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Much as the Beijing winter has been very mild this year, overall, the art of the past year has also felt rather milder and more sentimental from previous years. Let us then explore the production and exhibition of this “old” contemporary art in the contemporary Chinese art world. >> Read more

He taps into a common sense of isolation which surpasses the boundaries of nations, culture, language, and ethnicity. The artist creates a window into the current state of Chinese society, and in some ways even affirms many Western preconceptions about China. >> Read more

The first academic conference on Chinese and international art market, entitled “Art Market: Beijing Forum”, hosted by Capital Normal University, and organized by the Institute of Cultural Studies and College of Fine Arts, CNU, will be held in Beijing in May 24--‐26, 2013. >> 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

“ON | OFF: China’s Young Artists in Concept and Practice,” an exhibition of the work of 50 young mainland Chinese artists, will open at UCCA in Beijing on January 13, 2013. >> 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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Since the Financial Crisis, there has been consistent talk of why the art market has managed to sustain relative buoyancy compared to previous crises. One reason is perhaps that art is beginning to show increasing characteristics of fungibles such as commodities. >> Read more

Randian talks to Anders Petterson of ArtTactic on the latest version of the Chinese Contemporary Art Market Survey. >> Read more

Elisabeth de Brabant came to Shanghai in 2004 and soon began working in the then nascent M50 art district. In 2008 she established her own art advisory firm and gallery. Here de Brabant talks with Randian about growing up in a family of New York collectors, the nature of galleries and the problems of the China art market. >> Read more

Tim Marlow of White Cube speaks about the gallery’s expansion. >> Read more