to present Intimate Encounters: Handscrolls and Albums from the M K Lau Collection, showcasing 50 works that have rarely been presented to the public. >> Read more

News has broken that as of Wednesday, Taikang Life Insurance Co. has an active stake of 13.52% in Sotheby’s auction house. >> Read more

Situated on Wuhan University campus, Wanlin Museum (link in Chinese) opened on May 9. The museum was built with the support of university alum Chen Dongsheng, Chairman of Taikang Life Insurance and Founder of China Guardian Auctions. >> Read more

ArtTactic Chinese Contemporary Act Confidence Survey reveals that the primary market is strengthening against a weakening auction market which bodes well for the long-term health of the art market as a whole. >> Read more

Francois Curiel, Christie's Asia president on strong Asia growth: "in the first half of this year there was a 31% increase in Asian clients registering to bid on our sales in London and New York."

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