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• The dodgy numbers game
  If you believe the statistics, as many art indexes and investment funds seem to, China is overtaking the US to become the world’s highest spending art and antiques market. But is this true? The figures, after a closer look at the reality of the... […]
• What Chinese collectors are really buying
  China is the world’s largest art market—even if the figures are disputed (see above). The numbers vary according to whose research you read, but the French site Artprice claims that in 2011, China represented 41.4% of the fine art auction market.... […]
• Move to Hong Kong? Sounds like a good idea…
  With the success of the Art HK fair, galleries from all over the world have been looking seriously at Hong Kong as a place to do business. Despite the high rents, dozens of dealers have started looking for spaces, partly encouraged by InvestHK, the... […]
• Credit card investigation shows art market open to international fraud
  A criminal network is believed to have targeted more than 30 auction houses across the UK, using fake credit cards to steal works of art. While initial reports claimed that the suspects only approached regional auction houses, it is now clear that... […]
• Head of Programme: Curating Contemporary Art
  Head of Programme: Curating Contemporary Art Salary: c £60k depending on experience (pro-rated for part-time). Location: South Kensington Campus The Royal College of Art, the only entirely postgraduate institution... […]