EDITORIAL

Editor's Letter: Earthly symmetries

Two wonderful exhibitions and a new book highlight the very real  links between traditional Asian and modern and contemporary ceramic practice in the West.

EDITORIAL

From the archives

Chinoiserie, so beloved of the French in the 18th century, was a mere fad for the exotic, wrote Anita Brookner in November 1957. As the Chinese economy booms, will its 21st-century cultural exports enjoy any more longevity in the West?

CONTEMPORARY ART

Around the galleries

Paris Tableau, a brand new fair dedicated to Old Master paintings, opens in the French capital, while the autumn fairs’ season sees a host of international events in Amsterdam, Cologne, Vienna, London and New York

CONTEMPORARY ART

Collectors’ Focus

The European trade in fine antique Tang, Song, Ming and Qing ceramics has been strong for over five centuries. But the last half decade has a seen a surge in demand by newly wealthy Chinese collectors.

ARCHITECTURE

Architecture

Buckinghamshire is the unlikely setting for a French château, but it has been home to the Rothschilds in England since 1874. Today, Waddesdon Manor continues to grow, with the addition of architect Stephen Marshall’s gallery complex on Windmill Hill.

Collectors’ Focus

The European trade in fine antique Tang, Song, Ming and Qing ceramics has been strong for over five centuries. But the last half decade has a seen a surge in demand by newly wealthy Chinese collectors.

MARKET REVIEW

New York sees a major Klimt go under the hammer, and works from a significant contemporary collection. Recent surprise finds included a Chinese jade in Philadelphia, and a rare brooch on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow

MARKET PREVIEW

New York’s fall season offers some remarkable opportunities to buy highly desirable and expensive works of art.

Made in China

Judith Neilson and her husband Kerr founded the White Rabbit Gallery in Sydney, which displays Chinese art produced after the year 2000. She spoke to Apollo about why she wanted to share her collection

Developing the Collection

During the Metropolitan Museum’s eight-year redesign of its display of Islamic art a number of important acquisitions have been made, which further enhance the museum’s presentation of the arts of Islam

The Taste for Cizhou

The British Museum’s collection of Cizhou stoneware reveals the aesthetic and technical refinement of these objects. While not initially valued by collectors in China or the West, new research into these items is revealing much about the popular culture of the time

The Artistry of Clay

Gordon Baldwin forges his ceramics into colourful, abstract forms, blurring the boundaries between pottery, sculpture and even painting. In the coming months, the north of England plays host to two timely exhibitions at York Art Gallery, which pay tribute to this pioneering British artist

An Evolving Legacy

Tokyo’s Nezu Museum, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, began as a private collection and home. A recent expansion has sensitively enabled the museum to remain a shrine to the quiet contemplation of Japanese art

Eye of the tiger

Since its launch in 1998, Asian Art in London has developed into a mecca for collectors. With international dealers participating for the first time, this year the event is bigger than ever

A New Context

This month the Metropolitan Museum of Art unveils a suite of new galleries housing its superb collection of Islamic art. The painstaking renovation is underpinned by a curatorial approach that seeks to present a far broader picture of Islamic art than ever before.