Artprice.com released 7th edition of its exclusive Contemporary Art Market Annual Report. This report analyses all auction sales results recorded between July 2012 and June 2013 for artists born after 1945. For the first time in the market’s history, global auction turnover from Contemporary art has exceeded the 1 billion threshold. Who are the main signatures driving the top end of the market? How strong is the speculative element? Who are the strongest price performers over the long term? Which emerging artists are likely to remain in the limelight? What are the particularities of the Contemporary Art market in Europe, in China, in the United States and in Qatar? What changes are currently underway and what risks is the market currently facing?
THE 2013 CONTEMPORARY ART MARKET
SUMMARY
THE LATEST TRENDS
Contemporary art posts its first billion
United States: the Basquiat trump card
China: openness and regulation
France: the international stakes at issue
The market leaders: physical deployments
The high-end market: over €500,000
Affordable art
THE AGES OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Contemporary classics
Emerging artists
COLLECTORS’ INSIGHT
GALLERIES’ INSIGHT
TOP 500 Artists 2012/2013
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