Stop ignoring our treasures
Can we depend on a director to champion Asian art? Or the government agencies that can rarely be stirred to give support to contemporary Canadian manifestations, much less ancient arts of China? Can we depend on a public that will flock to ...
(Dec 17, 2011, Victoria Times Colonist)
The Silk Road to globalisation will be focus of Sharjah Biennial curator
Sharjah's cultural showpiece has established itself as one of the leading exhibitions of contemporary art in the Middle East. Jaime Puebla / The National Yuko Hasegawa wants to encourage artists exhibiting in the 2013 Sharjah Biennial to come to the ...
(Dec 17, 2011, The National)
New stamps show art of engraving
By Mike Peters (China Daily) A two-year collaboration between the Danish and Chinese postal systems bore fruit last weekend, when a pair of intaglio-engraved stamps was officially issued in Nanjing. Engraving stamps from steel plates is a fading art, ...
(Dec 18, 2011, China Daily)
Country in City
It started from a cluster of abandoned factories in 2003 which attracted four artists. Now, it houses a community of contemporary artists, of which there are about 100. Many of them are well known. "People in the creative industry usually lead a SoHo ...
(Dec 18, 2011, China Daily)
Educator Says of Shen Yun: 'I was very moved'
“I thought it was a wonderful display, introducing Chinese art to the Dallas area and taking the history and bringing it forward, and also connecting some of these things to today in China,” Mr. Boudreaux said. “It's a wondrous thing. ...
(Dec 18, 2011, The Epoch Times)
As markets plunge, Asia's wealthy flock to art
A Mei Moses index for traditional Chinese art showed a 24 percent jump in the first three quarters this year. "The confidence in the Chinese contemporary art market remains high despite art market confidence dropping sharply in the US and European ...
(Dec 18, 2011, Reuters)
Exhibit Review | Cleveland Museum of Art: Rare peek at Mao era revealing
Filled with images of landscapes, ancient poets and Mao himself, the show explodes the cliche that Chinese art under the dictator consisted entirely of Soviet-style socialist realism, with images of smiling, rosy-cheeked workers in military-style ...
(Dec 18, 2011, Columbus Dispatch)
Modi credits his 'art of talk' for traders' release in China
Chief Minister Narendra Modi today told Surtis that it was his art of conversation that convinced the Chinese government to release the Gujarati diamond traders held for smuggling, something that the Centre had been working on since their arrest two ...
(Dec 18, 2011, Indian Express)
Trying to revive ancient art with a modern model
The county government has sought to find outside partners to improve the products, such as inviting students at South China Normal University's College of Fine Arts to create new embroidery patterns. "We'll have marketing professionals judge which fit ...
(Dec 19, 2011, China Daily)
A bit too bright for its own good
The Flowers of War is not the first Chinese movie to tackle the painful subject matter of the Nanjing Massacre, and it won't be the last. For many Chinese writers and artists, the tragedy that took place 74 years ago is the litmus test for their art ...
(Dec 19, 2011, Xinhua)
Country in City
It started from a cluster of abandoned factories in 2003 which attracted four artists. Now, it houses a community of contemporary artists, of which there are about 100. Many of them are well known. "People in the creative industry usually lead a SoHo ...
(Dec 19, 2011, China Daily)
National Gallery of Victoria showcases its outstanding collection of Buddhist ...
National Gallery of Victoria showcases its outstanding collection of Buddhist ...
(Dec 19, 2011, Art Daily)
Powerful Portraits Capture China's Empress Dowager
The mostly black-and-white photos languished for decades in the archives of the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, DC Now, they are on display and give a glimpse of Old China at a time when today's China is the picture of modern power. ...
(Dec 19, 2011, NPR)
Czech Embassy hosts Chinese art exhibition
By Liang Jun (People's Daily Online) As a part of the Czech Embassy art cultural program, an opening ceremony for Chinese Artist Yin Dingcai's Exhibition "Transformation in Time, Transformation in Substance" was held at the Czech Embassy in Beijing on ...
(Dec 19, 2011, People's Daily Online)
As markets plunge, Asia's wealthy flock to art
A Mei Moses index for traditional Chinese art showed a 24 percent jump in the first three quarters this year. "The confidence in the Chinese contemporary art market remains high despite art market confidence dropping sharply in the US and European ...
(Dec 19, 2011, Reuters)
As markets plunge, Asia's wealthy flock to art
A Mei Moses index for traditional Chinese art showed a 24 percent jump in the first three quarters this year. "The confidence in the Chinese contemporary art market remains high despite art market confidence dropping sharply in the US and European ...
(Dec 19, 2011, Reuters)
Ottawa to Welcome Shen Yun for Sixth Season
Governor General David Johnston sent a message of goodwill that reads in part: “For thousands of years, classical Chinese culture has inspired us with music and dance of remarkable beauty. The Shen Yun Performing Arts show is a wonderful showcase of ...
(Dec 19, 2011, The Epoch Times)
Arts and entertainment calendar for Dec. 22
8, 2 pm: Concert for the Chinese New Year, presented by young musicians from the Chinese Fine Arts Society. Feb. 12, 2 pm: Concert for St. Valentine's Day, presented by musical duo Sherri and Jason DeRoche. March 11, 2 pm: Concert for St. Patrick's Day ...
(Dec 19, 2011, Chicago Sun-Times)
Spectacular large works announced at Art Stage Singapore 2012
This the second large-scale project for rising, young Chinese new media artist Wang Yuyang , whose practice involves highly conceptual installation, photography and video. Chinese artist Chen Zhen was one of the country's first major installation ...
(Dec 20, 2011, Art Daily)
Christie's to offer the Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen, Jr. Collection of Chinese ...
Christie's to offer the Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen, Jr. Collection of Chinese ...
(Dec 20, 2011, Art Daily)
Seventeenth Century Chinese Artists Expressed Subtle Dissent
By Betsy Kim Created: December 19, 2011 Last Updated: December 19, 2011 Shendu, a Buddhist monk at the Wanshou Monastery, in the Mount Luofu region of eastern Guangdong, China, was active as an artist around 1650. The cascading waterfall and the ...
(Dec 20, 2011, The Epoch Times)
Beginning with a bang!
The Chinese artist's name also spread by word of mouth, as he had stayed in the city for 50 days before the exhibition, working with local volunteers on works displayed at Saraab (Mirage), Cai's first solo exhibition in the Middle East and the first ...
(Dec 20, 2011, China Daily)
Sino-US exchanges build basis for stronger ties
"The arts are flourishing in China and this series is an opportunity for Washington audiences, six years later, to reconnect with the country's most creative traditional and contemporary offerings," the Center said on its website. ...
(Dec 20, 2011, China Daily)
Song Dong Exhibition For Barbican 2012
Selected group exhibitions include The 10th Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool in 2010 ; Re-Imagining Asia HKW, at House of World Cultures, Berlin in 2008; China Now, Alors Le Chine: Chinese Contemporary Art , Centre Pompidou, Paris in 2003. ...
(Dec 20, 2011, ArtLyst)
Shen Yun Starts Canada Shows in Ottawa
... through classical Chinese dance. “Everything comes together very well. You can't separate them.” “I loved the dancing and the costumes are beautiful. I wish I could just take some home and wear them.” Shen Yun is performing at Ottawa's National Art ...
(Dec 20, 2011, NTDTV)
Chinese nephrite jade bear tops $8M at Elite auction
10 by Elite Decorative Arts. The Chinese bear, made between 475 BC- AD 220, exhibited extensive calcification due to centuries of extended burial. The nephrite (greenstone) bear was by far the top lot of the nearly 300 items that changed hands. ...
(Dec 20, 2011, Auction Central News)
Senior exhibits art
Far Eastern Influence: Washburn senior art student Patrick Tomei uses the influence of chinese beliefs in his art. Tomei's display will be on view until the end of the year. Patrick Tomei's senior exhibit "Zenskunigenron" is on display from Dec. ...
(Dec 20, 2011, Washburn Review)
Knox College instructor photographs Chinese pandas
By Marshall Jones A Knox College photography and art history instructor was in Scotland on Dec. 4 to photograph the arrival of two Edinburgh Zoo-bound giant pandas from China. Michael Godsil took photos of the pandas for FedEx, which transported the ...
(Dec 20, 2011, Galesburg Register-Mail)
Artists brush with commerce at Sino-US forum
Liu has been one of the principal beneficiaries of the financial infusion that has invigorated the Chinese art market since 2006. His panoramic oil painting "The New Migrants of the Three Gorges" was sold for an incredible 22 million yuan (US$3.46 ...
(Dec 21, 2011, China.org.cn)
Work Of Art's Young Sun Han
AVC: You won the “Make It Pop” challenge with a piece about Prop 8 and the “Ripped From The Headlines” challenge with a piece about Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. How do you think art is effective for approaching and unpacking other complex ...
(Dec 21, 2011, A.V. Club Chicago)
Over the Horizon: The Art of the Reasonable in North Korea
Mao Zedong, for example, was unable to set the course for Chinese policy following his death, or to prevent infighting between competing factions. The Chinese Communist Party ultimately survived, as did the Soviet Union following the death of Stalin, ...
(Dec 21, 2011, World Politics Review)
Voina Challenges Putin with Imagination
By Walter Mayr in St. Petersburg Members of the Russian art collective Voina are supposed to serve as associate curators for the 2012 Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, which begins this spring in Germany. Voina's work is drawing attention around ...
(Dec 21, 2011, Spiegel Online)
Sundance trailer of the day: "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry"
“Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry” profiles the Chinese artist and dissident whose art has served as a form of protest -- and gotten him in trouble with the oppressive Chinese government. His work has drawn acclaim worldwide and in China, where he has been ...
(Dec 21, 2011, Salt Lake Tribune (blog))
Zhang Yimou and the Challenges of Filming in China
It's the same principle here. I love the art craft of making something small to show something big. Let me end by asking about the Oscars. Are they important to Chinese audiences and filmmakers? For the ordinary folk in China, this is the biggest award ...
(Dec 21, 2011, New York Times (blog))
From the iPhone to the Met: Changing The Way We 'See' Art Online
Another creative use of social media occurred when an earthquake hit New Zealand, effectively shutting the Christchurch Art Gallery down. The gallery stayed "open" online through blogging and website developments. When Chinese artist Ai WeiWei was ...
(Dec 21, 2011, ReadWriteWeb)
Browsing the Arts for Dec. 23-29, 2011
Exhibit: "The Art of Daily Life: Portable Objects From Southeast Africa." Objects from southeast Africa that combine functionality and spiritual meaning. Though Sunday, Feb. 26. Traveling Exhibit from Nanjing Museum: "Chinese Art in an Age of ...
(Dec 21, 2011, Plain Dealer (blog))
Norman's museums to be open throughout the holiday season
“No Heaven Awaits Us: Contemporary Chinese Photography and Video” features a wide array of styles and approaches to photography and video by contemporary Chinese artists in the new Ellen and Richard L. Sandor Photography Gallery. Through Feb. ...
(Dec 22, 2011, NewsOK.com)
Beware deadly debt, property cocktail
As China's biggest export markets falter, its wealthiest have been tightening their belts. Art, luxury cars, stocks and the property market are all creaking under the strains of the 2011 global financial crisis - a situation that does not bode well for ...
(Dec 22, 2011, Moneyweb.co.za)
Kean to Open China Campus
They will also provide humanities, social sciences and art classes, along with masters degree programs. "It will be a robust curriculum," said Dr. Farahi, who traveled to China twice in the five years of negotiations needed to get official approvals ...
(Dec 22, 2011, Wall Street Journal)
Philanthropist investor Roy Papp's death leaves void
Papp also invested well in Arizona real estate and art. In the 1980s, Roy and Marilyn started buying centuries-old Chinese paintings at a time when few people paid much attention to them. The Papps eventually wound up with roughly 500 Chinese paintings ...
(Dec 22, 2011, AZ Central.com)
'Art Escape' offered at TMA
30 include drawing in the galleries, starting at 10:30 am, Hindu dancers at noon, the Chinese Association of Greater Toledo at 3 pm, and a performance by Musica Antigua at 7 pm Glass demonstrations will begin at 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, and 9 pm The Great Art ...
(Dec 22, 2011, Toledo Blade)
New book reveals all about cursive script
Scholar and calligrapher Tian Xuzhong from Sichuan province has launched A History of Chinese Cursive Script Art, the first book of its kind, in Beijing on Dec 15. Published early this month by Sichuan Fine Arts Press, the 500000-word book, ...
(Dec 22, 2011, China Daily)
China's purple sand tea pots on show
New light has been shed on the pottery recently with the growing interest of art aficionados, especially Chinese. “Purple sand pottery has been leading the recent art investment craze in China. The price jumped about 15 times during the past three ...
(Dec 22, 2011, The Korea Herald)
China: Kim Jong Il gets snarky farewell
Many scoff at the Party's reverence of Kim Jong Il. Chinese visitors look at a statue of Kim Jong Il during an art fair in Beijing, on May 6, 2007. (Teh Eng Koon/AFP/Getty Images) BEIJING, China — For 59-year-old Beijing scientist Wang Ping, ...
(Dec 22, 2011, GlobalPost)
Museum and Gallery Listings for Dec. 23-29
(Cotter) ★ Swiss Institute Contemporary Art: 'Jean-Frédéric Schnyder' (through Feb. 26) The first New York show of this lapsed Swiss Conceptualist, who was born in 1945 and represented his country at the 1993 Venice Biennale, is a characteristic mix ...
(Dec 22, 2011, New York Times)
Realistic paintings infused with Chinese hues
"In art, we like individuality, we try to be different. That's what we want for the artist." But some Chinese realism artists said they were not concerned with how their works perform under the hammer. "I've just kept walking on my own path and never ...
(Dec 23, 2011, China.org.cn)
Fine Chinese furniture tops two-day auction in $12.8-million auction at ...
Fine Chinese furniture tops two-day auction in $12.8-million auction at ...
(Dec 23, 2011, Art Daily)
China film stirs passions anew before Japan PM visit
Art is only art." Bale, who landed himself in the government's bad books by trying to visit a detained rights lawyer before leaving China, said that if the film ended up promoting hate, "that would be the worst outcome for me". ...
(Dec 23, 2011, Reuters)
Chinese Video Art Star Yang Fudong on His Meditative New Film Noir, "Fifth Night"
Installed in a cavernous, darkened gallery in the massive Spring (Workshop) is Videotage's key work, the seven unique videos that comprise Shanghai-based video artist and photographer Yang Fudong's cinematic “Fifth Night.” Yang is one of China's most ...
(Dec 23, 2011, ARTINFO)
Visual art year in review | Museums open arms and open minds
The museum's Project Space pushed the 21st-century envelope with computer-driven video works by Chinese artist Cao Fei and by Bill T. Jones and the OpenEnded Group. But the year's crowd-pleaser was “Monet's Water Lilies,” which reunited the Nelson's ...
(Dec 23, 2011, Kansas City Star)
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