Louis Vuitton sues The Hangover Part II
And, the movie's prop isn't an authentic Louis Vuitton handbag, it's a knock-off made by the Chinese American firm called Diophy. Read Louis Vuitton's complaint below: It may not have been the funniest or most critically acclaimed comedy of 2011, ...
(Dec 23, 2011, Pursuitist)
When public policy made a difference: American paintings in China in 1981
Western art was still barely a trickle in the publications. This fall, on the 30th anniversary of the exhibition — when Chinese contemporary artists now break the $10 million mark at auction — I returned to China to find out for myself what our ...
(Dec 23, 2011, Washington Post)
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, Chicago Tribune)
Confectioners bite into China's soft centre
By Patti Waldmeir in Shanghai At China's first “chocolate theme park”, western confectionery brands are handing out mouth-watering samples and chocolatiers are demonstrating their art. They hope to create a culture of chocolate among those well-heeled ...
(Dec 23, 2011, Financial Times)
Palestinian filmmaker Jacir on the treacherous road
She travelled to China as part of the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative to observe Zhang at work on his new film Today, a new film by the renowned Chinese director Zhang Yimou is being shown for the first time. The screening of The Flowers of ...
(Dec 24, 2011, gulfnews.com)
Hidden Dragon: The Chinese cyber menace
"That does not mean China wants to fight. Inspired by the ideas of Sun Tzu [author of The Art of warfare] China regards it as a superior strategy to break the enemy without having to fight." North Korea is also developing expertise in cyber-warfare, ...
(Dec 24, 2011, Register)
Pasco, Hernando arts scene gave plenty of gifts in 2011
On a more personal note, I had the good fortune of finding a class in the ancient Chinese art of movement, tai chi (at the urging of my Jacksonville friend Cindy Forman, who had discovered one in her town in early summer). I thought it would be sort of ...
(Dec 24, 2011, Tampabay.com)
"It Just Blew Us Away" - Classically Trained Dancer on Shen Yun in Houston
Chinese classical dance is one of the oldest art forms in the world. “It just blew us away, we really loved it.” “The articulation of the hands and the feet. Tremendous articulation and precision with which they moved together. ...
(Dec 24, 2011, NTDTV)
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 24, 2011, Sudan Vision)
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 25, 2011, GMA News)
Late Toledo artist celebrated
Karl Kappes, born to German immigrants in Zanesville six weeks after the first shots of the Civil War were fired, liked to quote a Chinese saying that no man is an artist until he's painted 10000 pictures. "I am an artist," he would then declare. ...
(Dec 25, 2011, Toledo Blade)
'New Renaissance' Art
Professor Kunlun Zhang, from Ottawa, Canada, has exhibited widely in China and abroad and was former Director of the Institute of Sculpture at the Institute of Art in Shandong. He says the painters in the Zhen-Shan-Ren International Exhibition play a ...
(Dec 25, 2011, NTDTV)
Take a look back at Nashville's year in art
Tinney Contemporary presented Silver: Points of Departure, featuring delightful precision work in silver, gold, etc. The Rymer Gallery showcased a sophisticated pairing of minimalist art by gallery manager Natalie Andrews and James Worsham. ...
(Dec 25, 2011, The Tennessean)
In 2011, Boston audiences saw a wealth of dance
... and the Modern Theatre had yet to be renovated, and the Arsenal Center for the Arts, the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, and the Barbara Lee Theater at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston didn't even exist. ...
(Dec 25, 2011, The Boston Globe)
"Absolutely Gorgeous" - Shen Yun in Houston
“I think it's unique in the combination of graphics along with live action, to create a better, a different perspective of history. And the celestial bodies that you would not normally see in a dance performance.” “And I really appreciate Chinese art. ...
(Dec 25, 2011, NTDTV)
Art Expo Malaysia provides overview of region's talents and trends
Its total of 2000 art pieces made up paintings and sculptures ranging from the traditional to the digital, from realism to contemporary. Art Expo is Malaysia's best-known international art event. Galleries that participate can get an exhibition space ...
(Dec 25, 2011, Inquirer.net)
Green palette for children's art contest
By Huang Ying (China Daily) BEIJING - Yang Ziju was deeply impressed by the scene of antelopes and zebras grazing in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Southeast Kenya during her visit to the east African country in July. The nine-year-old girl won the ...
(Dec 26, 2011, China Daily)
Chita: gateway to China
Located at the confluence of the Chita and Ingoda Rivers, the site of contemporary Chita attracted the attention of the Siberian pathfinder Peter Beketov, who made a small winter camp on the Ingoda in 1653. The first permanent settlement, ...
(Dec 26, 2011, Russia & India Report)
Entertainment and arts quiz of the year
It was Ai Weiwei, who was chosen because of his political activism as much as his art. Known for his criticism of the Chinese authorities, Ai spent 81 days in prison, ostensibly for "economic crimes". He was hit by a metro train in Paris. ...
(Dec 27, 2011, BBC News)
Changing cultural landscape for city
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the China Art Palace, China Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai Songze Historical Relics Museum and Guo Cui Yuan (National Treasures Center) were held in the city. The China Art Palace, 10 times as large as the Shanghai Art ...
(Dec 27, 2011, EastDay.com)
5 money moves one China bubble-buster is making
As he wrote “Boombustology” in the summer of 2010, he looked at indicators from the number of empty shopping malls in China to record prices fetched at art auctions (some jacked up by wealthy Chinese buyers) and the building of new record-high ...
(Dec 27, 2011, MarketWatch)
Art show offers a classical embrace
It includes an exhibition of Chinese landscape paintings that ran through Dec 24, lectures on Chinese classical art appreciation and a workshop for viewers to try their hands at ink landscape painting. There will also be a seminar on the development of ...
(Dec 27, 2011, China Daily)
2011: A year where Indian art lost giants
Chennai hosted its first international art fair in the month of March. "Art Chennai" featured over 2000 works by contemporary artists spread over 18 sites in the city. The India Art Collective- an Internet-based art fair- was launched in November. ...
(Dec 27, 2011, Economic Times)
Zhang Huan Asks China's Big Questions (PHOTOS)
For Zhang Huan's largest solo exhibition to date at the reopened Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai, the venerable Chinese artist decides to tackle the future of his home country with "Q Confucius." "Q Confucius" is Zhang's thought-provoking examination ...
(Dec 27, 2011, Huffington Post)
China's Noisy Subs Get Busier — And Easier to Track
The conservative estimates placed the latest PLAN subs roughly a decade behind the state-of-art for Russian submarines — and potentially 20 years behind US undersea technology. Now Chinese subs are patrolling more frequently. ...
(Dec 27, 2011, Wired News)
Arts and entertainment calendar for Dec. 29
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 27, 2011, Chicago Sun-Times)
Japan-China Relations--PM Noda's 21 Hours in Beijing
Also, not to be expressed in one word only, would be the extraordinary degree—even for what is already the highly symbolic art of diplomacy—of attention to and manipulation of symbols: the Oriental art of giving and denying “face. ...
(Dec 27, 2011, Forbes)
15 places rewarded homes of Chinese folk art
Fifteen places in Anhui province have been honored as "homes of Chinese folk art for 2011-2013 by the National Ministry of Culture (MOC). Counties of Xiaoxian, Dangshan and Fengyang made their way onto the list because of local art with distinctive ...
(Dec 28, 2011, China Daily)
Tradition reflected in silver
"Most of my students are in their 20s and live in urban areas," Liu says. "They don't have many chances to learn about art from China's grassroots. I believe learning from folk artists will inspire them as much as the exhibition has inspired me. ...
(Dec 28, 2011, China Daily)
Social Innovation in China
... this ambitious project includes restoration of heritage buildings, such as the stone gateway, the terraced dormitories, and the red art-deco building, which will house a museum celebrating the public service achievements in China's history, ...
(Dec 28, 2011, Huffington Post (blog))
Chinese painter says no to "Chinese" label
28 (Xinhuanet) -- In the view of painter Cao Pei'an, trying to combine Eastern and Western art is folly. The Chinese artist who has lived in Belgium for around 20 years is holding a solo exhibition of 70 watercolors and acrylics at Liu Haisu Art Museum ...
(Dec 28, 2011, Xinhua)
Tradition reflected in silver
"Most of my students are in their 20s and live in urban areas," Liu says. "They don't have many chances to learn about art from China's grassroots. I believe learning from folk artists will inspire them as much as the exhibition has inspired me. ...
(Dec 28, 2011, China Daily)
Art auction affords students Paris trip
Live entertainment was provided by student musicians, including freshman Amy Wang who played the Guzheng or Chinese Zither. The art auction, in its eighth year, was created by Belmont High School art teacher Mark Milowsky as a way to help his students ...
(Dec 28, 2011, Wicked Local)
NYT calls Gwangju Biennale show highlight of 2011
The New York Times last week mentioned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei-directed show “Unnamed” at Korea's Gwangju Design Biennale as one of the outstanding contemporary shows held this year. In its article titled “From Apple to Occupy, ...
(Dec 28, 2011, The Korea Herald)
Helen Frankenthaler
Her very similar method and clearly modern approach produced an art with more affinity to traditional Chinese landscape than to the New York school of the late 1940s and early 1950s, though most often cited in comparison in the US is the atmospheric ...
(Dec 28, 2011, The Guardian)
The Most Powerful Art Collectors on Wall Street
One of his more unique pieces is a 6.5-foot tall bronze monkey by former French artist Francois-Xavier Lalanne. Andrew Saul: As Partner in Saul Partners, Saul collects Chinese bronzes and ceramics, modern and contemporary art with a special adoration ...
(Dec 28, 2011, Haute Living)
"Whimsical" - Final Shen Yun Performance in Houston, Texas
Classical Chinese dance is one of the oldest art forms in the world. “And besides that they're so flexible. How on earth do they get that far off the ground? And get their feet up past their heads. It's just amazing to me.” “What I want to do is learn ...
(Dec 28, 2011, NTDTV)
New Leaders Remake Art Scene
The Esther Wells Collection, Studio Arts Gallery and Marion Meyer Contemporary Art all called it quits in the last year. Mandarin Fine Art, exhibiting works by contemporary Chinese artists, also closed. Among towns across the nation that established ...
(Dec 28, 2011, Laguna Beach Independent)
Internationally acclaimed artist returns to area
She won second place in painting at the 2010 Celeste Art Prize in New York, won the BP Portrait's Young Artist Award in London and was shortlisted for the 2010 John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize in Liverpool. But her whirlwind journey has led ...
(Dec 28, 2011, Star Community Newspapers)
China Institute Gallery to present Theater, Life, and the Afterlife: Tomb ...
China Institute Gallery to present Theater, Life, and the Afterlife: Tomb ...
(Dec 29, 2011, Art Daily)
2011's Biggest Art Stories - by MutualArt
At Sotheby's November Contemporary art sale, eight angry protesters were arrested; still, inside the saleroom, it was business as usual and collectors hardly seemed to notice the commotion. But both sides want to resolve the matter, as the dispute ...
(Dec 29, 2011, MutualArt.com)
Art Notes: For the week of Dec. 30-Jan. 5
8, Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real. Nearly 100 works by self-taught artists. From the collection of Ted and Ann Oliver, who have spent more than 30 years studying, collecting and writing about Southern contemporary folk art. ...
(Dec 29, 2011, Palm Beach Post)
Forgery scandal puts modern art in perspective
Seeing I had a modest talent for drawing, he would take me on sketching expeditions to the Art Institute. He favored the old masters, but could appreciate the impressionists. He steered us wide of the contemporary galleries. ...
(Dec 29, 2011, Chicago Tribune)
Soho China to Buy 50% of Land Venture on Shanghai's Bund
Fosun International owns the remaining 50 percent of the site, with about 45472 square meters (489456 square feet) for mixed office, retail, financial, art and culture development, according to the statement. Shares of Soho rose 0.2 percent to HK$5.12 ...
(Dec 29, 2011, BusinessWeek)
Obama gets 'feng shui' seat at restaurant
By David Jackson, USA TODAY Feng shui is the Chinese art of arranging one's surroundings to promote harmony and balance, and restauranteur Alan Wong apparently wanted to promote a peaceful atmosphere for Obama. The president, first lady Michelle Obama, ...
(Dec 29, 2011, USA TODAY (blog))
WEEKEND BEST BETS Troupe brings ancient Chinese traditions to Hanover Theatre
Each dynasty had its own imperial dances and style of movement with a grand folk tradition of dance always used to celebrate Chinese life. The premise behind the ancient art form: a belief that good is rewarded and evil is punished, conveying the ...
(Dec 29, 2011, Sentinel and Enterprise)
Beidou Satellite System Will Decrease China's Dependence On US Global ...
Beidou Satellite System Will Decrease China's Dependence On US Global ...
(Dec 29, 2011, Huffington Post)
YEAR IN REVIEW: Galleries, museums struggled to adapt to economy, Internet
The Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, hosts a unique 24-hour protest to support the release of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei (who was detained by Chinese authorities in April and held for two months without charges). The sit-in is inspired by Weiwei's ...
(Dec 29, 2011, North County Times)
Browsing the Arts for Dec. 30, 2011-Jan. 5, 2012
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 29, 2011, Plain Dealer (blog))
Museum and Gallery Listings for Dec. 30-Jan. 5
(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 29, 2011, New York Times)
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