Mountain Art Cultural Foundation Study Collection

The collection of Taiwan Mountain Art Foundation for Culture and Education led by Lin Mingzhe which is the successful collection case in Chinese modern and contemporary art is researched and analysed through this article. It described objectively and unbiasedly the collection objective, collection history, collection behaviors. The mission of Mountain Art Foundation which has been always theory-driven is to devotedly and sustainedly promote the excellent achievement of Chinese modern and contemporary art. The collection with tens of thousands of pieces mainly based Chinese and Russian oil paintings, which occupied an important position in art history. In the Chinese world, there is the largest collection of Chinese and Russian modern and contemporary art in private foundation. Lin Mingzhe is definitely recognized as the successful collector in Chinese world. The collection of Mountain art foundation is in close attach with the background of the development of Chinese contemporary art. It plays a important role in the development of art market, accelerate the development of art history, and promote the success of artists. Meanwhile, private collection is different from public collection, such as Gallery, Museum. It is of course directly closely tied to art market. Mountain art foundation is well organized and standardly operated according to Taiwan foundation law. The article will present a good case in private collection and provide a kind of collection mode and collection under a canonical art market which could be used for reference in China.In this article, some researching methods are used, including methods in study of art ecnomics, statistics, sociology, art history, etc. Among the targets of this research are collection of Mountain Art Foundation, the background of society and art market, collecting strategies and management. Collection is the main research objective in the article. Certainly, the research of collections is not static from content but dynamic from different views including source, composition, management, disposition of collection. The real collecting behaviors and features of Mountain Art Foundation have been profoundly revealed and fully understood by research. As a case study, it is very useful and effective to other private collectors in China.