A Modern History of China's Art Market

1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-28796-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

This is the first English-language account of the modern history of China’s art market that explains the radical transformations from the end of the Cultural Revolution, when a market for art and artifacts did not exist, to today.

The book is divided into three sections: Part I examines how the art market in China was suspended during the Cultural Revolution, restarted, grew, and expanded into its current scale. Part II analyzes the distinctive value system of the Chinese art market where the state-run art system including academies, artist associations and museums co-exist with an independent market-oriented system; and traverses the most significant policies that drive decision-making and market structure. Part III explores the driving force of art creation by telling the stories of five contemporary artists across three generations.

Arts and culture professionals, scholars, and students interested in Chinese art, global art markets, Chinese government policy, and China will find this to be a valuable resource.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wu, Kejia

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunststile Asiatische Kunst
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Antiquitäten, Sammelobjekte
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Ausstellungskataloge, Museumsführer
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface & Acknowledgements Acronyms & Names Part I: China’s Art Market: A Modern History 1. The Origin of China’s Art Market 2. Auction Houses, Galleries, Art Fairs and Private Museums 3. Expectations for the Market Part II: The State and its Art System 4.The Paradox of Two Parallel Art Systems 5.The Role of Arts and Culture in Today’s China 6.The Infrastructure of the State Art System and the Party’s Strategic Plan Part III: Independent Artists Finding Creative Space 7. Beijing, CAFA and Societal Energy 8.Shanghai, Buddhist Practice, and the Post-Apocalyptic Digital World 9. Hong Kong, Plants and Ten Thousand Things

Über Autor(innen)

Kejia Wu is a columnist for the Financial Times Chinese Edition and a trustee of the New York Studio School. She authored The European Fine Art Foundation’s China Art Market Report and was awarded Art Market Observer of the Year by ArtReview Asia, LEAP, and The Art Newspaper China Edition. Previously, she was a member of the faculty at Claremont Graduate University and Sotheby’s Institute of Art and oversaw Asia projects and strategy at Sotheby’s in the office of the CEO. Kejia is a graduate of Yale University and Renmin University.