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Beijing Freeport to Arrive in Late 2013

July 26, 2012 by Marion Maneker

The Art Newspaper follows up on the NY Times mention of plans for a new freeport in Beijing right by the airport:

The Chinese government plans to turn Beijing into a key art hub in Asia by building an 83,000 sq. m freeport next to the Beijing Capital International Airport scheduled for completion late 2013. Officials hope that the vast storage facility, which is expected to be tax exempt, will encourage collectors and corporations to stockpile their art in Beijing. A collector based in the city, who wishes to remain anonymous, says the planned freeport will “have a huge impact on the Chinese art world”, stressing that the Beijing base will challenge Hong Kong’s supremacy as an art centre.

Euroasia, the Swiss holding company behind the Singapore freeport which opened in 2010, is collaborating with the state-owned business organisation Beijing Gehua Cultural Development Group on the project. The facility will be called the Beijing Freeport of Culture.

Beijing freeport to challenge Hong Kong’s supremacy as Asia’s art centre (The Art Newspaper)

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