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For Auction Houses In Hong Kong, “Power And Patriotism Sell”
By highlighting the undertones of power and authority in the objects up for auction in Hong Kong, Sotheby’s is smartly playing to the cultural and historical proclivities of (primarily) mainland Chinese collectors.
Read Full Story »Week In Review: March 1-5
In case you missed them the first time around, here are some of Jing Daily’s top posts for the week of March 1-5.
Read Full Story »Chinese Contemporary Art Sells Out At Sotheby’s Auction In London; Hong Kong Auctions Expected To Follow
Last week, across four strong London auctions of contemporary art, one point that really stands out when you break down the results is the performance of works by Chinese artists.
Read Full Story »BMW Commissions Jeff Koons For 2010 Art Car: Will A Chinese Artist Be Next?
This week, BMW announced that this year’s “art car” will be designed by top American conceptual artist Jeff Koons. With only one Asian artist included in this program since 1975, BMW’s unprecedented popularity in China, and the rising status of Chinese contemporary artists in the last 30 years, it’s time for a Chinese artist to be included in this program.
Read Full Story »Iberia Center Launches Contemporary Art Initiative In Beijing
Last weekend, Beijing’s Iberia Center for Contemporary Art, in collaboration with Beijing CN Management Consulting Company, launched the “Asian Landmark: Toyota Project” arts initiative to boost interest in collecting art among Chinese individuals as well as companies.
Read Full Story »Predictions For 2010: The Chinese Luxury Buyer
Vivian Wai-yin Kwok of Forbes suggests that 2010 will be the a year of continued spending on so-called “practical” luxury items in China (contemporary art, luxury cars, and high-end real estate), rather than big-ticket items like yachts or private jets. We would go one step further.
Read Full Story »Ravenel’s Autumn Auction In Taipei A Selling Success
This weekend, Taiwanese auction house Ravenel held its Autumn Auction of Modern and Contemporary Asian art in Taipei, and according to results just published, the rising power of New Chinese Collectors and other highly motivated Asian buyers was well on display.
Read Full Story »Forbes: Asia’s Auction Rebound
Over the last few months, the global auction market has gotten a lift from a once-unlikely group of buyers: Asian collectors, led in particular by New Chinese Collectors, who have quickly developed a reputation for aggressive but sophisticated buying of everything from antiquities to contemporary art.
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