資訊 Art Market Weekly Digest
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China』s lingering nonpayment issues
China is the world』s No.2 art market, but not the most on track with payments. In association with China Association of Auctioneers (CAA), Artnet published this month the Global Chinese Art Auction Market Report 2017. At first glance, the Chinese market is doing very well, with total sales of Chinese art and antiques at $7.19 billion (￥50.55 billion), a 7% increase from the previous year. However, the recurrent issue of buyer defaults on successful bids in Mainland China continues to tarnish the Chinese market』s reputation. Only 28% of the lots over ￥10 million, and only 2 out of the 18 lots sold above ￥100 million in 2017, had been paid in full by May of this year. Likewise, only 49% of the total sales value for lots sold in 2017 had been paid as of May 2018, the lowest since 2011.
中國藝術拍賣欠款問題損害市場聲譽
作為全球第二大藝術市場，中國亟待解決藝術品交易的欠款問題。本月Artnet與中國拍賣行業協會共同發布了《2017年中國文物藝術品全球拍賣統計年報》。中國文物藝術品在全球範圍內拍賣總成交額為71.9億美元（505.5億元人民幣），較上年增長7%，總體上表現可嘉。內地一再出現成功競標後買方違約的問題，持續損害中國的市場聲譽。截至2018年5月15日，2017所有在1000萬元人民幣以上成交的拍品中，僅有28%完成結算；而成交價過億的18件拍品中僅有2件完成了結算。所有2017年成交的拍品中完成結算的部分僅為總成交額的 49%，降至2011年來最低。
Source / 來源: Artnet
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[ Art ] - ifficial Intelligence
Technology is progressively spreading in the art world from blockchains to paintings. This fall, Christie』s will debut the first auction for AI-made art by French collective, Obvious, at a New York sale on October 23-25. The work, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy, was created using algorithms induced by Generative Adversarial Network, which selected the features of the man in a dark coat from a dataset of 15,000 portraits done between the 14th and 20th centuries. The gold framed print is estimated at $7,000-10,000, and is currently on view in Christie』s London showroom.
人工智慧也能創作藝術嗎？
從創作媒介的革新到區塊鏈技術的引入，科技在藝術界的潛能挖掘不盡。10月23日至25日，法國創意團隊Obvious設計的人工智慧藝術將出現在今年佳士得秋拍紐約會場。設計者用生成對抗網路建立演算法，從14至20世紀的15,000幅肖像畫中選取與「穿深色外套的男子」相關的元素，創作出這幅《愛德蒙·德貝拉米的肖像》。這幅鑲金框的畫估值在7,000美元至10,000美元之間，當前在倫敦佳士得展廳展出。
Obvious, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy, 2018
Obvious,《愛德蒙·德貝拉米的肖像》，2018
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China Tracks Stolen Cultural Relics Online
This week, the Chinese government officially launched - Stolen (Lost) Cultural Relics Information Publishing Platform - (http://bdww.sach.gov.cn), in both Mandarin and English. Henceforth, the public can report online any relevant clues about stolen or lost Chinese cultural relics. So far, around 2,230 items from 19 provinces have been reported. The government encourages its citizens to engage in the protection of China』s cultural heritage. Due to historical reasons, a significant amount of Chinese antiques were stolen and taken abroad. The launch of this website is a major step in China』s effort to research and restore its cultural heritage.
中國政府利用網路尋找失竊文物
Shang Dynasty Bronze Li with Animal Patterns (1660 - 1046 B. C.) stolen from Anhui Province Museum in December 1988
商獸面紋鬲 （公元前1660 - 1046年）1988年12月從安徽省美術館被盜
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Berlin art scene faced with gender gap inequalities
Recently, a much less cool and progressive facet of the Berlin art scene emerged to the surface. A survey by the Institute for Strategy Development in cooperation with the Professional Association of Visual Artists Berlin, shed light on the impoverishment of Berlin artists, and the omnipresent gender pay gap. The average income for artists is €9,600 a year, with men earning on average €11,662, and women only €8,390. Another study showed that a third of women are victims of sexual harassment against 9% for men, and the lingering sexism in the industry is persistent with a higher 22% average of solo shows by men.
柏林藝術圈性別平等問題引熱議
最近，柏林藝術界一個埋藏已久的問題漸漸浮出水面。戰略發展研究所和柏林視覺藝術家專業協會合作開展了一項調查，他們發現柏林藝術家不但面臨貧困問題，因性別導致的收入差距也十分顯著。藝術家的年均收入為9,600歐元，其中男性年均收入為11,662歐元，女性年均收入僅為8,390歐元。另一項研究顯示，行業內三分之一的女性曾遭受性騷擾，而男性的這個數字僅為9％。男藝術家的個展數量也比女性高出22％，性別歧視問題長期困擾行業健康發展。
Professional Association of Visual Artists Berlin
柏林視覺藝術家專業協會
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Pair to the 『Bainbridge vase』 emerges at Sotheby』s
An identical pair to the famous 『Bainbridge vase』 will go down the hammer this fall at Hong Kong Sotheby』s. The exquisite porcelain was conceived by ceramic artist, Tang Ying, at Jingdezhen for the Emperor Qianlong in the Qing dynasty. Now, the question is whether the nicknamed 『Yamanaka vase』 after its first owner, will have the same fortune as its pair at the 2010 auction in Ruislip, UK. The "Bainbridge』 vase had made headlines when the gavel fell at ￡43 million, the highest price ever recorded for a Chinese antiquity. However, the transaction was never completed, reportedly due to the bidder』s reluctance to pay the flat rate 20% fee of ￡8.6 million. The vase was later acquired in 2013 by an unidentified buyer from the Far East.
乾隆洋彩玲瓏尊將現身香港蘇富比秋拍
乾隆洋彩玲瓏尊將現身香港蘇富比秋拍。這件精美的瓷器為清代御窯督陶官唐英奉乾隆帝命於景德鎮所作，由山中商會收藏。2010年在英國萊斯里普，與這盞成對的另外一隻洋彩玲瓏尊在班布里奇拍賣會上，以4,300萬歐元的高價成交，打破了中國古董拍賣的歷史記錄。然而因為買方不願意支付860萬歐元的固定費率，交易最終沒能實現。鼎鼎有名的「班布里奇尊」最終於2013年被匿名買家買下。
The Yamanaka Reticulated Vase. Photo: Courtesy of Sotheby』s.
乾隆洋彩透龍夾層玲瓏尊。圖片由蘇富比提供。
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Uffizi artworks now online
It is now possible to view online one of the world』s most admired collections from the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The world famous museum and Indiana University have worked together since 2016 to digitalize the collection in 3D. The project is set to be finished by 2020, but 300 digitalized sculptures and items from the collection are already on the museum』s website, https://www.digitalsculpture-uffizi.org.
烏菲茲作品圖錄上線
佛羅倫薩烏菲茲畫廊藏品在線上和觀眾見面。自2016年以來，畫廊與印第安納大學合作，將藏品數字化，以3D形式存檔。該項目預計2020年完工，現在觀眾已經可以在博物館網站（https://www.digitalsculpture-uffizi.org）上看到該系列中的300件數字化雕塑和作品。
3D view of Uffizi, The Wrestlers, 1914
烏菲茲《摔跤者》（1914）的3D預覽圖
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British Museum returns Iraqi artifacts looted during the war
Museums are regularly confronted with the issue of restitution of looted artworks. In 2003, the Scotland Yard police seized eight objects from an art dealer who failed to produce any proof of ownership, which were later transferred to the British Museum for identification. During the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, thousands of artworks were stolen from ancient sites and the National Museum in Baghdad. Earlier this month, the British Museum officially returned the objects to the Iraqi Embassy in London during a repatriation ceremony.
大英博物館幫助伊拉克拿回戰爭期間被劫掠的藝術品
尋找遺失的藝術品是美術館時常需要面對的一個難題。2003年，因一位藝術品經銷商未能向警方提供有效的所有權證明，警方將其所攜帶的八件藝術品轉交大英博物館進行鑒定。2003年美國發起侵略伊拉克戰爭以後，巴格達的國家美術館以及各處遺址有成千上萬的文物和藝術品失竊。本月初，大英博物館正式將這八件藝術品返還伊拉克大使館。
The British Museum.
大英博物館
Photo / 圖片: ? the Trustees of the British Museum
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From Rodin to Monet with love
Les Bacchantes Enchantées (1896), a sculpture gifted by Auguste Rodin to Claude Monet, went down the hammer for €108,000 at the French Besch Cannes Auction on August 15, 2018. The new owner is none other than the Claude Monet Musée Marmottan in Paris, the world』s largest collection of the Impressionist painter. The sculpture is signed and dedicated 「… to the grand master Claude Monet」, which highlights the close relationship in between the two artists. Aside from the unique piece of plaster, there were also nine drawings by the Impressionist painter, some of which exceeded €20 000, and one painting box that belonged to Monet, which sold for €8400.
見證羅丹贈與莫奈友誼的雕塑
2018年8月15日，羅丹贈送給莫奈的雕塑作品《著迷的酒神》（1896）在法國戛納貝施拍賣會上以108,000歐元的價格被巴黎馬蒙丹莫奈美術館拍下。馬蒙丹擁有全世界最廣泛的印象派收藏。雕塑上刻有「……贈給偉大的大師克勞德·莫奈」字樣，是兩位藝術家生前深厚友誼的見證。莫奈的家人此次也拍下了九幅畫作，部分價格超過20,000歐元，其中一個繪畫工具盒以8,400歐元的價格成交。
Auguste Rodin, Les Bacchantes Enchantées, 1896
奧古斯特·羅丹，《著迷的酒神》，1896
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