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Contemporary Chinese Art News 08/2012 (Page 2)

Discovering art in the path of everyday life at Princeton University

By reinterpreting art commissioned by a Qing dynasty emperor, designed by an Italian artist, engineered by a French Jesuit mathematician, and accessible only to the elite circles of 18th-century Chinese society—and then sending the resultant ... (Aug 16, 2012, Newsworks.org)

Indian Art Exhibition Makes a Rare Stop in China

... bindis, sculptures crafted in the furniture markets of Mumbai and miniature cities bent from the metal of India's scrap heaps,” have traveled east into the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, a prominent contemporary art museum in China, for the ... (Aug 16, 2012, New York Times (blog))

Art beat ... finger on the pulse

National Art Museum of China is holding a centenary retrospective of artist and educator Sun Zongwei (1912-1979). The exhibition presents more than 100 oil paintings, ink art, watercolor, charcoal drawing, and sketches, along with books, documents and ... (Aug 17, 2012, China Daily)

Shanghai Fine Art and Jewellery Fair to be held 3-11 November 2012

The Shanghai Fine Jewellery and Art Fair - the most prestigious international fine art fairs in Greater China - is set to return to Shanghai for its 3rd edition from 3-11 November 2012, with a private view on 2nd November (and a gala dinner on 3 Nov to ... (Aug 17, 2012, Art Daily)

Old yet contemporary

You Zhonghui, a veteran calligrapher from Hubei province, is holding his first solo show at National Art Museum of China. On display are ... The artist has found his own style in a decades-long pursuit, borrowing elements from contemporary art. 9am-5pm ... (Aug 17, 2012, China Daily)

Artists have building bricks of closer ties to China

RENOWNED Irish artists were on hand yesterday to showcase their ceramic creations at a new exhibition at the Farmleigh Gallery in the Phoenix Park. 'Bricks in the Rain: Contemporary Art forms inspired by China' is a multi-disciplinary exhibition ... (Aug 18, 2012, Irish Independent)

After Mega Donation, Swiss Art Collector Forced To Respond To Chinese Critics

Two months ago, Uli Sigg, the Swiss art collector and Switzerland's former Ambassador to China, donated 1463 pieces of his Chinese contemporary art collection to Hong Kong's M+ museum. The bequest, which included works by 350 artists such as Ai ... (Aug 18, 2012, Worldcrunch)

Galleries: All-red painting exhibition at Larry Becker Contemporary Art

A Chinese red painting whose original time-darkened layers of red pigment and varnish are revealed at its outer edges, it pulls your eye in, like a window to a cellar, though it clearly projects outward from the wall and looks as much like an object as ... (Aug 19, 2012, Philadelphia Inquirer)

Galleries: All-red painting exhibition at Larry Becker Contemporary Art

Power cut halts

Li is an art critic and curator of contemporary Chinese art. Zhang Qi, director of operations from the film fund, claimed plain clothes police officers and officials from culture authorities were standing outside the venue to prevent more people from ... (Aug 19, 2012, Global Times)

Shanghai Fine Art and Jewellery Fair to be held 3-11 November 2012, Shanghai

Chinese slide might give India edge in art market

“Indonesia is looking at Indian art. New Chinese collectors are also looking at Indian contemporary art since it is priced lower than Chinese art. There is a kind of cross-fertilisation,” Singh said. American buyers are looking at younger Indian ... (Aug 20, 2012, Firstpost)

Chinese avant-garde painter goes black-and-white

At the center of the frenzy for Chinese contemporary art is Zhang Xiaogang. Zhang is now considered among the most sensational and collectable artists by galleries. He has held 12 solo exhibitions and dozens of collaborative events. His three-panel ... (Aug 20, 2012, The Korea Herald)

Tragedy explored through projection based art exhibit

British artist Isaac Julien has created a video based installation that uses projection technology to explore contemporary Chinese identity and its links with ancient mythology. This work was most recently shown at the Norwegian Museum of Contemporary ... (Aug 20, 2012, InAVate)

Art Toronto, Canada's only modern and contemporary international art fair ...

Art Toronto, Canada's only modern and contemporary international art fair ... (Aug 20, 2012, Sacramento Bee)

Nouvel Said to Win Big Job in China

NAMOC is best known for its exhibitions of 20th-century and contemporary Chinese art. The proposed new edifice, meanwhile, offers a fresh reminder of how soft power nowadays works both ways. Rumors of political machinations at the highest levels ... (Aug 20, 2012, Architectural Record)

Sliding Chinese art mart gives India price edge

"Indonesia is looking at Indian art. New Chinese collectors are also looking at Indian contemporary art since it is priced lower than Chinese art. There is a kind of cross-fertilisation," Singh said. American buyers are looking at younger Indian ... (Aug 21, 2012, Zee News)

Beijing's Best Art Galleries: The National Art Museum of China

In terms of art in China, many people may not realize that the traditional-looking National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) would be one of the premier locations to find cutting edge contemporary art. But NAMOC has certainly undeniably made a reputation at ... (Aug 21, 2012, CRIENGLISH.com)

Beijing Art Expo features Taiwan

The debut of 15 galleries from Taiwan at Beijing China World Trade Centre was the highlight of the 15th Beijing International Art Expo, which ran from August 16 to August 20. The art ranged from abstract to surreal paintings, stainless steel sculptures ... (Aug 21, 2012, Global Times)

Art Toronto, Canada's only modern and contemporary international art fair ...

Art Toronto, Canada's only modern and contemporary international art fair ... (Aug 21, 2012, Melodika.net (press release))

Jean Nouvel Said To Edge Gehry, Hadid For Beijing Museum Job

Rumor has it that Pritzker Prize–winning French architect Jean Nouvel has been selected to design a mammoth new building for the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC), renowned for its exhibitions of 20th-century and contemporary Chinese art, ... (Aug 21, 2012, Jing Daily)

Two generations of Chinese art on show

"It has been some time since there has been a large show of contemporary Chinese art touring Australia and I don't think WA gets much anyway, so this is a very special opportunity," Wallace says. "We are very thankful to Rio for supporting it and it is ... (Aug 22, 2012, The West Australian)

China's New Generation: 30 Rising Power Players in the Eastern Art Scene

We've gathered 30 art professionals, local and foreign alike, who have been active in the field of Chinese contemporary art in recent years. Though all of these art-world dynamos are under the age of 40, they have already made a huge impact on the ... (Aug 22, 2012, ARTINFO)

Barun Roy Arts newest hotspot

Driven by rising affluence and the growing interest among wealthy Chinese in buying modern art for speculation, contemporary art in China has metamorphosed in unbelievable ways. It's bold, loud, at times thick in kitsch and sexually explicit, but ... (Aug 22, 2012, Business Standard)

Chinese art coming to Istanbul Modern museum

Istanbul Modern is preparing to host a contemporary selection from the Chinese art world with the exhibition “Inner and Outer Transformation: A View on Chinese Contemporary Art.” Organized between Sept. 21 and Nov. 25 in honor of the 40th anniversary ... (Aug 22, 2012, Hurriyet Daily News)

Beijing's Best Art Galleries: The National Art Museum of China

Documentary on Chinese artist opens MountainSummit in Aspen

Klayman had lived in China for more than two years already when, in December 2008, she was presented with the opportunity to make a video about Ai Weiwei, a Chinese artist and dissident, and his exhibition at the Three Shadows Contemporary Art Center ... (Aug 23, 2012, Aspen Times)

Architects eye Hong Kong's blank canvas

The Sigg collection, thought to be the largest and most significant collection of Chinese contemporary art in the world, has been conservatively valued at $HK1.3bn, or about $160 million. Sigg, a businessman and one-time diplomat who worked in China ... (Aug 23, 2012, The Australian)

Chinese and Swedish artists meet in contemporary art

Seven Chinese and four Swedish artists come together in contemporary art. The exhibition Bridges II, aims to investigate how artistic work between two cultures can increase understanding between them. A number of barriers, linguistic, cultural and ... (Aug 24, 2012, ScandAsia.com)

Art galleries at Gillman Barracks to open on September 15

Gillman Barracks will also feature three restaurants and non-profit arts organisations Yellow River Arts Centre and Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore. Gillman Barracks, which is near Alexandra Road, was built by the British to accommodate its First ... (Aug 24, 2012, Channel News Asia)

Chinese artists arrive in Liverpool for John Moores Painting Prize residency

We hope people from around Liverpool are able to come and see our exhibition, to meet the artists and see how exciting contemporary Chinese art can be." The collaboration extends further in September when, alongside the John Moores Painting Prize at ... (Aug 24, 2012, Liverpool John Moores University)

Fall arts | Global visions and retrospectives fill galleries

And contemporary Chinese art will take center stage in 2013 at both the Nelson, which will present a monumental horizontal scroll by contemporary artist Xu Longsen, and Block Artspace, which will feature the Xijing Men Collective, composed of artists ... (Aug 24, 2012, Kansas City Star)

China's great wall of doubt

The UCCA was founded in 2007 by Belgian businessman Baron Guy Ullens and his wife, Myriam, originally to showcase the couple's extensive collection of Chinese contemporary art. Ullens sold a more than creditable collection of Turner watercolours five ... (Aug 24, 2012, Financial Times)

Meet: Zhang Rui, China's mega art collector

Beijing-based businessman Zhang Rui owns a collection of some eight-hundred pieces of contemporary art works, and so far he has not sold a single item despite the economic downturn. [AFP]. Follow @shanghaiist ... (Aug 26, 2012, Shanghaiist)

Herald Artday features modern and contemporary art

The “Twelve Zodiac Animals” by Sa Suk-won features a set of twelve Chinese zodiac animal paintings, representing the artist's unique style of using thick color paints and expression of a joyful, upbeat personality. A highlight among the contemporary ... (Aug 28, 2012, The Korea Herald)

'Gallery Girls' Recap: Maggie Schaffer and Eli Klein

As Eli and Liz eat lunch he begins to tell her all about why he is specializing in Chinese Contemporary Art and Liz gets an earful of 'China, China, China'. She ignores him and just eats her food. Claudia Martinez Reardon at End of Century meets with ... (Aug 28, 2012, Gather.com)

Movie review: 'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry' captures a life of art and activism

Mr. Ai could have easily sold his art at huge prices because at the time the value of contemporary Chinese art was escalating, she says. But something drove him "to actually go ahead and create all that anti-government noise on the Internet. He has ... (Aug 29, 2012, Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

Leading Contemporary Art Fair Celebrates Fourth Year

RUNNING alongside its sister event, Buy Art Fair, The Manchester Contemporary art fair will return to Spinningfields for its fourth edition from 28 to 30 September 2012 – bringing together art lovers and buyers with the best critically engaged ... (Aug 29, 2012, Manchester Confidential)

The Creators Project Set For Beijing Return

Running from September 8-9 at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), the Creators Project makes its triumphant return to the Chinese capital with a two-day-long explosion of rock 'n roll, film, fashion and art. Headlined by former LCD ... (Aug 29, 2012, Jing Daily)

Asian art dealers engage collectors in Canada

To create Focus Asia, Mr. Rebenchuk collaborated with experts: Zheng Shengtian, the editor of Vancouver's Yishu, the respected contemporary Chinese art journal, and Beijing independent curator Katherine Don. “I travel everywhere and see the explosion ... (Aug 30, 2012, Globe and Mail)

Art San Diego brings 'New Art City' show to Balboa Park

For over 15 years, Del Mar resident Ann Berchtold has been making a difference on the local art scene, most notably by creating Art San Diego, a contemporary art fair that may someday rival Miami's Art Basel. ... so there will be a mix of top local art ... (Aug 30, 2012, Del Mar Times)

China Art Museum to open at Expo site

A similar strategy is being adopted for the Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art, China's first government-supported contemporary art museum. It will also open on October 1 with the launch of the Shanghai Biennale. The museum is in the former Urban ... (Aug 31, 2012, EastDay.com)

Four Tips On How To Approach China's Art Boom

Imitation is a common source of trouble and loss in the market for contemporary Chinese art. Imitators frequently emerge once a style gains a following. Yet the market for those works may fall abruptly, owing to a lack of originality and creativity ... (Aug 31, 2012, Forbes)

A feast for the eyes

The 6th Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair will take place at the Shanghai Exhibition Center from Sept 6-9. Directed by Massimo Torrigiani, this year's fair has attracted 90 galleries from 19 countries, of which 50 percent are from China, 25 percent are ... (Aug 31, 2012, China Daily)

Understanding talent

"Westerners lack a window to look at China's contemporary art, and 2012 is the Chinese Culture Year in Germany, so we cooperated with (the Chinese) Ministry of Culture to do such a cross-cultural event, after the Milan/Turino exhibition in 2011. We ... (Aug 31, 2012, China Daily)

Creators project in Beijing

"The Creators Project: Beijing 2012" will run from September 8 to 9 at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in the capital's 798 Art District. The event ... Prominent Chinese theater director Meng Jinghui will meet with the audience to discuss his ... (Aug 31, 2012, China.org.cn)

China's Art Bubble May Be Popping

Contemporary art – which had been going gangbusters – led the decline, with a 58 percent drop year-over-year. The decline was driven by weakness at the very top of the market – a dangerous trend, since the high end has been the main source of growth in ... (Aug 31, 2012, CNBC.com (blog))

Exhibition Watch: Art of Change: New Direction From China (London)

This fall, London's Hayward Gallery will gather the work of nine Chinese artists for the UK's first major exhibition of contemporary Chinese installation and performance art. Organized by Hayward Gallery's chief curator, Stephanie Rosenthal, Art of ... (Aug 31, 2012, Jing Daily)

More than just face value

It is rare to be able to assemble an exhibition encompassing major contemporary art figures, events and trends in China from the late 1970s to the present from a single collection. In the case of Go Figure! the challenge was simplified by the focus on ... (Aug 31, 2012, Financial Times)

Isaac Julien's Ten Thousand Waves

Isaac Julien's nine-screen film installation is open at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Downtown (1100 & 1001 Kettner Blvd) through November 4. This filmic tapestry weaves ancient, early twentieth century, and modern day China into a single ... (Aug 31, 2012, San Diego Reader (blog))

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