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Hope to overcome

Recently, famous China is artistic now · of collector black benefit hopes to overcome, attended what in Shanghai the people‘s livelihood contemporary art gallery holds “ in lucky artist collaboration communicates colloquium “ , accepted the reporter‘s special report, talked about him to pound the view of global art market to the economic crisis that second half of the year erupted last year. He expresses, this market crisis, to true collector just is rare opportunity.

Tibetan home does not accept market impact

Rare gram is in China reforming and opening at the beginning of serve as the earliest the tall canal of a batch of Chinese-foreign joint ventures comes to China, collect the work of Chinese contemporary artist systematically. No less than attends colloquium “ artistic and contemporary “ what Xu Ke says magazine chief editor, he visited studio of 1000 many artists at that time, collected about 2000 work. This economic crisis pounded market of Chinese contemporary art directly, to this, rare gram expresses, he still is continueing to collect Chinese contemporary art, he still has the glow of this respect. Because this is the thing that has very tall get one‘s own back, also be the good way that knows China.

Because China is contemporary in recent years spurt in prices of work of art, he was changed before “ the system is collected “ practice, receive 559 every year however, collect also become quite “ macroscopical “ , choose work strictly. The market dropped now, his collect a plan to do not have a change, still perhaps meet those who enlarge him collect a number, and this should depend on he saw what work. He still emphasizes, no matter how this market goes, he can continue collect, he does not care the work price of the artist after he is collected.

The market drops have profit

Rare gram pays attention to the direct communication with the artist, speak of the influence of this market crisis to the artist, he thinks that is the front, it is a good thing to the artist, consider his art and because the artist has more time,going is not to care the market. The artist should not borrowed oneself or borrowed others. Only such ability can make Chinese contemporary art more competitive. He still expresses, the price drops to him such collector is advantageous. He says frankly: “I hope the price than now is low still. Because I do not sell work, I want to collect. I want to collect..

Speak of contemporary skill of a few fundamental China of international collector undersell, he expresses, every collector has different idea. It is normal that artwork makes over itself. But the think of a way that collector should say him candidly clear to the artist, if be with what collect name got very low price, however in the market costly undersell, he feels this is very inequitable to the artist.

Need more and independent commenter

Rare gram still founded “ award of Chinese contemporary art “ (CCAA) , in order to commends and promote Chinese contemporary art. He expresses, china needs the essayist of more independence, but still do not have apparent progress till recently. What people can see is, chinese contemporary art decides artistic stand or fall by the market. Nearly two years a lot of artistic magazines appeared, but its art is commented on and do not have up to mark. In the meantime, china still lacks mature orgnaization. On one hand a lot of people want to participate in, lack commenter and art orgnaization on the other hand. Because this established a special commenter award in CCAA award, the hope lets essayist be in China to be able to make a living with independent artistic criticism.

Speak of him wanting to build a museum in China, he expresses again, this should expend very great time, but all construction that these return software of be not a patch on. Chinese this respect begins late, because this also may spend a lot of time. Because this is done not have,shortcut can go. The likelihood needs the effort of a few acting people. For instance Shenzhen is in the museum scale that construct is very large, but light has very large space, very good establishment insufficient still, need a large number of professional public figures. But China lacks professional personage, face the process of a continuous study.

Record China‘s artistic now contrail

Rare gram expresses, his collect, the work that draws a of the meeting unknown artists from star begins. When just going to China, he returns the art that is special to the west avant-courier only to be interested, do not care about Chinese art at the beginning so, crossed period of time to just begin to pay close attention to Chinese contemporary art. He feels very strange at that time, chinese contemporary art does not have a person to collect, no matter be private,still be an orgnaization, be interested in those work without the person. He feels this thing wants somebody to do, will collect, will record Chinese contemporary art, as the person that think, record China‘s artistic now contrail.

He emphasizes, his collecting is according to the record artistic now whole appearance undertakes. On one hand the work that he collects all sorts of types all the time, include kinescope, brushwork to wait a moment; On the other hand, once he had collected the work of a certain artist, if this artist has,be different from newly before work comes out, he still can be collected again.

After the market soares, he begins to fund a few projects, to this he expresses, these project itself some can be brought to him collect, some are collected with his did not concern.

Perhaps be coincidence

Xu Ke is mentioned in discuss, 3 Swiss people‘s artistic now to China development made historical contribution, serve as collector besides rare gram outside, the curator that still has gallery of sweet case accept Lawrence · He Pulin, and 2007 first “ Shanghai is contemporary “ Er of Yu Bei of · of Er of Pi Ai of artistic chief inspector.

Why is rare gram the problem that Swiss person collects Chinese contemporary art expresses, swiss person has collect the tradition with artistic now foreign country. Be in China not only, swiss person also has such example in France, United States: The reflection that Swiss person often is Europe person, like to collect the artwork that comes from a foreign country. The first of similar art gallery, museum communal orgnaization on the world is born at the Swiss Basel of 16 centuries, over, first time of average citizen throughout history can collect artwork. Nevertheless he says again, swiss person collects Chinese contemporary art perhaps is coincidence, “Because the west also is collected before me contemporary art “ .

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