Art History Futures

April 6 2011

A triptych by Zhang Xiaogang has sold for $9.8m in Hong Kong, setting a record price for a Chinese contemporary work of art.

If anyone thinks this is a high water mark for Chinese contemporary art, think again. It's probably just the beginning...

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