There was a time when Paris was the center of the art world. At some point, it was Venice, while the mid-XX century saw the rise of a vibrant New York art scene. But as travel gets easier and the world gets smaller, exciting art destinations are becoming increasingly versatile and distant. Past several years were marked with the rise of China and Hong Kong on the global art market, but today many experts agree that Taiwan is the next up-and-coming art location.
Impressive History of Art Collecting
To be fair, Taiwan is not exactly an unfamiliar art location. The island next to mainland China has a strong collector base that’s been internationally engaged since the 1980s. Taiwanese collector Robert Tsao, owns one of the most expensive art collections in the world featuring jade, bronze sculptures, and contemporary art respectively. Pierre Chen, the founder of electronics components company Yageo is an avid collector of Henry Moore, Mark Rothko, and Francis Bacon.
In the early 2000s, Taiwan had the same art market share as Hong Kong, with Christy’s and Sotheby’s holding annual auctions on the island. However, in the past two decades mainland China has…
