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    The lost art of a gallery

    By Sun Yuanqing | China Daily | Updated: 2013-05-04 01:03

    The lost art of a gallery

    Galerie Urs Meile is a Swiss gallery with a branch in Beijing, exhibiting contemporary arts. Sun Yuanqing / China Daily

    Hundreds of Beijing's art outlets look to the local market and artists to see them through troubled times, Sun Yuanqing reports.

    The winter has passed, but the chill still lingers in Beijing's art districts. With several local and foreign galleries shutting down in the past two years, shadows of doubt are falling on the capital's glittering status as an Asian art center.

    In spite of boasting a large community of artists, most of the city's galleries are struggling for attention and support.

    The lost art of a gallery

    Brain Wallace, founder and director of Red Gate Gallery. Sun Yuanqing / China Daily 

    Of the 1,560 galleries in China, 742 are in Beijing. Fewer than 7 percent of the national total were able to make ends meet in 2012, said Cheng Xindong, director of the Art Gallery Association and founder of Xin Dong Cheng Gallery.

    But like the pictures in their galleries, many are hanging on, hoping to ride out the rough patch and staying loyal and close to their artists.

    "The business environment is tough but it's worth it because the artists are here," said Meg Maggio, founder and director of the Pekin Fine Arts gallery. "If anything is driving the bus, it's the artists."

    Pace Beijing, the China branch of the New York gallery, said it is still hopeful about Beijing as it tries to fulfill its original intention of "connecting to the local artists".

    "They are still the most creative breed in Chinese contemporary art circles. As long as they are here, there will be art," said Li Jia, director of Pace Beijing.

    Pifo New Art Gallery, an art space specializing in new and emerging Chinese artists, has a branch in Hong Kong, but says its focus will remain in Beijing.

    Threatened by aggressive auction houses and having a loose system of artist representation, Beijing galleries have been battling to survive since they first began to appear on the scene in the early 2000s.

    In contrast to the Western art market, where galleries play a dominant role, those in China are reportedly selling less than half as much artwork as the auction houses.

    Also, the contracts between artists and the galleries in China are often ineffective.

    "The artists in China are very flexible. A long-term, steady relationship and collaboration can be very hard," said Ma Xuedong, executive director of the Art Market Research Center.

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