Phillips, in its second year at its West Kowloon headquarters, was boosted by a major consignment – a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting – and pulled in HK$296 million from its modern …
And only seven lots were valued at more than 10 million yuan, all consigned to China Guardian. Cuppar achieved total sales of 89.7 million yuan from its combined 20th century …
The island has a long tradition of art collecting, including by Taiwanese families that have supported domestic artists since the late 19th century. There are also Chinese immigrant families who …
Self portrait with Braid, 1941. Artist Frida Khalo. Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images These days, it seems like every asset manager is offering advice to their private clients about how …
HSBC, the largest bank in Hong Kong and Europe, is seeing more business from ultra-rich clients who are eager to borrow against their “illiquid or concentrated” assets amid interest-rate uncertainty. …
Artist Maggi Hambling at an exhibition at Marlborough Gallery in London in 2020. Photo by Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images Businesses open and close all the time, and art …
The artist Christo sets up all his projects as limited liability corporations. Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Serpentine Galleries For all the talk about how the …
Field Recruitment founders Megan ODell (l.) and Ines de Seroux (r.). Courtesy of Field Recruitment Working in the art world has many perks. The parties are great, and the people …
Ala Art Fair attendees in 2023. Photo: Timur Epov, Almaty, 2023 For more than three decades, collecting art in Kazakhstan has meant one thing: big business. In the thirty-three years …
A view of the 21st edition of Art Basel in Miami Beach, Florida, on December 8, 2023. Eva Marie Uzcategui/AFP via Getty Images The art market faltered in 2023 amid …