Collectors flocked to Royal Hospital Chelsea today for the opening of international art and antiques fair Masterpiece London, which brings together more than 150 exhibitors from around the world and showcases works that span at least 3,000 years of art history.

Jared Fitzgerald of Fitzgerald Fine Arts on the febrile Chinese ceramic art scene ahead of Masterpiece London Art Fair 2015. The manner and extent of a culture’s spending on the arts is always informed by the political landscape. This is clearly illustrated when looking at the Chinese export of porcelain and makes the business of working in this area so dynamic.

FitzGerald Fine Arts, the leading specialist in contemporary Chinese ceramics, is to reveal a number of significant new works by some of China's most important ceramic artists at the forthcoming Masterpiece London art fair. The specialist dealer, with a gallery in New York and artist's studios in Beijing, jingdezhen, Hongzhou and New York will also showcase a selection of exciting emerging international artists. Major new pieces by Gan Daofu, Zhang Guojun, Mansheng Wang, and Zhu Di, including ceramic works, porcelain panels, and ink paintings, will be exhibited by the fair's only dedicated contemporary Chinese ceramics dealer. 

Gallerist Jared FitzGerald of New York’s FitzGerald Fine Arts has devoted his career to the promotion of both contemporary and classical Chinese art. We talk to him ahead of the upcoming Masterpiece London art fair about the incredible work coming out of the contemporary Chinese art scene and what he’s looking forward to at Masterpiece.