Beijing's Ullens Center to help co-organise Paris exhibition

Frieze welcomes UK’s new visa rules for visitors as event’s co-founder prepares to “increase the dialogue” with Chinese artists and galleries

Sigg reveals that he didn’t necessarily like some of the contemporary art he bought

The proposed museum would probably be in New York

Asian art is in the ascendancy globally, while in Europe, Salvador Dalí reigns supreme

Artist-forgers have fooled Chinese collectors for centuries, as museums in the West are now discovering

From Liechtenstein to Lisbon, these collectors discuss their interests and methods

Interview with collector Jerry Yang

Officials ask M97 gallery to remove work

The Swiss collector is donating 1,463 Chinese contemporary works, with plans to sell another 47

While ancient art and ceramics remain popular, Contemporary Chinese art is taking off at home, and buyers outside the mainland are slowly looking toward Western art

Sotheby’s goes west as art centres spring up beyond the traditional coastal base

After the first sale fell through, the seal's second buyer gets a bargain

The days when buyers would pay top prices for any work seem to be over, as a maturing market becomes more selective and sensitive to change in the global economy

“Modern Chinese art has one goal: how to merge western art and Chinese art. Now Chinese collectors recognise the value of these works.”

Loyal collectors and galleries keep contemporary show on the map

Striking while the market is hot

Figures saw buyers losing interest in the genre, before they regained confidence early last year

But emphasis is still on traditional works, with less understanding of contemporary art

Tastes remain mainly traditional