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Cornering the market

Auction houses are opening galleries and organizing exhibitions and lectures to improve private sales, in an attempt to enhance their traditional business model. More...

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Chinese fine art feels the pinch

The Chinese fine art market has run out of steam after three years of phenomenal growth, with sales at auction plummeting sharply in 2012. More...

Sotheby's Asian art sale moves into new territory

Local versus global

Along with China, India is another emerging market for Western art collectors. But unlike the Westerners, Chinese collectors show little interest in southeast Asian art. More...

The challenges facing the market in China

Sources of high-end art works have gradually dried up, leaving auctioneers with depleted resources and facing grave difficulties in the collection of items for auction. More...

The potential of China's art market

Prices of Chinese art works could be set higher if exhibitions, cultural centers, and the curation and planning of shows was improved. More...