The Cold War and the Art Market
 

Read the press - it is clear that there comes the cold war. However, winters in recent years are not the same, cold, so-so, but still. Visas will not stop giving it? I'm trying to understand what the international "cooling off" presents for our market of art? While nothing came up. I get that sort would in any way. Even from a bad mood prices should fall. What are thoughts? What are the risks?

With visa I believe will become more difficult (((And now, it's not easy, but more will be even worse ... Maybe auction houses will no longer break here so come, or the western gallery of salons are not so readily come ... I think prices do not fall, Western players are highly simply think about coming here, that in general it seems to me not so bad)

And some Western players? If the auction houses, then they came here obviously do not support democracy, and earn money. In the restructuring and after the default of something no one hits did not suit and branches did not open (it was Sotheby's 1988, but more for marketing than for money). Visas can theoretically be tightened, but on the other side, and why?

Russia market for foreigners is not so attractive. The main solvent demand of our fellow citizens have already passed the first two stages (and the national art treasures) and transferred to the third stage of collecting - Intern. A cream auction house will now be collected in the markets of China and later India.
And without political tension is already evident on the auction calendars.

terms of logic: "Oh, you so?! Then, we have!"


Not once have heard the desire of the leading Western galleries enter the market and to open offices in Moscow.


You mean from the investment point of view?

So, the gallery did not come? And why, exactly? From money would refuse because of the fact that Russian newspapers about bad writing? Let Georgia open - they all sympathize with the newspaper.

Vladimir, why start a business in the troubled country? It is understandable that the situation could turn around as you like. what was originally to go to such risks ..

Yes, and with the investment, too. Alternative investments in China will bring proportionally more income. And they do not have any need to open something in Russia (well, except that the advertising office) - their buyers tend to prefer the securities Acquiring home does not carry, well, unless they do not compel this.:)

Volodya prices keep rising, the risks-are you talking about? "Coming soon" Russian auction house "http://www.antiq.info/news/?id=8947
The leading Western art dealers are already here. "Garage" Zhukov:
  http://forum.artinvestment.ru/showthread.php?t=2415).
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Volodya buy the painting, yet not so expensive .. advice.