Asia Week New York – the nine-day Asian art extravaganza – ended on a stupendous note: $200 million in sales, exceeding last year’s number by $25 million. From the minute the 47 international galleries of Asia Week New York opened their doors on March 14, a whirlwind of activities invigorated the city. The annual event was celebrated with a magnificent reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on March 17, where the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed more than 600 collectors, curators and Asian art specialists. The event ignited excitement that burned for the entire week, and the Asian art world buzzed with exhibitions and record-breaking auctions that were thronged with international buyers from mainland China, Taiwan, India, Japan, Korea and the United States.

“With an increase in overseas Chinese buyers, combined with many American museum curators and their patrons, Asia Week New York was a tremendous success this year,” says Carol Conover, chairman of Asia Week New York. “A record number of 47 galleries – saw steady and heavy traffic throughout the week, and the four major auction houses saw sales reach new highs.”

Allimageswere taken at Christie’s, New York.

   

Contemporary Chinese Art

Important Classical Chinese Furniture 

The ‘Min’ Fanglei

 Fat Lady from the Tang Dynasty

G. Ravinder Reddy

Vyna St. Phard, Asia Week New York, Christie’s

 

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