Confidence In Contemporary Chinese Art On The Rise
A confidence survey report recently published by ArtTactic reveals that that the confidence indicator for Chinese contemporary art has increased by 16.9 percent in April 2013, showing that it remains a growing asset for security among art collectors ...
(Apr 18, 2013, Jing Daily)
Ear to the ground
"What we're doing in China now is making up for our lack of tradition in this area," he says. For audiences unfamiliar with the art form or with Chinese contemporary art, Yao writes: "What we can do now, is to lend our ears." Print E-mail Bookmark and ...
(Apr 19, 2013, China.org.cn)
Above Sea/Underground: Spectacle and Art in Contemporary Shanghai
She earned her Ph.D. in Art History, with a focus in contemporary Chinese art, from the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed her B.A. in Architectural Studies and Italian Studies at Brown University. Jenny's general research interests ...
(Apr 20, 2013, US-China Institute)
Floating wonderment
"Classical art was the contemporary art of its time. By doing a trans-historical exhibition, I wanted to make people aware of that idea. I have tried to provide a window to see classical art with a new insight with this show. We can reflect back on the ...
(Apr 21, 2013, South China Morning Post)
Phoenix: French Rock Gods
In 1844, German poet Heinrich Heine penned several feuilletons—similar to the “Talk of the Town” section of The New Yorker—that touched on contemporary art, literature, and music. Reviewing that year's musical ... The opening of the album's debut ...
(Apr 22, 2013, Daily Beast)
Odd lot shareholders only here for the beer
He was a dealer, impresario and is now head of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and has been at the forefront of contemporary art. When he has working with Citibank, he arranged for Andy Warhol to come to Hong Kong in 1982 for the ...
(Apr 22, 2013, South China Morning Post)
CHIMERAS at Hot Docs spotlights booming China art scene
(By the way, if you are wondering about the title of the movie, skip to the end of this article.) The film chronicles the personal and philosophical journeys of two artists: Wang Guangyi -- one of the granddaddies of China's contemporary art movement ...
(Apr 23, 2013, rabble.ca (blog))
Miami Collectors Tap New China Artists for Art Basel Show
The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing opened its 2013 season with “ON/OFF: China's Young Artists in Concept and Practice” which includes 50 commissioned works by 50 artists. Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk will mount an exhibition ...
(Apr 23, 2013, Bloomberg)
Wǒmen (我们): Contemporary Chinese Art on display
Hung Liu, Bonsai, 1992. Photolithograph from two plates on Rives BFK paper, 22 1/2 x 30". Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis. Gift of Island Press (formerly the Washington University School of Art Collaborative Print ...
(Apr 23, 2013, Washington University in St. Louis News)
Thou art worthy
Ha Thuc believes this lack of room has been a factor in the evolution of our contemporary art. "If a Hong Kong artist wants to create a big installation they must cross the border and have their piece produced in China – but they don't," she says. "Of ...
(Apr 24, 2013, Time Out Hong Kong)
China Brings Down Global Art Market In Q1 But US And Europe Feed The Bulls
On the flip side, contemporary art has soared, with total value of sales going from about $850 million in 2002 to about $6 billion last year. The expanding market grew the pie for everyone: impressionist sales went from nearly $600 million in 2002 to ...
(Apr 24, 2013, Forbes)
New Vancouver art gallery plan wins city council's approval - Vancouver Sun
Here's what other speakers had to say: Shengtian Zheng , artist and curator of the Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art: "I believe our city really needs to have a much larger platform to introduce the art from Asia and other parts of the world." Ace ...
(Apr 25, 2013, Vancouver Sun)
Breakfast Briefing: What Do Chinese Tourists Want?
This interactive workshop will be conducted in a small group format at AW Asia, which showcases one of the premier collections of contemporary Chinese art. The session includes a light breakfast and coffee. Tuesday May 14, 2013 8:00am: Check-in with ...
(Apr 25, 2013, Jing Daily)
Shen Shaomin's second solo exhibition at Eli Klein opens in New York - Art Daily
... including recent exhibitions "Hot Pot: A Taste of Contemporary Chinese Art," Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT (2013); "Go Figure: Contemporary Chinese Portraiture," Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sydney, Australia (2012 ...
(Apr 28, 2013, Art Daily)
Democratic exchange
"Everyone was so excited, saying 'For the first time we are getting contemporary art that is outside of Chinese art'." Since the inception of his gallery, Tagore has foregone participation in fairs such as Art Basel. Instead, he plans a show ...
(Apr 28, 2013, South China Morning Post)
Hot Docs Daily: Alias, Chimeras, NCR: Not Criminally Responsible
Examining the contradictions in contemporary Chinese art, the film follows two artists: the well-established Wang Guangyi and an emerging presence, Liu Gang. Allowing the art and the artists to speak for themselves, Mattila's camera steps back and ...
(Apr 28, 2013, Torontoist)
Mao no-show as Warhol exhibition opens in China
Phuket News: Mao no-show as Warhol exhibition opens in China. SHANGHAI: Shanghai's contemporary art museum on Sunday opened a show featuring the works of American pop artist Andy Warhol, but without his iconic portraits of former Chinese leader ...
(Apr 28, 2013, The Phuket News)
Mao no-show as Andy Warhol exhibition opens at Shanghai's contemporary art ...
Mao no-show as Andy Warhol exhibition opens at Shanghai's contemporary art ...
(Apr 29, 2013, Art Daily)
As Money Props Up Art World, Prospects Are Mixed
But some of that money has also helped to prop up the art market, specialists in the field say, as demand for certain categories reported by auction houses demonstrates: sales of Old Masters, postwar and contemporary, Impressionist, modern and Chinese ...
(Apr 29, 2013, New York Times)
Ravenel announces Modern and Contemporary Art Auctions on 2 June - Art Daily
Modern and Contemporary Asian Art Auction in Taipei will continue to feature a profusion of crucial works from China, Japan and Korea. Apart from that is a special sale devoted to Shiy De-jinn's 26 outstanding works, showcasing 23 masterpieces by the ...
(Apr 30, 2013, Art Daily)
Californians dig hidden Chinatown in museum show
San Francisco's Chinatown is today a living history of Chinese immigration in California, but part of that legacy was lost in a fire 126 years ago in nearby San Jose. Reminders of that community can be seen in a new exhibition that combines ...
(Apr 30, 2013, Chinadaily USA)
Chengdu zone stresses ecology, industry
... finance firms, the Tianfu Software Park, several incubation centers for IT and biochemical endeavors, the world's largest standalone building and one of the most beautiful contemporary art centers in China, which is designed by British architect ...
(Apr 30, 2013, China Daily)
Chinese phoenixes soar at DC's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
The “Nine Deaths, Two Births” exhibit is tiny, with only two rooms, one featuring a video — but the show's attraction should reach beyond Asian contemporary art enthusiasts. Young engineers should be fascinated with the engineering drawings that made ...
(Apr 30, 2013, Fort Worth Star Telegram)
Hong Kong art shows its global creative colours
These are just a few of the Hong Kong-inspired contemporary art pieces at an exhibition that opens today. The Hong Kong Eye exhibition on show at ArtisTree, Tai Koo Place, throughout May, is aimed at presenting Hong Kong art to the world and promoting ...
(Apr 30, 2013, South China Morning Post)
Chinese phoenixes soar at DC ' s Arthur M . Sackler Gallery
With the models of the sculptures in D.C., the two phoenixes are on display at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art through November. After that, they are supposed to “fly” to Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York City. One point of ...
(May 1, 2013, The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
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