Judith Neilson pulls the White Rabbit out of the hat

Let's face it, there is not a lot of arts philanthropy in Australia.  So when someone builds a four storey art gallery filled to the brim with artworks that they have purchased over the past decade, opens the doors to invite the public in for free and says 'this is my gift to Sydney', one has to take note.  This is exactly what Judith Neilson has done at White Rabbit Collection, her recently opened art gallery in inner suburban Sydney that part houses (along with a couple of other warehouses) the results of her buying spree on Chinese contemporary art since 2000.

Confidence returns in time for some Festive Season cheer

Auction week, and the auction year, closed in Melbourne on a high note. Forthe first time in eighteen months it appears that vendor and buyer expectations have met to such a degree that a depth of bidding was apparent at all three auction houses: Sotheby's, Bonhams and Goodman and Deutscher and Hackett.  Sales rates by volume and value were the best they have been for a long time and reflected the depth of the market that appears to be peppered with a lot of new faces.