Asian Contemporary Art

Contemporary Asian Art shows multiple facets—innovative, political, and lyrical—and it evolves with the rapidly changing social, political, and economic environments. This segment of the art market has shown incredible growth over the past 25 years, and now achieves record-breaking prices at auction.

artnet specialists regularly organize Asian Contemporary Art sales. Among others, artnet Auctions sold Yayoi Kusama’s etchings, Pumpkins (Portfolio of 5), 2006, for US$63,250. During an exceptional Chinese Contemporary Art sale in October 2011, Liu Bolin’s sculpture, Red Hands (Selection of 5 Figures) was sold for a record US$37,950 Premium and Zhang Huan’s Foam C-print for US$10,350 Premium.

Be the first to discover the latest emerging artists from this region and bid on established artists, such as Takashi Murakami, Zhang Huan, Liu Bolin, and Subodh Gupta. Click any lot below for more details and to place your bid.
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  • Nana Watanabe: Back of a Woman #2 (by Paul Taylor), 1996

    Aquatint, Photogravure

    Opening Bid
    US$5,000
    End Time
    7 days, 20 hours, 58 minutes
    Thursday, May 30, 2013, 11:13 a.m. (EST)
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  • Nana Watanabe: Back of a Woman #1 (by Paul Taylor), 1996

    Aquatint, Photogravure

    Opening Bid
    US$5,000
    End Time
    7 days, 21 hours, 19 minutes
    Thursday, May 30, 2013, 11:34 a.m. (EST)
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  • Chen Xiaoxuan: Untitled (Foot-Binding Cloth Series), 2011

    Chromogenic Print (C-print)

    Opening Bid
    US$2,500
    End Time
    7 days, 22 hours, 2 minutes
    Thursday, May 30, 2013, 12:17 p.m. (EST)
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  • Shadi Ghadirian: Untitled from the Qajar Series (Woman with Bicycle), 2001

    Chromogenic Print (C-print)

    Opening Bid
    US$9,000
    End Time
    7 days, 22 hours, 8 minutes
    Thursday, May 30, 2013, 12:23 p.m. (EST)
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  • Shadi Ghadirian: Be Colorful No. 1, 2002

    Digital Print, printed on Epson photo paper

    Opening Bid
    US$8,500
    End Time
    7 days, 22 hours, 9 minutes
    Thursday, May 30, 2013, 12:24 p.m. (EST)
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  • Shadi Ghadirian: Untitled from Qajar Series (Flower Pot), 1998

    Chromogenic Print (C-print)

    Current Bid
    US$9,500
    End Time
    7 days, 22 hours, 11 minutes
    Thursday, May 30, 2013, 12:26 p.m. (EST)
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  • Li Kejun: Rural Folks No. 2, 2010

    Chromogenic Print (C-print)

    Opening Bid
    US$2,000
    End Time
    7 days, 22 hours, 24 minutes
    Thursday, May 30, 2013, 12:39 p.m. (EST)
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  • Li Kejun: Rural Folks No. 12, 2010

    Other, Ultra Gliclee on Hahnemuhle Fine Art paper.

    Opening Bid
    US$2,000
    End Time
    7 days, 22 hours, 45 minutes
    Thursday, May 30, 2013, 1:00 p.m. (EST)
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  • Zhou Chunya: Peach Blossoms, 2006

    Serigraph / Screenprint, silkscreen print in colors

    Opening Bid
    US$6,000
    End Time
    8 days, 20 hours, 15 minutes
    Friday, May 31, 2013, 10:30 a.m. (EST)
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