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        馬斯特里赫特，2012年3月15日。中國已經(jīng)超越美國成為世界最大的藝術(shù)品和古董市場，結(jié)束了美國數(shù)十年來在該領(lǐng)域的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)地位。3月16日發(fā)布的TEFAF歐洲藝術(shù)基金會最新年度報告《2011年國際藝術(shù)市場：藝術(shù)品交易25年之觀察》將披露這一歷史性的拐點，這也是全球經(jīng)濟熱點重心轉(zhuǎn)移的一個重要風(fēng)向標。
        該報告由世界頂級藝術(shù)品與古董博覽會----歐洲藝術(shù)品與古董博覽會（TEFAF）的承辦方----歐洲藝術(shù)基金會委托編寫。報告的中文版將首次由中國收藏家俱樂部編譯、出版并派送給有需求的藝術(shù)界和投資界人士。編譯和出版工作將在5月份完成。博覽會將于3月16日在荷蘭城市馬斯特里赫特向公眾開放，3月16日—25日，馬斯特里赫特會展中心（MECC）將迎來歐洲藝術(shù)品與古董博覽會的二十五周年慶。
        中國在全球藝術(shù)品市場所占的份額由2010年的23%上升到去年的30%，取代了多年的冠軍美國，美國以29%的份額列全球第二。專業(yè)從事藝術(shù)和裝飾藝術(shù)市場研究的文化經(jīng)濟學(xué)家、藝術(shù)經(jīng)濟學(xué)的創(chuàng)始人克萊爾·安德魯博士在她主編的報告中稱：中國的發(fā)展 “也許是近五十年來最基本和最重要的變化之一”。2010年即被中國超越的英國以22%的份額保持季軍地位，而第四名法國所占的份額遠遠落后，僅為6%。
        中國市場的強勁上揚加上藝術(shù)品銷售----特別是現(xiàn)、當代藝術(shù)品領(lǐng)域銷售的上升，使全球的藝術(shù)品與古董市場出現(xiàn)了持續(xù)的升溫。2011年成交額上升7%，達到四百六十一億歐元，相對于2009年市場危機時上升了63%。雖然去年的成交額仍沒有達到2007年衰退前的最高點四百八十一億歐元，但這些數(shù)據(jù)表明，在過去的兩年中，藝術(shù)品市場已經(jīng)獲得了有效恢復(fù)。

        首份由中國收藏家俱樂部譯制成中文的歐洲藝術(shù)基金市場研究報告闡述了以下主要成果：
        2011年，中國以占全球藝術(shù)品拍賣和銷售總額30%的成績首次超越美國，成為世界最大的藝術(shù)品與古董市場。
        美國占全球份額29%，比去年下降了五個百分點。歐盟27個國家所占總份額為34%，下降了三個百分點。在歐盟國家中，最大的市場仍是英國，占全球22%，第二為法國，占6%，兩國的世界排名不變。
        中國的藝術(shù)品和古董拍賣市場是全世界最具上升動力的市場，2010年激增177%，2011年又繼續(xù)上升了64%。
        全球藝術(shù)品市場在2011年得到持續(xù)恢復(fù)，總成交額上升七個百分點，達到四百六十一億歐元，相對2009年市場危機時上升了63%，成交件數(shù)也上升了5%，達到三千六百八十萬件。
        促使全球藝術(shù)品市場恢復(fù)的推動力來自于中國拍賣市場的活躍成交和藝術(shù)品銷售的上升（超過了裝飾藝術(shù)品）。
        現(xiàn)、當代藝術(shù)品總成交達到了藝術(shù)品市場的近70%，這兩個領(lǐng)域在2011年繼續(xù)強勁恢復(fù)，已經(jīng)超過了2007年—2008年最繁榮時期的水平。
        藝術(shù)品市場曾經(jīng)用了近十年的時間才從二十世紀九十年代的衰退中逐漸恢復(fù)過來，但是2009年的市場緊縮應(yīng)該相對短暫，一部分原因是藝術(shù)品市場的全球化趨勢使復(fù)蘇加快。
        歐洲藝術(shù)品與古董博覽會（馬斯特里赫特）創(chuàng)辦于二十五年前，在這二十五年中，藝術(shù)品市場的規(guī)模已經(jīng)擴大了不止一倍，從1991年的最低點（不到一百億美元）到2007年最高點（六百六十億美元/四百八十一億歐元）上升了575%。
        “除了規(guī)模上的快速擴大外，最近十年見證了藝術(shù)品市場銷售在地域分布上的重大變化，”安德魯教授在報告中寫道，“下一個十年將是新興市場國家對全球經(jīng)濟發(fā)展貢獻大于發(fā)達國家的第一個階段。”
        “中國市場的強勁推力來自于快速增長的財富、充足的國內(nèi)供應(yīng)和中國藝術(shù)品買家的投資性目的。雖然最近的經(jīng)濟危機使世界上其他地方的買家都更加謹慎，但中國資產(chǎn)市場和股票市場的不景氣以及缺乏其它投資渠道使中國顧客將大量資金投入藝術(shù)品市場作為一種替代性投資。”
        “但是，所有的地區(qū)在2012年都將面臨各自的挑戰(zhàn)：對于中國藝術(shù)品市場來說，是如何應(yīng)付市場過熱、促使市場更穩(wěn)定、長期地發(fā)展；對于歐洲市場來說，是如何在面臨持續(xù)調(diào)整和成本上升的情況下保持競爭力；對于美國來說，作為近年來的一個市場供求中心，該如何應(yīng)對失去霸主地位的挑戰(zhàn)。”

        歐洲藝術(shù)品與古董博覽會藝術(shù)市場專題研討會
        歐洲藝術(shù)品與古董博覽會二十五周年慶的活動之一----藝術(shù)品市場專題研討會將于3月16日，周五上午9點—12點在馬斯特里赫特會展中心第二觀眾廳召開。作為研討會的重要內(nèi)容之一，安德魯教授將在9點40分至10點05分發(fā)布她的調(diào)查報告。
        該報告的中文版將由中國收藏家俱樂部編譯、出版并派送給有需求的藝術(shù)界和投資界人士。編譯和出版工作將在5月份完成。請直接聯(lián)系中國收藏家俱樂部索取該報告的中文版。索取電話：+86 21 6153 3020, 郵箱collectioninchina@yahoo.com
        歐洲藝術(shù)品與古董博覽會是世界頂級的藝術(shù)品與古董展會。在今年的二十五周年展中，將有來自十九個國家的265家經(jīng)銷商參展。他們中除了有來自于歐洲與北美等成熟的藝術(shù)品與古董中心的展商外，2012年的展會還將迎來來自韓國、烏拉圭和阿根廷的新展商。

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        自2004年起，歐洲藝術(shù)基金會（馬斯特里赫特）為支持國際癌癥研究，在馬斯特里赫特大學(xué)醫(yī)療中心設(shè)立了歐洲藝術(shù)基金腫瘤學(xué)專席。

        藝術(shù)，不止是資產(chǎn)
        歐洲藝術(shù)和古董博覽會及其主贊助商“安盛藝術(shù)保險公司”（AXA Art）共同秉持這樣一個觀念：“藝術(shù)品，不止是資產(chǎn)。”它們聯(lián)手為藝術(shù)品收藏者，就風(fēng)險防范、保存、復(fù)原與修復(fù)等方面，全方位地提供了獨到的專家意見，讓收藏者們能夠?qū)⑹詹仄繁３衷谧钔旰玫臓顟B(tài)下。www.axa-art.com

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Maastricht, 15 March 2012. China has overtaken the United States as the world’s biggest market for art and antiques ending decades of American domination. This historic turning point, which is also an important indicator of seismic shifts in the wider global economy, is revealed in a new report published tomorrow (Friday 16 March).  The International Art Market in 2011: Observations on the Art Trade over 25 Years has been commissioned by The European Fine Art Foundation, organisers of The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF), which opens to the public in the Dutch city of Maastricht tomorrow. TEFAF Maastricht, the world’s best art and antiques fair, is being held from 16 to 25 March in the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre) and this year celebrates its Silver Jubilee.

China’s share of the global art market rose from 23% in 2010 to 30% last year, pushing the United States, with 29%, into second place. The report, compiled by Dr Clare McAndrew, a cultural economist specialising in the fine and decorative art market and founder of Arts Economics, called the development “perhaps one of the most fundamental and important changes in the last 50 years”. The United Kingdom, which was overtaken by China in 2010, remained third with a 22% market share while France was a distant fourth with 6%.

The powerful surge by China combined with a rise in fine art sales, particularly in the Modern and Contemporary sectors, led to a continuing strengthening in the art and antiques market worldwide. Sales in 2011 rose by 7% to €46.1 billion, an increase of 63% from the market crisis of 2009. Although not quite back to its 2007 pre-recession high of €48.1 billion, the market has staged a significant recovery over the past two years.
The principal findings of the report, the first TEFAF study of the market to be translated into Chinese, are:

?  China overtook the US for the first time in 2011 to become the largest art and antiques market worldwide with a share of 30% based on both auction and dealer sales.

?  The US share dropped by 5 percentage points to 29% while the combined total for the 27 European Union countries  was also down by 3 percentage points to 34%. Among the EU nations, the largest markets were the UK with 22% of the global total and France with 6%, both unchanged.

?  The Chinese art and antiques auction sector was the strongest growing market worldwide with a dramatic rise of 177% in 2010 and a further 64% in 2011.

?  The global art market continued to recover in 2011, increasing by 7% to €46.1 billion, an increase of 63% since the market crisis of 2009. The volume of transactions also increased by 5% to 36.8 million.

?  The driving forces behind the recovery were strong sales in the Chinese auction market and the rise of fine art sales (over decorative art).

?  The Modern and Contemporary sectors combined to account for nearly 70% of the fine art market. Both continued a strong recovery in 2011, leading them to levels in excess of the boom of 2007-2008.

?  The art market took nearly a decade to recover from the recession of the 1990s whereas the contraction in 2009 has been relatively short-lived. This is due, in part, to its increasingly global nature.

?  The art market has more than doubled in size in the 25 years since TEFAF Maastricht was founded and grew over 575% from its lowest point in 1991 (just under US$10 billion) to its highest in 2007 (US$66 billion/€48.1 billion).

“Apart from its rapid increase in size, the last decade has witnessed significant changes in the art market’s geographical distribution of sales,” writes Dr McAndrew in the report. “The next decade will be the first period when emerging market countries  contribute more to global economic growth than developed ones.”

“The dominance of the Chinese market has been driven by expanding wealth, strong domestic supply and the investive drive of Chinese art buyers. Although recent economic turmoil has created a more cautious buying climate in the rest of the world, growing domestic difficulties in Chinese property and stock markets and the lack of other alternatives appear to have led to a significant amount of substitution into art as an investment by Chinese consumers.”

“However all regions will be facing challenges in 2012 and beyond: the Chinese art market in how to cope with an overheated market and promote more stable, long-term growth; Europe, with how to maintain its competitiveness in the face of continued regulatory and cost burdens: and the US, with the challenge of losing its supremacy during the recent past as the centre for demand and supply in the market.”

TEFAF Art Market Symposium
TEFAF Maastricht will hold an Art Market Symposium tomorrow (Friday 16 March) as part of the events marking the Fair’s Silver Jubilee. It will take place in Auditorium 2 at the MECC from 9.00 to 12.00. As part of this, Dr McAndrew will present the findings of her report from 09.40 to 10.05.  Entry to the event will cost €95 for members of the public. Journalists will be able to attend without charge but will need to register.

Copies of the report at €25 each excluding postage, can be ordered through the TEFAF website www.tefaf.com under Shop.

TEFAF Maastricht is the world’s best art and antiques fair. This year’s Silver Jubilee edition will have 265 exhibitors from 19 countries. In addition to exhibitors from established centres of the art and antiques market in Europe and North America, the 2012 Fair will include dealers from Korea, Uruguay and Argentina.

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Art, more than an Asset
TEFAF shares its view of art as more than an asset with its principal sponsor, AXA Art. Their partnership provides art collectors with unique expertise covering the full range of risk prevention, conservation, recovery and restoration, to enable them to maintain their collections in the best possible condition. www.axa-art.com 

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