Chinese Contemporary Art in the Global Auction Market (Studies in the History of Collecting & Art Markets, 13)

Book info: Chinese Contemporary Art in the Global Auction Market (Studies in the History of Collecting & Art Markets, 13) (Hardcover, 368 pages) – Brill, 2022. Language: English.

Chinese Contemporary Art in the Global Auction Market examines the rapid rise of the global market for Chinese Contemporary art across the turn of the millennium. Focusing on key auction events, it traces the systematic and strategic role played by auction houses in promoting the work of ‘avant-garde’ Chinese artists, transforming them into multi-million-dollar global art superstars. Anita Archer’s research into this emerging art market reveals a powerful global network of collectors, curators, dealers and auction house specialists whose understanding of the mechanics of value formation in the global art world consolidated a framework for the promotion of Chinese Contemporary art to a Western audience. Editorial Reviews About the Author Anita Archer, PhD (2019), University of Melbourne, coordinates a Research Unit at that University. She is also an international auctioneer and art consultant, and has written two journal articles on emerging art markets in Asia.