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- Asia’s Investment Magazine
October
2000
Zhu
Wei’s Diary
It’s not
often that we see contemporary Beijing-based artists described as
‘investment grade’ but this is just the accolade attributed to the
work of Zhu Wei.
Recognised
as a leading contemporary Chinese artist, Zhu Wei’s art is his diary
of experiences and perspectives on modern society. Combining modern
symbolism and classical anecdotes, Zhu Wei captures moments of triumph
and trauma within China’s modern history.
Within
half an hour of Zhu Wei’s sculptures appearing at New York’s
International Asian Art Fair, they attracted the attention of two
Guggenheim Museum trustees. Such types are more accustomed to collecting
Chinese archeological figures (like Han Dynasty tomb figurines or Tang
dynasty horses) and Western contemporary art (like Jackson Pollock,
Jasper Johns, and Andy Warhol), but in Zhu Wei they saw a rare
connecting theme. As director of Plum Blossoms Stephen McGuinness
explains, “[Zhu Wei] plays around with archeological themes, but his
work is very contemporary. [The trustees] snapped it up.” This has an
obvious impact on Zhu Wei’s marketability but if you are tempted,
McGuinness warns that there is no such thing as a no-risk investment.
“I could probably sell Zhu Wei’s work in a couple of days,
particularly if it was a special piece. The way things are going, a 1995
vintage Zhu Wei may cost US$50,000 or US$100,000 ten years down the
line. But, who knows? Maybe it’s going to be worth nothing.”
国际投资纵横
2000年10月刊
朱伟的日记
我们并不常把当代北京艺术家形容为“投资级别”，但这却是对朱伟作品的赞赏。
他被认可为其中一位主要的当代中国艺术家，朱伟的作品是他对现今社会的经历及看法的日记。他将现代象征主义及古代趣闻融合起来，并捕捉了中国现代史的起伏时刻。
朱伟雕塑品出现在纽约国际亚洲艺术周的半个小时中，吸引了两位古根海姆博物馆理事的注意。这些人士较为习惯收集中国的古物（如汉朝的墓穴雕像或唐朝的马）及西方的当代艺术家（如杰克逊.波洛克、贾斯帕.约翰斯及安迪.沃霍尔）的作品，但在朱伟的作品中则看到少有的联系性主题。万玉堂的董事施蒂芬.麦杰尼斯解释：“[朱伟]作品带有复古主题，但也有非常浓厚的现代气息，因而快速售罄。”这对朱伟的市场性有明显的影响，但您如果有兴趣的话，麦杰尼斯警告没有投资不附带风险，“我可以在数天内出售朱伟的作品，尤其是那些特别之作。事情就是这样发展，朱伟在一九九五年的作品在十年后可能价值五万或十万美元。不过，有谁知道呢？它也有可能一文不值。”
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