News from our newspaper (Reporter Li Ting) This year, the fourth CIIE will set up a cultural relics and art section for the first time.
Yesterday afternoon, the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism (Shanghai Municipal Administration of Cultural Relics) handled the registration of temporary entry of cultural relics for the first batch of four cultural relics exhibits at Christie’s Art Space.
They are: Zhang Daqian’s "Five Pavilions", Carmel Pissarro’s "Le Havre’s Pilot’s Dock", Francesco Guardi’s "Venice Dock" and Amedeo. Modigliani's "Ateliz Hastings in Front of the Door" are all top art works.
During the third CIIE last year, a breakthrough was made in the policy of tax-free entry sales of up to five cultural relics exhibits. The turnover of five ancient paintings and calligraphy was US$349,000, and the total import tariff and import value-added tax were exempted from a total of 297,600 yuan.
On the basis of the previous edition, the quantity and quality of cultural relics and artworks displayed and sold at the CIIE this year have been greatly improved.
According to statistics, up to now, a total of 20 overseas organizations from 11 countries and regions including the United Kingdom, Spain, Hong Kong, etc., including Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips, have confirmed their participation. The exhibition area is more than 1,200 square meters and the exhibits are 178. With a total value of more than 2.3 billion yuan, and 39 Chinese-language exhibits worth about 1.1 billion yuan.
Take the four cultural relics exhibits that completed the entry inspection yesterday as an example. "Atelis Hastings in Front of the Door" was written by the modernist master Modigliani.
This is a legendary artist who died when he was only 35 years old. The portraits he created were sensitive and moving. His admirers during his lifetime included Picasso, Juan Gris, Jacques Liptz and Diego Rivera. artist.
"Atelis Hastings at the Door" is a portrait of Modigliani created in 1915. The protagonist is his friend, the British poet Atris Hastings.
According to reports, Modigliani has created a total of 12 portraits for Atrice Hastings. Most of the works in this series are collected in major museums and art galleries.
"Atelis Hastings in Front of the Door" is the larger one that can be seen on the market. It has also been exhibited in many well-known museums and art galleries all over the world. The slender head and neck are reflected in the painting. The artist's unique style of painting.
Guardi's "Venice Pier" is a typical Venetian painting style, which is quite representative in terms of the spatial layout of the picture, the processing of the front and rear scenes, and the depiction of the reflections of the characters.
Pissarro, the creator of "Le Havre's Pilot Wharf", was a pioneer of Impressionism and had a great influence on Monet, Cézanne and other art masters.
Zhang Daqian's "Five Pavilions Lake" is a work of his mature stage of splashing color creation, depicting the scenery in the "Bade Garden" that he built in the past ten years after he moved to Brazil.
“This is the first time Christie’s has participated in the CIIE. We are looking forward to collecting blockbuster artworks from all over the world to display and sell.” Christie’s China Chairman Yang Yuancao said that the company has always been very optimistic about the Chinese market and enters the market. The Expo provides them with an excellent opportunity.
In fact, judging from the performance in the first half of the year, collectors in mainland China are very active and have become the backbone of global art collections. Collectors including millennials have also emerged.
And knowing that Christie’s will participate in this CIIE and that five artworks will enjoy the tax exemption policy, collectors from all over the world are approaching them through various channels.
According to reports, in addition to these four works, classic works by famous Chinese and foreign artists such as Fu Baoshi, Wu Guanzhong, Monet, Picasso, Dali, Chagall, and Matisse will be exhibited during the CIIE.
While providing preferential policies for tax reduction and exemption on cultural relics imports, Shanghai will also introduce a series of supporting measures to improve service guarantees.
On the one hand, with the support of the State Administration of Cultural Relics, the approval procedures for the re-exit of cultural relics temporarily imported and postponed will be further simplified.
We will further amplify the spillover effects and cultural exchange functions of the CIIE through the pilot and innovative measures for the comprehensive reform of social and cultural relics management, create the CIIE’s display sales growth points and new highlights, enhance diversity and cultural flavor, and establish a mainstay for international participation in cultural relics and art transactions. Position to promote the construction of an important international art trading center in Shanghai.
On the other hand, make good use of the policies and measures for exhibiting at CIIE, and rely on the world’s largest "one-stop" art service complex-Shanghai International Art Bonded Service Center’s international channels, bonded warehousing, logistics and transportation The advantages of supporting services such as operation of treasures and treasures will support the Shanghai Free Trade Cultural Investment to provide “integrated” convenient services for foreign institutions exhibiting in the cultural relics and art sectors.
After completing the inspection of all exhibited cultural relics, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism (Shanghai Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau) will work with relevant departments and units to ensure the transportation, installation, retention and purchase of exhibits, and follow-up customs clearance to ensure that the Expo The tax-free entry policy for cultural relics and artworks has been effectively implemented.