![Yucheng Liu](https://soc.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/people_node/public/people/photo/Yu-Cheng%20Liu%20ed2.jpg?itok=tRUntH39)
Graduate Student
Office Location:
3021
Specialization:
Culture, Sociology of art
Education:
B.A., Connecticut College, Art History and Sociology
M.A., Columbia University, Sociology
Bio:
I have long been interested in studying the Chinese contemporary art world from a sociological perspective. My current research focuses on the Chinese art market and arts consumption. By interviewing Chinese private collectors and gallerists, I aim to understand how collectors develop their taste, what factors impact their buying decisions, and how prices of artworks are negotiated in the transaction process. I am also reworking on my master thesis, which analyzes the career trajectories of Chinese unofficial artists.