www.chinaview.cn 2009-04-15 13:29:23

BEIJING, April 15 -- There are fewer exhibiting galleries from Europe and America and the exhibition space is smaller, but the Art Shanghai 2009, more commonly known as Shanghai Spring Art Salon, at ShanghaiMart still promises to be lively.

The art salon is the city's first major art fair since the global financial crisis really began to be felt in China. And it will be watched as a barometer of how the art industry and market are responding to hard times.