TAGA ARTWORK AUTHENTICATION AND APPRAISAL STANDARDS
Announcement Date: June 28, 2022
Release Date: January 9, 2023
On December 20, 2023, the 16th First Annual Meeting of TAGA amended and published 32 articles.
Amendments to Articles 3, 5, 10, and 11 of the TAGA．Artwork Scientific Testing Standards,
and amendments to Articles 3, 4, and 5 of the TAGA．Artwork Appraisal Standards,
and amendments to Articles 4 and 6 of the TAGA．Artwork Authentication Standards,
which shall come into effect on the date of promulgation.
In light of the increasing complexity of the domestic art industry structure and the heightened demand for transparency and accessibility of related information, the formulation of standards and regulations become a pivotal influence on the development of the domestic art industry. In the fiscal year 2021, the Ministry of Culture (R.O.C.) planned to establish Authentication and Appraisal Standards For Artworks, as well as develop talent cultivation mechanisms. This task has been entrusted to the Taipei Art Economy Research Centre (TAERCentre), an affiliate of the Taiwan Art Gallery Association, to establish a set of standards, i.e., the “Artwork Authentication and Appraisal Standards” (hereinafter “Standards”) for the authentication and appraisal of artwork that meet the needs of the industry. The Standards will be regularly updated in accordance with the development of the industry. They will serve as a foundation for the healthy development of the art market and cultural finance in Taiwan.
To facilitate the authentication and appraisal of artwork in Taiwan, the Standards include purposes and limitations of the Standards, definitions and interpretations of proprietary terms, methodologies and procedures for authentication and appraisal, and requisite content and structure of the authentication and appraisal reports. Based on their attributes, the Standards are categorized into three domains: “Artwork Scientific Testing Standards,” “Artwork Appraisal Standards,” and “Artwork Authentication Standards.”
In view of the fact that most authentication and appraisal activities of artwork in Taiwan involve judicial matters and assets of the people, the government, in order to exercise its public authority and protect the property of the people as well as maintain the order of the industry, has a duty to regulate the private sector that engages in authentication and appraisal of artwork. The formulation of the Standards will help to provide the industry with a set of standards and procedures for the implementation of artwork authentication and appraisal activities, enhance the industry’s strengths, establish a healthy market order and normal channels of circulation, and improve the overall art ecosystem.
