France Names Adam D. Weinberg Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters
... in contemporary Chinese art, he was well known for his writing on Yan Pei-Ming, with essays about the artist appearing in Les Presses du réel as well as in exhibition catalogs for the Kunsthalle Mannheim and the National Museum of Contemporary Art, ...
(Nov 19, 2015, Artforum)
Museum & Gallery Listings for Nov. 20-26
Museum of Modern Art: 'Scenes for a New Heritage: Contemporary Art from the Collection' (through April 10) MoMA's latest installation of works from its permanent collection fills the second-floor contemporary galleries with videos, installations ...
(Nov 19, 2015, New York Times)
Fried and Tested: Melbourne's Best Fried Chicken
Rachel Gilbert, records and red ferns; this week's wrap covers all bases. Work Uniform: Mikala Tai. Take a look inside the wardrobe of 4A Centre for Contemporary Chinese Art's brand new director. Sales Wrap: Best of the Weekend. A vintage rummage and ...
(Nov 19, 2015, Broadsheet)
BMW selects two artists to create M6 GT3 art cars
Chinese artist Cao Fei and John Baldessari from the US will create two more artistic racers around the new M6 GT3, and after hitting the track, they'll go on display in museums in 2017. ... Gallery (London), Shwetal A. Patel, Kochi-Muziris Biennale ...
(Nov 20, 2015, Autoblog (blog))
LUXE City guides - Arty Beijing
The Chinese capital still has plenty of spangles, from its awe-inspiring architecture to its flourishing contemporary art scene and showstopper dining, to keep you smiling. First off, you'll need somewhere to rest your head. Those in search of imperial ...
(Nov 20, 2015, Reuters)
Barnes Foundation Names Deputy Director for Education and Public Programs and ...
Barnes Foundation Names Deputy Director for Education and Public Programs and ...
(Nov 20, 2015, Artforum)
National Portrait Gallery of London to Receive Major Donation from Lucian ...
National Portrait Gallery of London to Receive Major Donation from Lucian ...
(Nov 20, 2015, Artforum)
In Shanghai, the PIMO Contemporary Art Festival Sets Out to Bring the Art ...
In Shanghai, the PIMO Contemporary Art Festival Sets Out to Bring the Art ...
(Nov 20, 2015, Artsy)
Israel Museum Acquires Collection of Contemporary Israeli Photography
Specializing in contemporary Chinese art, he was well known for his writing on Yan Pei-Ming, with essays about the artist appearing in Les Presses du réel as well as in exhibition catalogs for the Kunsthalle Mannheim and the National Museum of ...
(Nov 20, 2015, Artforum)
Asian-American Art Curators Chosen to Curate Whitney Museum's 2017 Biennial
Two Asian Americans have been chosen to curate the Whitney's 2017 Biennial, a large-scale exhibit that surveys the latest in American contemporary art. Christopher Y. Lew and Mia Locks will serve as co-curators for the Whitney Museum of American Art's ...
(Nov 20, 2015, NBCNews.com)
Hammered by Guarantees
The $170.4 million with fees — the second-highest price ever paid for a work at auction, not accounting for inflation — tendered by the Chinese collector Liu Yiqian for Modigliani's 1917-1918 “Nu couché” at Christie's “Artist's Muse” sale on Nov. 9 ...
(Nov 20, 2015, International New York Times)
Piecing It Together: MASS MoCA Collecting Point For International Project
But that's what's happening to a blue BMW parked outside the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams. The car came from Chinese artist Ai WeiWei, who is placing BMWs at a number of spots around the globe. The effort started after Ai ...
(Nov 20, 2015, WAMC)
Record making and breaking mark Sotheby's and Christie's auctions
Painted in 1917-18 by Modigliani, who was 35 when he died in 1920 in Paris of tuberculosis, “Nu Couche” was the top seller at Christie's fall series of seven auctions of impressionist, modern postwar, and contemporary art that totaled $1.1 billion and ...
(Nov 20, 2015, The Boston Globe)
ART021 Cements Its Place as the Chic Mainstay of the Chinese Art Market
ART021 was founded by PR honcho Bao Yifeng and former gallery director Kelly Ying (whose husband, David Chau, launched his C.C. Foundation at PIMO Contemporary Art Festival just this week). The fair now spans multiple sections—Main Galleries; the ...
(Nov 21, 2015, Artsy)
MMoCA's 45th Annual Holiday Art Fair
The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art will celebrate forty-five years of the Holiday Art Fair, taking place November 20 to 22, 2015. Shoppers will be delighted by the new and returning artists, performers, ... Painter Charlotte Fung Miller studied ...
(Nov 21, 2015, Wortfm)
Warhol, Pollock, Rothko on rare display in Tehran
Ever since the themes of many of the Western works have been considered too risque to be publicly shown and have spent much of the past 36 years languishing in storage in the basement of Tehran's Museum of Contemporary Art. Among the 42 Western works ...
(Nov 21, 2015, Yahoo News)
The Hiroshima art triangle: a space to get lost in thought
Shukkeien contains many of the elements of Zen landscape gardens introduced from China by Zen priest Muso Kokushi (1275-1351): evocatively-shaped rocks, rustic pavilions and a large pond with small islands. Around Takuei Pond, with its hump-backed ...
(Nov 21, 2015, The Japan Times)
Warhol, Pollock go on display in risque Tehran exhibition
Ever since the themes of many of the Western works have been considered too risque to be publicly shown and have spent much of the past 36 years languishing in storage in the basement of Tehran's Museum of Contemporary Art. Among the 42 Western works ...
(Nov 21, 2015, The Times of Israel)
What's on Today: PIMO Contemporary Art Festival, Lacrimosa and Naoko Tanaka ...
What's on Today: PIMO Contemporary Art Festival, Lacrimosa and Naoko Tanaka ...
(Nov 21, 2015, Shanghaiist)
Yun Cheagab appointed Artistic Director of Busan Biennale 2016
... Yun has worked on the front lines of contemporary art, especially in Asia, curating a multitude of exhibitions and projects. He earned a bachelor's degree in art studies at Hongik University, completed a master's course in Chinese art history at ...
(Nov 22, 2015, E-Flux)
In Columbia Since: 2011
He was also invited to speak at the Medium Festival of Photography in San Diego, and won first prize in the LENSCRATCH Student Prize and in FOTOGRAFIA Festival International at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome, Italy. He was named in the top ...
(Nov 22, 2015, Columbia Daily Tribune)
Crème de la crème of modern art on rare display in Tehran (PHOTOS)
Ever since the themes of many of the Western works have been considered too risque to be publicly shown and have spent much of the past 36 years languishing in storage in the basement of Tehran's Museum of Contemporary Art. Among the 42 Western works ...
(Nov 22, 2015, Your Middle East)
Artistic statements
Shanghai Gallery of Art's new group exhibition Airs of the States asks how Chinese traditional art forms are embodied and expressed in contemporary art. While the question itself is not particularly new, the answers the exhibition comes up with through ...
(Nov 22, 2015, Global Times)
Going Public Exhibitions
Perhaps the most culturally-conscious dimension of “Going Public” can be found shared between Site Gallery and SIA Gallery in the form of the “dslcollection”, an expansive assortment of contemporary Chinese art. The collection aims to “question ...
(Nov 22, 2015, ForgeToday)
Architecture trumps art in a strange turn for the Turner Prize
The shortlisting of the architectural firm Assemble for this year's Turner Prize says a lot about the judges and even more about the contemporary art world. It reflects a yearning for a particular kind of relevance and ... Encompassing a dazzling range ...
(Nov 23, 2015, Irish Times)
Asia Pacific Triennial 8 review – a colourful snapshot of the world
First established in 1993 the APT has become arguably the most important contemporary art event in the country. It brings together works by artists from a vast geographical terrain – from the Middle East through India and China, the entirety of Asia ...
(Nov 23, 2015, The Guardian)
Made in Manhattan: Chinese developer Vanke gets arty with landmark project
A very modern marriage of convenience between Vanke, one of China's most prolific developers, and New York contemporary art patron and property magnate Aby Rosen is set to create a new landmark residential building in Manhattan's Midtown East, in a ...
(Nov 23, 2015, South China Morning Post (subscription))
Asian cruise market set to make waves in fine art world
The market will only continue to grow, with the Chinese market alone set to become the second largest by 2017 and Chinese consumers projected to make up 20 percent of cruisers by the end of 2020. Cruise lines looking for the next frontier would do well ...
(Nov 23, 2015, Luxury Daily)
Photo Feature: Liu Jianhua's Delicate Installation 'Between' At Pace London
In Trace, first exhibited at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, Liu appropriates a Chinese calligraphic stroke, the “wulouhen” — stains caused by leaking roofs — and reproduces it repeatedly in gleaming black trails of porcelain. The work ...
(Nov 23, 2015, ArtLyst)
Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair ART021 Grows Confident in Its Third Year of Sales
On a drizzly evening in Shanghai, He An's Dark Side of the Moon (2014) glowed like an arc reactor in the forecourt of the Shanghai Exhibition Center. The venue, a neoclassical palace donated to China by the Soviets in the 1950s, survives as the pre ...
(Nov 23, 2015, artnet News)
Pudzianowski: Fighting the Shadow of the World's Strongest Man
Ribbed grey walls and bizarrely designed carpets draped across the room and gave it the modern, metallic feel of a contemporary art museum. Fighters, coaches and cornermen all wandered around the small, well-decorated lobby. .... Pudzianowski had been ...
(Nov 23, 2015, Bloody Elbow)
Singapore Art Museum's latest show Time of Others
Vo is one of 17 regional artists featured in a survey of contemporary art from the Asia-Pacific region called Time Of Others. It opened last Saturday and runs till Feb 28. The show is a collaboration between four museums: Singapore Art Museum; Museum ...
(Nov 23, 2015, The Straits Times)
Ai Weiwei Splits a 400-Year-Old Temple Between Two Beijing Galleries
According to Galleria Continua, which is jointly presenting the exhibition with Tang Contemporary Art, the solo show is the first time the Chinese artist has created and staged “a solo exhibition in his home country, following the entire development of ...
(Nov 24, 2015, Hyperallergic)
Crossing countries and cultures, Andy Warhol and Ai Wei Wei come together in a ...
Crossing countries and cultures, Andy Warhol and Ai Wei Wei come together in a ...
(Nov 24, 2015, Vogue Australia)
How to buy a masterpiece and get free flights for life
Over more than 20 years, the two have amassed an extensive collection of mostly traditional and contemporary Chinese art, much of it on display in the museum locations. Days after their latest blockbuster purchase, Liu and Wang were back at it, flying ...
(Nov 24, 2015, Irish Times)
Anderson & Garland Newcastle auction house marks its 175th anniversary
Its impact can be seen in the growth of the Chinese market, with Far Eastern bidders keen to buy back heritage pieces which left China over the last two centuries. As well as four annual fine art sales, the company runs fortnightly “rummage” town and ...
(Nov 24, 2015, ChronicleLive)
Ai Weiwei Splits 400-Year-Old Ming Age Temple In Half
The Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has divided a 400-year-old temple's 1,500 worn, wooden pieces between two Beijing Galleries. According to Galleria Continua - which is jointly presenting the exhibition with Tang Contemporary Art - the solo ...
(Nov 24, 2015, ArtLyst)
Welcome to Lamu: Africa's Most Captivating Artists' Retreat
When we met in London, Logsdail invited me to join him at an exhibition by one of his highest-profile clients, Ai Weiwei, at the Royal Academy of Arts. The Chinese provocateur had just arrived, on his first trip outside Beijing after house arrest, and ...
(Nov 24, 2015, Wall Street Journal)
Hidden gem: Art museum engages campus
This exhibit is ongoing, and features a magical display of African, Egyptian, South American, Chinese and contemporary art, plus much more. If students are interested in stopping by to see these exhibitions, The North Dakota Museum of Art is open from ...
(Nov 24, 2015, UND The Dakota Student)
The Art of the Dealing: Inside Paddle8's Bid To Become The Internet's Auction ...
The Art of the Dealing: Inside Paddle8's Bid To Become The Internet's Auction ...
(Nov 24, 2015, Forbes)
Village preparing for annual La Jolla Christmas Parade
Those that signed up in time include fire engines and Boy Scouts, canine units and a group performing Chinese Lion Dances. “The real thing is coming back and seeing, year-after-year, all the fun as things change, yet remain the same,” ... From there ...
(Nov 24, 2015, La Jolla Light)
Doing it in style: the best of Beijing's art scene and how to navigate it
The Chinese capital still has plenty of spangles, from its awe-inspiring architecture to its flourishing contemporary art scene and showstopper dining, to keep you smiling. First off, you'll need somewhere to rest your head. Those in search of imperial ...
(Nov 24, 2015, South China Morning Post (subscription))
TGIF: Happenings — what's coming up in Northeast Ohio starting Nov. 27
Allen Memorial Art Museum: Oberlin College, 87 N. Main St., Oberlin, presents “Body Proxy: Clothing in Contemporary Art,” through Dec. 13; “The Body: ... 17; “Chinese Landscape Duets of Arnold Chang and Michael Cherney,” through Feb. 2; “Muhammead ...
(Nov 24, 2015, News-Herald.com)
Art Consultant Arianne Levene Piper on Collecting in Emerging Art Markets - by ...
Art Consultant Arianne Levene Piper on Collecting in Emerging Art Markets - by ...
(Nov 25, 2015, MutualArt.com)
(In)visible: The Spiritual World of Taiwan Through Contemporary Art explores ...
(In)visible: The Spiritual World of Taiwan Through Contemporary Art explores ...
(Nov 25, 2015, Straight.com)
Dutch architect chosen to design £110m Factory Manchester
The Factory, Manchester's proposed £110m arts centre, is to be designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. Manchester City Council announced that Koolhaas and his Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) practice had won the international competition ...
(Nov 25, 2015, Prolific North)
Funding boost for Manchester arts centre
OMA has enjoyed recent acclaim with its Prada Foundation in Milan and Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow, which both opened this year, and its massive Taipei Performing Arts Centre is under construction. They have also encountered controversy ...
(Nov 25, 2015, Financial Times)
"I Would Love to Experience Being a Vapour": Here's a Spiritual Interview with ...
"I Would Love to Experience Being a Vapour": Here's a Spiritual Interview with ...
(Nov 25, 2015, Noisey (blog))
Susan Clinard, Steve Rodgers, Willie Ruff among Greater New Haven Arts Council ...
Susan Clinard, Steve Rodgers, Willie Ruff among Greater New Haven Arts Council ...
(Nov 25, 2015, New Haven Register)
UTSA Associate Professor Talks Contemporary Chinese Culture and '28 Chinese'
Since 1990s, Chinese contemporary art, with help from western institutions, art dealers, curators and collectors, has continued to exhibit in Europe and the U.S. They are titled experimental art (or Avant-Garde art) by critics to show the art world's ...
(Nov 25, 2015, San Antonio Current (blog))
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