Confidence in the Chinese contemporary art market declines 35% as the auction market slows down. Confidence in the Chinese contemporary art market looks increasingly fragile as the ArtTactic Chinese Art Market Confidence Indicator drops 35% from May 2012. The overall Confidence Indicator is now standing at 49, down from 76. This is the first time the Confidence Indicator has fallen into negative territory since the launch in February 2009. A reading of 49 (Indicator level below 50), means that the current sentiment in the Chinese contemporary a...

Confidence in the Chinese Contemporary art market drops 6% as market growth comes off the boil The confidence in the Chinese Contemporary art market has been increasing since ArtTactic launched its first Chinese survey in February 2009. However, recent findings could suggest that the market is slowing down after 3 years of rapid growth.   The ArtTactic Confidence Indicator has decreased 5.7% from 80 in November 2011 to 76 in May 2012. The Confidence Indicator remains firmly above the 50 level equilibrium level where positive and negative s...

Ai Weiwei was born in Beijing in 1957, and he graduated from Parsons School of Design and Art, New York (1993). Ai Weiwei is a highly respected member of the Chinese artistic arena. He was a member of Xing Xing; a self-taught group of artists of the late 70’s who rebelled against the norms of academia. While in the US he made conceptual art, focusing on the alteration of ready-made objects and situations. This influence of Dada is notably reflected in his Furniture Series which he began in 1997. These series also echo his great interest fo...

Confidence in the Chinese contemporary art market remains high, despite uncertainty in the global art market ArtTactic's Market Confidence Surveys provide in-depth analysis of market confidence based on data gathered from ArtTactic's network of industry professionals and tastemakers. The surveys also include unique analytic tools including a risk and speculation barometer, as well as short/long term confidence indicators for specific artists from the region. On a rapid path of recovery since February 2009, confidence in China's Contemporary and...

要点 - 尽管国际当代艺术市场的信心下滑，中国当代艺术市场的整体信心指标依然积极强劲。 - 中国当代艺术市场信心指数目前为80，是ArtTactic所有信心指标中最高的。（欧美＝35，印度＝53） - 但是，市场信心将在未来6个月接受考验，因为受访专家显示出了对当前增长率的可持续性的担忧。49％的受访专家相信中国当代艺术市场在未来6个月会持稳。（这一比例在2011年4月的调研中是17％） - 对于香港和内地当代艺术拍卖市场的风险认知的不同依然明显，内地拍卖市场的风险指标比香港高了49％。 - 艺术市场泡沫的风险正在加剧，75％的受访专家认为内地中国当代艺术市场存在非常高的投机性，而只有25％的受访专家认为香港国际中国当代艺术市场也存在同样的高投机性。

Chinese Art Market Confidence reaches an all-time high ArtTactic's Market Confidence Surveys provide in-depth analysis of market confidence based on data gathered from ArtTactic's network of industry professionals and tastemakers. The surveys also include unique analytic tools including a risk and speculation barometer, as well as short/long term confidence indicators for specific artists from the region. On a rapid path of recovery since February 2009, confidence in China's Contemporary and Modern markets has reached an all time high, eclipsin...

Contemporary auctions on steady course to recoveryArtTactic's Auction Analysis Reports summarise and analyse recent auctions from the key auction houses for each specific geographical region. By collecting and graphing data including volume of sales, average price and bought in rates, the reports are able to judge the success of auctions by comparing the final results to pre-sales expectations.The contemporary art auctions in London last week confirmed that the recovery is continuing, with the Contemporary Evening sales total reaching £95.7 mil...

Asian demand pushes up prices to pre-boom levels ArtTactic's Auction Analysis Reports summarise and analyse recent auctions from the key auction houses for each specific geographical region. By collecting and graphing data including volume of sales, average price and bought in rates, the reports are able to judge the success of auctions by comparing the final results to pre-sales expectations.Whilst other art markets are talking about the recovery, the Chinese art market is experiencing a second boom - strongly supported by regional buyers. The...

亚洲需求推动价格至牛市前夕水平 当其它的艺术市场还在谈论复苏的时候，中国艺术市场已经在憧憬第二次牛市了。这无疑得到了本土买家的强力支持。诸如国画书法和陶瓷艺术品等传统领域的拍卖价格屡创新高。艺术市场分析师们已经开始质疑这种价格的激增是否具有可持续性。 如果只分析中国当代艺术，香港佳士得的“亚洲当代艺术”和“中国二十世纪艺术”中的中国当代部分共完成了24,140,220美元的成交额。这处在拍前预估的16,773,250美元至24,438,050美元区间的上部。和2010年春拍相比，成交额上升了54.4%。这一成绩也与上月香港苏富比的结果一致，反映了一个积极上升的趋势。两大拍卖会并驾齐驱，佳士得的中国当代艺术部分比苏富比略高9.1%。佳士得的“亚洲当代艺术”拍品中，中国的当代艺术在成交额上占了89.5%，而在苏富比，这一比例为72.1%。

Chinese art market recovery picks up speed in first half of 2010 ArtTactic's Market Confidence Surveys provide in-depth analysis of market confidence based on data gathered from ArtTactic's network of industry professionals and tastemakers. The surveys also include unique analytic tools including a risk and speculation barometer, as well as short/long term confidence indicators for specific artists from the region. A significant amount of optimism has re-entered the Chinese art market, seeing it outstep its closest rivals of US & European a...