Shanghai establishes center, expo for art and antique trade
China DailyArt and cultural relics on display at the fourth China International Import Expo in November include paintings of Claude Monet and Marc Chagall ;an artwork by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. On March 2, Shanghai announced the official establishment of the Shanghai International Antiques and Fine Art Trade Center. Fang Shizhong, head of the municipal administration for culture and tourism, says, starting this year, a China international cultural relics and artworks trade expo will be held annually from Oct 26 to 28 at the Museum of Art Pudong. The city has also pledged to push forward duty-free sales of art and cultural relics at the China International Import Expo every year, as well as accelerate legislation concerning the art and antiques market.