In China, since 20 10, the transaction scale of China art market has jumped from 1 100 million yuan to 100 billion yuan, and art has become the focus of national attention. According to the Annual Report of China Art Market in 2009 issued by the Cultural Market Department of the Ministry of Culture, the total amount of art transactions in China in 2009 is conservatively estimated to be over 654.38+02 billion yuan, ranking third in the world after the United States and Britain. China artists such as Ceng Fanzhi, Zhang Xiaogang and Cai Guoqiang. It has been listed in the top ten artists in the world auction for many times. In 20 10, the art market in China showed a blowout growth, in which the total transaction volume of the auction market reached 50.2 billion yuan, an increase of 123% compared with 2009.
Compared with the booming art market, education and communication are seriously lagging behind, which also hinders the development of art in China. Harper's Bazaar and its magazines have been promoting the spread of art among the elite in China since 2006. In 2007, the first artist column "The Most Valuable Artist" was published in China Fashion Magazine. Invite Ceng Fanzhi to be the first artist in China to appear on the cover of Bazaar Men; Participating in Bazaar Star Charity Night with top artists for four years in a row, which made artists gain the same respect as business leaders, movie stars, sports champions and scientists in China.