Sotheby's Boosts Private Sales With Beuys at New Gallery
“In response to the growing demand from our clients to transact continuously -- not just in the traditional sales seasons -- we plan to host five selling exhibitions per year,” Cheyenne Westphal, Sotheby's European head of contemporary art, said in the ...
(Sep 3, 2013, Bloomberg)
Paintings show draws London closer to Chinese contemporary art
LONDON, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The paintings of 100 Chinese contemporary artists, which began to be exhibited here on Monday, have attracted great interests and praises among visitors. "It shows the high level of contemporary Chinese artists," Chinese ...
(Sep 3, 2013, Xinhua)
Exhibit showcases 27 young artists
He began working with curator and art critic Barbara Pollack six months ago on the original concept for this exhibition. Pollack, who has been covering contemporary Chinese art for US art magazines for years and began focusing on young, emerging ...
(Sep 3, 2013, Chinadaily USA)
Chinese art attracts the London eye
"But looking closely, you can see figures borrowed from traditional Chinese paintings and the roof of the old Huizhou building," he said. "Looking at these paintings, one might feel like swimming in the Chinese contemporary art. There is a lot of ...
(Sep 3, 2013, Global Times)
5 Free things to do in Shanghai, from the Bund to sculpture park to historic sites
The Hongfang Creative Industrial Zone, created in 2005 out of a cluster of renovated factories, houses galleries including the Shanghai Sculpture Space, open Tuesday-Sunday, which shows work by Chinese and foreign contemporary artists. The building ...
(Sep 3, 2013, Calgary Herald)
Symposium: Female Embodiment of the Visual World: Women's Art in ...
Symposium: Female Embodiment of the Visual World: Women's Art in ...
(Sep 3, 2013, Bowdoin News)
Female Embodiment of the Visual World: Women's Art in Contemporary China ...
Female Embodiment of the Visual World: Women's Art in Contemporary China ...
(Sep 3, 2013, Bowdoin News)
Fall 2013 coming attractions: open data, giant frogs, Chinese painting and a ...
Fall 2013 coming attractions: open data, giant frogs, Chinese painting and a ...
(Sep 3, 2013, UC Berkeley)
A Society Evolves
... "Inside Out: New Chinese Art." Before long, contemporary Chinese art was turning up everywhere, and Ms. Chiu took a different tack after learning, in discussions with artists in China, that Social Realist art "was a major influence on contemporary ...
(Sep 4, 2013, Wall Street Journal (blog))
Sotheby's to offer two masterpieces from the Collection of Guy and Myriam ...
Sotheby's to offer two masterpieces from the Collection of Guy and Myriam ...
(Sep 4, 2013, Art Daily)
20 Years of Art: From China to Venice
The bulky official title of MOCA's latest exhibition, 20 Years of La Biennale di Venezia and Chinese Contemporary Art, mostly serves to obscure the exhibition's theme—a celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the 1993 Venice Biennale, which marked ...
(Sep 4, 2013, GoChengdoo (blog))
“Culture Chanel” Exhibition To Hit Beijing's National Art Museum Of China In ...
“Culture Chanel” Exhibition To Hit Beijing's National Art Museum Of China In ...
(Sep 4, 2013, Jing Daily)
PEM appoints new curator of Chinese and East Asian art
Specializing in later Chinese art and Chinese contemporary art, Dr. Wang's most recent research, for which she won a Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Award, focused on Chinese lacquer and on Charles Lang Freer, the pioneering American collector of Asian ...
(Sep 5, 2013, Boston.com)
Melding tradition and modernization with contemporary artist, Yang Yongliang
Faced with the challenge of balancing modernization with the sense of tradition and history, Chinese artists are embracing the movement away from traditional methods while finding ways to preserve the country's rich heritage. For Yang Yongliang, one of ...
(Sep 5, 2013, LinkedIn Today)
Cleveland Arts listings for Sept. 6-12: Chinese zodiac sculptures invade the ...
Cleveland Arts listings for Sept. 6-12: Chinese zodiac sculptures invade the ...
(Sep 5, 2013, Plain Dealer)
Top Fall Art Exhibits include Christopher Wool at the Guggenheim
The Met dives into the hot Chinese contemporary art scene with an exhibit of work by 35 artists born in China. The pieces range from Ai Weiwei's more than five-foot-tall map of China constructed entirely of wood from dismantled Qing Dynasty temples to ...
(Sep 5, 2013, Wall Street Journal)
Modern, traditional artist gets highlighted
An exhibition of large-scale ink paintings on rice paper by contemporary Chinese artist Wu Tianyu opened Saturday at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art in California, the first exhibition in North America for the artist. "I think this exhibition is ...
(Sep 6, 2013, Chinadaily USA)
Still serving the people
He is enjoying a ''wonderful diversion'' as curator of an exhibition of contemporary Chinese art drawn from the collection of Judith Neilson, one of Australia's richest women, thanks to her stake in husband Kerr's company Platinum Asset Management, for ...
(Sep 6, 2013, Sydney Morning Herald)
NEW YORK FASHION WEEK INTERVIEW: FASHION DESIGNER VIVIENNE ...
NEW YORK FASHION WEEK INTERVIEW: FASHION DESIGNER VIVIENNE ...
(Sep 6, 2013, Jing Daily)
Made in China
The projects on display ranged from a pen that draws automatically, to a wig that plays music according to how hard the wearer shakes his or her head. The workshop has collaborated with the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art since the beginning of 2013 ...
(Sep 9, 2013, Beijing Review)
A private matter
The Beijing-based Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) has become the envy of private art museums in China. UCCA CEO Xue Mei gave the keynote speech at the China Private Museum Forum, held in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai, expanding ...
(Sep 9, 2013, Nzweek)
Christie's Releases Highlights For Landmark Shanghai Auction
(Christie's). Chinese contemporary art, impressionist and modern art, watches, and jewels will all be featured at Christie's first ever mainland auction, which will be held in Shanghai on September 26 at the Jing An Shangri-La hotel. Both Asian and ...
(Sep 9, 2013, Jing Daily)
RELEASE: CHRISTIE'S FIRST AUCTION IN MAINLAND CHINA - by MutualArt
During the Shanghai auction week, Christie's will host several exhibitions including Picasso and Chagall: Modern Art in Paris, Chinese Contemporary Ink, Abstract and Pop in Post-War and Contemporary Art, and Jewelry Private Sales. In addition, as part ...
(Sep 10, 2013, MutualArt.com)
Sale of Chinese Contemporary art sees Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions raise ...
Sale of Chinese Contemporary art sees Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions raise ...
(Sep 10, 2013, Art Daily)
Contemporary artist Wu Zhenhuan[1]|chinadaily.com.cn
Wu Zhenhuan, a Chinese contemporary artist, believes that a piece of brilliant work doesn't make a good painter. In his opinion, a good painter opens a door for his audiences, through which people's mindset can reach a higher level. He endeavors to ...
(Sep 11, 2013, China Daily)
Christie's announces highlights from its first auction in mainland China to be ...
Christie's announces highlights from its first auction in mainland China to be ...
(Sep 12, 2013, Art Daily)
Chinese Trees, an exhibition of new paintings by Tony Bevan opens at Ben ...
Chinese Trees, an exhibition of new paintings by Tony Bevan opens at Ben ...
(Sep 12, 2013, Art Daily)
Multimedia exhibit is a channel into Chinese life
“Estranged Paradise” features the work of Yang Fudong, one of the pioneers of contemporary art and the independent cinema movement in China. The acclaimed artist co-curated the exhibition, which incorporates his still photography, short films and ...
(Sep 12, 2013, Daily Californian)
Political pop art critiques consumerism
The pieces seem as if picked out to give a general idea of what the commercial Chinese art scene is about, but they do not give a valid representation of either the more traditional, or the partisan and visceral aspects of contemporary Chinese art. You ...
(Sep 12, 2013, Prague Post)
Gallery and museum listings Sept. 11-18
Prague Castle-Beijing-Prague Traveling exhibition of Contemporary Chinese art with works from 40 artists. Ends Sept 29. Imperial Stables, Praue Castle. Open daily 10 a.m.-6 p.m.. Prague Castle-Marilyn Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Marilyn ...
(Sep 12, 2013, Prague Post)
The Last Supper by Zeng Fanzhi on sale at Sotheby's Hong Kong
A symbolic piece of contemporary Chinese art, political and subversive, the 4-meter-long canvas, inspired by the masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, is valued at $10.3 million. In this version, produced by Zeng Fanzhi in 2001, is a reflection of modern ...
(Sep 12, 2013, AMA)
Good results for sale of Chinese Contemporary Art at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury ...
Good results for sale of Chinese Contemporary Art at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury ...
(Sep 12, 2013, AMA)
40 artists to donate their works for cancer treatment
The collection is led by a group of prominent Chinese artists, reflecting the deep interest of Mr and Mrs Ullens in Chinese Contemporary Art and their long-standing commitment to promoting new art from the region, including the establishment of The ...
(Sep 12, 2013, Economic Times)
China Guardian Hong Kong announces First Evening and Oil Painting Auctions ...
China Guardian Hong Kong announces First Evening and Oil Painting Auctions ...
(Sep 12, 2013, Art Daily)
Accessible art
"It is important that contemporary art can be enjoyed and collected by everyone - not just the super rich, not just those in Beijing but all over China from all backgrounds." Date: September 19 to 22, 10 am to 8 pm. Venue: 800 Show Address: 800 Changde ...
(Sep 15, 2013, Global Times)
China focus for next Armory fair
The organisers have selected China as the subject of the fair's fifth regional focus section. Curated by Philip Tinari, the director of the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, the section will have around 15 galleries from Beijing, Shanghai ...
(Sep 16, 2013, Art Newspaper)
Video art by Wang Jianwei's in Beijing
From his emergeance in the 1970s, Jianwei has been widely considered to be one of the pioneering figures of contemporary Chinese art. His current practice is focused upon multimedia installations, though the artist previously studied painting ...
(Sep 16, 2013, AMA)
Review: The art of repression at University of South Florida Contemporary Art ...
Review: The art of repression at University of South Florida Contemporary Art ...
(Sep 16, 2013, Tampabay.com)
Review: The art of repression at University of South Florida Contemporary Art ...
Review: The art of repression at University of South Florida Contemporary Art ...
(Sep 16, 2013, Tampabay.com)
China's New Collectors Look To Global Auction Houses For Market Guidance
This course is one of several new China education programs recently introduced by auction houses, which are a valuable source of information and guidance for China's budding new collectors. When it comes to Chinese contemporary art, both prices and the ...
(Sep 16, 2013, Jing Daily)
Nonagenarian painter Hon Chi-fun exhibits works in Central
That phase, beginning in the 1970s, marked a time when Hong Kong's home-grown modern artists were reacting to contemporary movements in the West and breaking free from the traditional forms of Chinese art. Hon says his painting style today is less a ...
(Sep 17, 2013, South China Morning Post)
Rashid Johnson's 'Message' opens at Kemper Art Musem this Friday
Major group exhibitions include the 9th Shanghai Biennale, Reactivation, China (2012) and the 54th Venice Biennale, ILLUMInations, Italy (2011). Message to Our Folks is titled after a 1969 album by avant-garde jazz collective Art Ensemble of Chicago ...
(Sep 17, 2013, St. Louis American)
China unplugged
“This lecture is going to be a wonderful opportunity to hear from an expert in the field about the huge shifts that have taken place in contemporary Chinese art over the past 30 years,” said Courtney Gilbert, curator of visual arts. “I think it will ...
(Sep 18, 2013, Idaho Mountain Express and Guide)
Zaha Hadid designs boutiques for Stuart Weitzman
Further seminal buildings such as the Rosenthal Centre for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati and the Guangzhou Opera House in China have also been hailed as architecture that transforms our idea of the future with innovative concepts and bold, visionary ...
(Sep 18, 2013, Dezeen)
Fashion Special: Art of Cartier on show at Liaoning Provincial Museum
Its bird of paradise brooch made in 1948 on show to the public for the first time is based on the image of a traditional Chinese phoenix. "There are two things ... It not only presents the art of jewelry, but also supports contemporary art. The ...
(Sep 18, 2013, China Daily)
Art Taipei presents its 2013 edition
The objective of the fair is to establish a connection between contemporary Chinese art and the visual arts industry from the South-west and North-west, thanks to more than 150 exhibitors coming mainly from the Asian Pacific regions. The 2013 edition ...
(Sep 18, 2013, AMA)
Billionaire Broad Tops Art List; Storm Over Ming Sale
Broad, whose contemporary art museum in Los Angeles is scheduled to open next year, is ranked by the website Larry's List, based in Hong Kong. The site provides contact information about collectors in more than 70 countries and details of the ...
(Sep 18, 2013, Bloomberg)
A New York moment
Awakened by the rising sun, I can't wait to get downstairs and meet the rest of the media. It's like a scene from a Miss World competition, Kiehl's staff circling with signs above their heads reading "France, New Zealand, South Africa" and "Korea ...
(Sep 19, 2013, New Zealand Herald)
FINE ART ASIA 2013
On display are museum-quality artworks spanning over 5,000 years, from archaic Chinese bronzes through to contemporary art. Fine Art Asia 2013 will host 100 of the world's most renowned galleries. They will display the finest Asian and Western antiques ...
(Sep 19, 2013, Asia Society)
Celebrated contemporary artist spotlighted at Kemper Art Museum
Major group exhibitions include the 9th Shanghai Biennale, Reactivation, China (2012) and the 54th Venice Biennale, ILLUMInations, Italy (2011). Message to Our Folks is titled after a 1969 album by avant-garde jazz collective the Art Ensemble of ...
(Sep 19, 2013, St. Louis American)
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