Using Photography to Draw New Collectors
Japan's most well-known photographer came to Hong Kong about six weeks before the U.K.'s transfer of the city to China to capture a place he knew nothing about. The result was a series of images evoking Hong Kong's energy, lights and people, in ...
(Jun 26, 2015, Barron's)
Ink Remix at CMAG: Chinese traditions remixed in cutting-edge collection
Delicate brush strokes on paper – calligraphy, lyrical subjects, perhaps woodblock prints on handmade stock. These are the things that most commonly spring to mind when it comes to Chinese ink art – ancient methods and traditional subjects, perhaps ...
(Jun 26, 2015, Sydney Morning Herald)
Hitler, phone sex and David Shrigley's demented football mascot – the week in art
An important collection of contemporary art from China offers a different perspective on the art of today. Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, from 1 July until 20 September. Ben Rivers: The Two Eyes Are Not Brothers This Artangel commission in the ...
(Jun 26, 2015, The Guardian)
The Power of Imagination on Display at the Library
This one is of course far more modest, but it does highlight an important stream of contemporary art-making in Ithaca and beyond. Curated by ... The dragon, recognizably Chinese, folds himself up, the curl of his tail echoing that of his tongue. The ...
(Jun 28, 2015, ithaca.com)
Andy Warhol painting of US$1 bill set to be turned into US$26 million at ...
Andy Warhol painting of US$1 bill set to be turned into US$26 million at ...
(Jun 28, 2015, South China Morning Post (subscription))
Ai Weiwei's Zodiac Heads Lead $28.3 Million Sale at Phillips
A group of 12 large bronze animal heads by China's dissident artist Ai Weiwei led Phillips's 18 million pound ($28.3 million) contemporary art evening auction in London. “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads,” which depicts the signs of the ancient Chinese ...
(Jun 29, 2015, Bloomberg)
Ai Weiwei Record Leads $28.6 Million Sale at Phillips in London
A group of 12 large bronze animal heads by China's dissident artist Ai Weiwei led Phillips's 18.2 million pound ($28.6 million) contemporary art evening auction in London. “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads,” which depicts the signs of the ancient Chinese ...
(Jun 29, 2015, Bloomberg)
Chen Wei's "Noon Insomnia" Shows Contemporary Picture of China
Using photography as his medium, Chinese artist Chen Wei aims to counter the chaos of his nation's development with a slower, deliberate execution of his work. A survey of 12 representative works by the artist will be featured in a solo exhibition ...
(Jun 29, 2015, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Singapore Contemporary Art Show to Muscle in on Art Stage
The inaugural edition of Singapore Contemporary will feature two special art projects: Artist Dialogues, a curated series of solo artist exhibits by a gallery or artist with a promise of the artist on site, and China Encounters, a series of ...
(Jun 30, 2015, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Sean Scully: Painting From the Heart, to the Heart
An exhibition at the Pinacoteca do Estado in São Paulo just closed, and he recently wrapped up a retrospective at the Himalayas Museum in Shanghai, his first major show in China. On Friday, he will open an exhibition of new work at Château la Coste, ...
(Jun 30, 2015, New York Times)
Top 5: More Summer Shows to See Around the World
Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing. June 27 - August 30, 2015. Known best for stop motion animations that deal with trauma, memory and the troubled history of his native South Africa, Kentridge has been admired in China ever since displaying ...
(Jun 30, 2015, Huffington Post)
International Digest
Meanwhile, Chinese officials have formally arrested dissident and human rights activist Wu Gan for causing a disturbance, defamation, and “inciting subversion of state power,” reports the BusinessInsider's Sui-Lee Wee. Known by his online moniker ...
(Jun 30, 2015, Artforum)
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