Chinese collectors: new faces
Art & Business | The young generation of collectors is emerging from China. Here are several names, which would be quite important in the coming years : Han Lin (27 / WoodArt private museum), David Chau (30 / funds the Leo Xu Project and Shanghai contemporary Art Fair), Xun Lu (30 / Sifang Art Museum), Chong Zhou (25), Jian Shi (23).
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Shi Jian, collectionneur
© Courtesy of Shi Jian
They have something in common : 1° Aged between 20 and 30 years old. Shi Jian is only 23, doing his Master in international relationship in University of Strasbourg. 2° From rich families. They are the second or third generations of tycoons, such as property developer, investor, owner of pharmaceutical firm, entrepreneur etc. 3° Well-educated and have a global vision : they have studied abroad and influenced by the western culture that makes them able to appreciate contemporary art, comparing to the last generation. As the local art market evolved rapidly in the past decades, these young Chinese collectors expand their collection quickly and they are changing the ways of the traditional players operate by building private museums and […]
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