It certainly wasn't a feeding frenzy, but the bidding was persistent and determined at Christies November 29th Hong Kong auction of C20th Chinese and Contemporary Asian art.  Lots by masters such as Chu The-Chun and Zao Wou-ki were heavily contested.  A beautiful oil on canvas depicting falling snow Vertige Neigeux, 1990-1999 (lot 1020) by Paris-based Chu The-Chun amazed the 400 strong audience to achieve a hammer price of HK$40million (US$5.15m) off an opening bid of HK$13million.  It was chased by at least 3 buyers on the phones and 2 bidders in th

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.