Draft:Kejia Wu

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Kejia Wu (American) is an art historian and China art market observer.

Education[edit]

Wu is a graduate of Yale University and Renmin University of China.[1]

Career[edit]

Early in her career Wu was a driving force in the development of a more professional private art scene in Beijing, co-founding the first non-profit art center, East Modern Art Center, in 2001. Internationally acclaimed artists Song Dong, Yin Xiuzhen, and Wu Wenguang all participated in this groundbreaking center.[2] One of the artworks, Dance with Farm Workers,[3] was selected to be shown at the 2015 Venice Biennale.

As an academic she was a member of the faculty and taught at Sotheby's Institute of Art and Claremont Graduate University.[4] She has also lectured at a number of institutions including Columbia University,[5] Council on Foreign Relations, New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture,[6][7] and New York University Shanghai[8] and is often quoted on the topic of China's art market in major media outlets including New York Times, Bloomberg News, South China Morning Post[9][10][11] Since 2012 she has been a trustee of the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture.[12]

Kejia wrote The European Fine Art Foundation 2019 Art Market Report with a special focus on the Chinese Art Market[13] which was widely covered in the media[14] predicting future difficulties for private museums.[15]

She is the author of the first book covering China's modern art market A Modern History of China's Art Market[16][17] and writes a column for Financial Times Chinese Edition.[18]

In 2019 the Editors of The Art Newspaper China Edition, ArtReview Asia, and LEAP named her the Art Market Observer of the Year[19][20]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Art and Politics: How Artists Respond to Turbulent Times through Their Creation A panel discussion with Professor William N. Goetzmann, Ian Johnson and Kejia Wu '11". Yale School of Management Connect.
  2. ^ "Song Dong | Pace Gallery". www.pacegallery.com. August 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "OTHER FUTURE". Google Arts & Culture.
  4. ^ "Professional Development | Prospective Students | Arts Administration | Arts & Humanities | Teachers College, Columbia University". Teachers College - Columbia University.
  5. ^ "Professional Development | Prospective Students | Arts Administration | Arts & Humanities | Teachers College, Columbia University". Teachers College - Columbia University.
  6. ^ "VIRTUAL ONLY: Virginia Moon and Kejia Wu: How the Early 20th Century Redefined the Course of Korean Art". New York Studio School of Painting Sculpture and Drawing.
  7. ^ "Life, Time, and Performances: Tehching Hsieh in Conversation with Kejia Wu". New York Studio School of Painting Sculpture and Drawing.
  8. ^ "ART & VALUE". ica.shanghai.nyu.edu. November 5, 2019.
  9. ^ November 09, 2023; Top Shanghai Art Fairs Are Back, Testing Chinese Buying Power in Down Economy, Bloomberg.com https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-09/top-shanghai-art-fairs-are-back-testing-chinese-buying-power-in-down-economy
  10. ^ Forsythe, M. May 5, 2023; The Mystery of the Disappearing van Gogh, New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/29/world/asia/van-gogh-china-buyer.html
  11. ^ Tsui, E. October 5, 2023; Chinese billionaires' attempt to trim art collection ends in a surprise flop at Sotheby's Hong Kong auction, South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/business/money/article/3236954/chinese-billionaires-bid-trim-art-collection-ends-disappointment-sothebys-hong-kong-auction
  12. ^ "Board of Trustees". New York Studio School of Painting Sculpture and Drawing.
  13. ^ "TEFAF Art Market Report". 2019.amr.tefaf.com.
  14. ^ Schneider, Tim (March 15, 2019). "The Much-Hyped Chinese Art Market's Best Days May Already Be Gone, a New Study Says". Artnet News.
  15. ^ Gerlis M. March 15, 2019; China's private museums struggle with costs, Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/2ac45010-457b-11e9-b83b-0c525dad548f
  16. ^ Wu, K. (2023), A Modern History of China's Art Market, Routledge https://www.routledge.com/A-Modern-History-of-Chinas-Art-Market/Wu/p/book/9781032287973
  17. ^ "A deep dive into the history of China's art market". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. September 29, 2023.
  18. ^ "谈艺录 - FT中文网". www.ftchinese.com.
  19. ^ "Kevin Ching Receives 2019 Asia Art Pioneers Award". 12 December 2019.
  20. ^ "Asia Art Pioneers honours key figures in the region". artreview.com.