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<\/p>\nMarch 20 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
\nLocation: 40 Rector Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10006<\/p>\n
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Christie\u2019s Hong Kong auctions hit record numbers last March \u2013 bringing in a stunning $332.7 million in all, for important Chinese classical paintings, porcelains, bronzes and furniture from private collections. The high prices reflected what the auction house called \u201cdeep bidding\u201d from buyers in mainland China. It wasn\u2019t the first time Chinese buyers have stunned the Chinese classical art market. Remember the tiny \u201cchicken cup\u201d that fetched a record $36 million at a Hong Kong auction in 2014? The buyer, of course, was Chinese, a prolific art collector named Liu Yiqian. He celebrated his Ming Dynasty purchase by drinking tea from it. Come hear Cai Jinqing, President of Christie\u2019s China, share her insights on China\u2019s high-flying collectors and the burgeoning Chinese art market.<\/p>\n
Cai Jinqing is the Chairman of Christie\u2019s China. Ms. Cai joined Christie\u2019s as the Managing Director of Christie\u2019s China in 2012. She was appointed President of Christie\u2019s China in 2014 and hence appointed to the current role in 2016. Ms. Cai has successfully led the strategic business expansion and client engagement for Christie\u2019s China ever since. Christie\u2019s became the first international auction house to obtain the license to operate independently in China in 2013. Christie\u2019s launched its inaugural sale in China in 2013 and subsequently opened two new art spaces in Shanghai in 2014 and Beijing in 2016. Ms. Cai plays a senior advisory role to art collectors, funds, private and public art institutions on art collecting and market trends. She is also responsible for expanding Christie\u2019s educational and cultural activities and bridging cultural exchange between the East and the West. As Christie\u2019s senior representative on the ground, she supports the company\u2019s participation in cooperative programs between China and other countries, with a strong focus on promoting Chinese art on global stage, while both protecting and celebrating its cultural heritage. Ms. Cai was listed as \u201cArt+Auction Power 100\u201d by Blouin Artinfo in 2013 and \u201cThe 100 Most Powerful Women\u201d in Art by artnet in 2014, both for her influence in the art world. She was also nominated by Foreign Policy and listed in \u201cThe Pacific Power Index\u201d in 2015 as one of the 50 people shaping the future of U.S. and China relationship, acknowledging her efforts in raising the profile of Chinese art, at home and abroad. Ms. Cai received her bachelor\u2019s degree from Wellesley College in Massachusetts and a Master in Public Affairs from Princeton University. She was born and raised in Beijing and entered Beijing University before pursuing overseas education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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