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Analysis of different gallery models in China and the United States
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Analysis of different gallery models in China and the United States

Yue Su
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
2014
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-6274
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Abstract

Art galleries, Commercial Art galleries, Commercial--Management Arts--Management Gallery models Contemporary art China United States
Beginning in 1978, China underwent social and economic reform and developed a more open policy toward the West and, consequently, Chinese contemporary art developed rapidly. Modern galleries especially began to develop and grow in China from 1991 when the now-iconic Red Gate was founded in Beijing. Now the world-class gallery Pace has a branch space in the Beijing 798 Art Zone and Chinese artists enjoy better and better reputations on the international stage. This thesis compares the two different locations of Pace Gallery in Beijing and New York, determining the similarities and differences in management of different gallery models. Then two different commercial galleries in Beijing and New York are discussed: Long March Space, one of the first Chinese galleries participating in prominent international art fairs, and Klein Sun Gallery, one gallery focusing on Chinese contemporary art in NYC. After that, two student founded new 'gallery projects' will be analyzed. The first one, called 'The Gallery,' has no fixed location but had its very first season in Beijing; the second one, Gallery Fou, is based in Brooklyn, New York. The main differences between US and Chinese gallery models and suggestions for future research will be emphasized in the last chapter.

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