'Robot tamer' controls industrial equipment with gesture-based software
Austrian architect Wolf D. Prix made news in October when he announced he was using robots in the construction of his Museum of Contemporary Art and Planning Exhibition project in Shenzhen, China. The Coop Himmelb(l)au founder said that combining ...
(Dec 21, 2015, Construction Dive)
Museum Attendance in Paris Plunges, Knoedler Scandal Lawyers Debate Evidence ...
Museum Attendance in Paris Plunges, Knoedler Scandal Lawyers Debate Evidence ...
(Dec 21, 2015, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Book Site Features New Titles by Bowdoin Faculty
bowdoin books Interested in contemporary Chinese art? Troubled by the moral dilemma of having children in a crowded world? Want to learn more about why it took so long to end slavery in the United States? All these topics, and many more, are explored ...
(Dec 21, 2015, Bowdoin News)
China's Big Business in Fake Art Does Exactly What Art Should
“Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing,” said late, great Surrealist master, Salvador Dalí. Redolent of China's ongoing challenges—and contrivances—surrounding appropriation, plagiarism and conceptualism in contemporary art, Dalí ...
(Dec 21, 2015, Artsy)
2015 Readers' Choice: Staten Island's favorite landmark is Snug Harbor
It is home to Music Hall, Art Lab, the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, the Noble Maritime Collection, the New York Chinese Scholar's Garden, Snug Harbor Artist Residency Program (SHARP), Staten Island Children's Museum and the Staten Island ...
(Dec 21, 2015, SILive.com)
Chicago Art Museums Add Joy To The Holidays
On a shopping trip or visit in the new year to Chicago, discover art treasures that will add joy and memories to your holidays. You'll find wonderful art galore at the Art Institute, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and the Driehaus Museum, all ...
(Dec 22, 2015, WUIS 91.9)
First Xi'an Qujiang Contemporary Art Festival promotes young artists
The First Xi'an Qujiang Contemporary Art Festival & the Sixth 1912 New Star Art Festival officially kicked off on Monday in Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province, and is promoting young artists in China. Sponsored by Xi'an Qujiang Cultural Industry ...
(Dec 22, 2015, ecns)
The battle for the soul of modern art
Chinese artist Ni Haifeng's Reciprocal Fetishism (2010) is a collection of plinths on which are displayed a range of ordinary objects the artist has taken from the home of an unnamed but prominent collector: books, an empty wine bottle, a saucepan and ...
(Dec 22, 2015, Irish Times)
Moving to Malaysia? Prepare for weird animal encounters
While happily snorkelling in the Perhentian Islands, from a boat, a Chinese tourist threw a handful of breadcrumbs at me. No great crime you might think, but in an area famed for its abundance of marine life, this action has rather larger implications ...
(Dec 22, 2015, Telegraph.co.uk)
Five New Pieces by Ai Weiwei
The Forever Bicycle is made using a model that's ubiquitous in China – and also one Ai himself coveted as a child – so this work is about presenting the ultimate individual mode of transport in a multitude, an endless nest of silver metal that looks ...
(Dec 22, 2015, Broadsheet)
Reports: Construction debris caused Shenzhen, China landslide
Reports indicate that a two-year-old pile of construction debris ciykd be the culprit in the Shenzhen, China landslide over the weekend that has left 76 missing and 900 others displaced, The Wall Street Journal reported. The slide destroyed 33 ...
(Dec 22, 2015, Construction Dive)
VIDEO/Last Chance: Zeng Fanzhi on his Show at Gagosian
On Wednesday, Gagosian Gallery will close the first New York exhibition devoted to Zeng Fanzhi, a leading figure among China's post-Cultural Revolution artists, whom the art market website Larry's List recently named the top-selling artist in the ...
(Dec 22, 2015, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Ink art runs in the blood
Organizer Andy Hei, co-chairman and director of Fine Art Asia, is a collector of contemporary Chinese art and his family are engaged in the antique business. Hei believes ink art is a traditional Chinese art form and should therefore be promoted by ...
(Dec 22, 2015, Hong Kong Standard)
Ink art runs in the blood
Organizer Andy Hei, co-chairman and director of Fine Art Asia, is a collector of contemporary Chinese art and his family are engaged in the antique business. Hei believes ink art is a traditional Chinese art form and should therefore be promoted by ...
(Dec 22, 2015, Hong Kong Standard)
Top New Museums in Asia 2015
Heralded as the largest private museum in China when it opened this June, the Beijing Minsheng Contemporary Art Museum is the third institution bearing the Minsheng name, after the Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum and the Shanghai 21st Century ...
(Dec 23, 2015, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
The best of S.A.'s visual arts in 2015
Organized by the Rubell Family Collection in Miami, the traveling exhibition is an excellent primer for those unfamiliar with contemporary Chinese art — full of revelations and surprises. Beyond the “Ah!” of Zhu Jinshi's monumental “Boat,” beautiful, ...
(Dec 23, 2015, San Antonio Express-News (subscription))
Letters: A government pro-EU dossier must be balanced by arguments against
A Chinese copy of The Birth of Venus, by Botticelli, for sale at El Rastro market in Madrid. SIR – Colin ... Contemporary art, on the other hand, is still being produced in vast quantities and with seemingly infinite versions (just think of Jeff Koons ...
(Dec 23, 2015, Telegraph.co.uk)
Curator Josef Ng, whose 1994 performance led to proscription of performance ...
Curator Josef Ng, whose 1994 performance led to proscription of performance ...
(Dec 23, 2015, The Straits Times)
The Power 100 of 2015: Part III
In July 2014, Renfrew took the title deputy chairman and director of fine arts in Hong Kong for Bonhams, the house for which he initiated sales of contemporary Chinese art in 2006. In the interim he served as the founding director of the Hong Kong ...
(Dec 23, 2015, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Burning Man: the art of maker culture
I was struck by this recently, visiting Britain's Royal Academy for an exhibition of dissident Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei. The work was remarkable, powerful, and moving. But I also couldn't help shake the fact .... their hot cameras, and we'd share a ...
(Dec 23, 2015, Boing Boing)
Curator with controversial past joins gallery
Pearl Lam Galleries is a prominent contemporary art gallery from China with branches in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore's Gillman Barracks art cluster. Ng left Singapore more than two decades ago and has been based in cities such as Bangkok and ...
(Dec 23, 2015, The Straits Times)
Did Taiwan miss its chance to play in the international art market?
Mainland China's rise, both economically and artistically, has cast a long shadow across Taiwan. The open, democratic island nation of 22.8 million people, mostly Han Chinese, has a long-established art system that evolved along with the Western market ...
(Dec 23, 2015, Art Newspaper)
Did Taiwan miss its chance to play in the international art market?
Mainland China's rise, both economically and artistically, has cast a long shadow across Taiwan. The open, democratic island nation of 22.8 million people, mostly Han Chinese, has a long-established art system that evolved along with the Western market ...
(Dec 23, 2015, Art Newspaper)
This Unassuming Chinese Museum Is a Treasure Trove of Communist Propaganda
Yang believes the propaganda collection is more important than Chinese contemporary art because of its historical significance. "All these pictures really affect people's way of doing, thinking," said Yang, adding that the posters were one of the most ...
(Dec 24, 2015, U.S. News & World Report)
Betting $3 Million on a Wall Street Art Spectacle
The intersection of theme and location is striking, but it is just one of a series of serendipities that convinced Mr. Birch that the project was fated to happen: A Chinese urban planner he approached to design a poppy-dappled interior landscape ...
(Dec 24, 2015, New York Times)
Travel 2016: Rio, Indy 500, German beer, Christo in Italy
Most popular: Italy; United Kingdom; China, France and South Africa (tied for third); Peru and India. In the U.S.: New York .... The Met Breuer, a modern and contemporary art space for the Metropolitan Museum, opens March 18 in New York City. The ...
(Dec 24, 2015, Gazettextra)
Minnesota museums celebrate a bonanza year of important gifts in 2015
Minnesota museums got a windfall of them in 2015, especially the Minneapolis Institute of Art, which marked its centennial, and Walker Art Center, which celebrated the 75th anniversary of its rebranding as a contemporary art center. The gifts range ...
(Dec 24, 2015, Minneapolis Star Tribune)
What to expect from Singapore's arts scene in 2016
It will include a new gallery on Chinese ceramics, while phase three of the revamp will be completed in 2017. ... The Singapore Art Museum is preparing for the fifth edition of its blockbuster contemporary art event, the Singapore Biennale. It will ...
(Dec 24, 2015, Channel News Asia)
The 14th Edition of Art Basel in Miami Beach Closed with Strong Sales and ...
The 14th Edition of Art Basel in Miami Beach Closed with Strong Sales and ...
(Dec 24, 2015, Miami's Community Newspapers)
Kate Middleton's Best Looks Of 2015: From Princess Charlotte Outing To Movie ...
Kate Middleton's Best Looks Of 2015: From Princess Charlotte Outing To Movie ...
(Dec 24, 2015, International Business Times)
Holidays at the Huntington
Camellia season is also getting underway, with some of the early-blooming varieties, such as the aptly named 'Yuletide,' blooming now in the North Vista, Chinese Garden and Japanese Garden. The Huntington's collection stands out not only for its size ...
(Dec 25, 2015, San Marino Tribune)
The 50 Hong Kong music, art and stage highlights of 2015: our critics' choice
The Chinese clampdown on corruption and gift giving by officials impacted Hong Kong's luxury spending, with frothy prices for contemporary art also coming off the boil, as seen in subdued prices at Hong Kong's seasonal art auctions. Galleries have ...
(Dec 25, 2015, South China Morning Post (subscription))
This Unassuming Chinese language Museum Is a Treasure Trove of Communist ...
This Unassuming Chinese language Museum Is a Treasure Trove of Communist ...
(Dec 25, 2015, The Times (subscription))
Mariuccia Mandelli, fashion designer - obituary
The company had a particularly strong presence in Japan and China, where Krizia's high-sheen metallics and accordion-pleated skirts won a loyal following. Newsweek dubbed her “the godmother of classic Milanese fashion”; the Italian writer Umberto Eco ...
(Dec 25, 2015, Telegraph.co.uk)
In Hong Kong, Fears for an Art Museum
In February, the first show of works from the museum's already extensive collection of Chinese contemporary art will open at a Hong Kong exhibition space after previous runs in Umea, Sweden, and Manchester, England. It will include a large-scale ...
(Dec 25, 2015, New York Times)
In Hong Kong, concern for an art museum amidst fears of Beijing provocation
In February, the first show of works from the museum's already extensive collection of Chinese contemporary art will open at a Hong Kong exhibition space after previous runs in Umea, Sweden, and Manchester, England. It will include a large-scale ...
(Dec 26, 2015, TODAYonline)
21c, a hotel and an art academy
In March of this year 21c Museum Hotel, a boutique hotel, opened in downtown Durham and became the first in what seems to be a “hotel rush.” Unlike the others, however, 21c has a first class contemporary art collection open 24/7, for the public as well ...
(Dec 26, 2015, Durham Herald Sun)
So These Three Artists Walk Into a Jeff Koons Show... The Artist as CEO... and ...
So These Three Artists Walk Into a Jeff Koons Show... The Artist as CEO... and ...
(Dec 26, 2015, Huffington Post)
CULTURAL CALENDER 2015
Jammu sculptor Chander Prakash, a regular participant in international symposia and camps, got Excellent Sculpture award in Fuzhou China for his work 'Fragrance of My Mother Land'. Sonu Agarwal, one of the few female sculptors of Jammu also attended ...
(Dec 26, 2015, Daily Excelsior)
Cleveland Arts listings for Dec. 25-31: Cleveland Pops Orchestra's New Year's ...
Cleveland Arts listings for Dec. 25-31: Cleveland Pops Orchestra's New Year's ...
(Dec 26, 2015, cleveland.com)
Architectural highlights of 2015
Designed by Gensler architects, it is 632m high and has 128 storeys, making it the tallest building in China and the second highest building in the world. Only the ... It has three floors of space and showcases over 2,000 works of postwar and ...
(Dec 27, 2015, The Malaysian Insider)
Where to go in 2016: Rio, Indy 500, German beer, Christo in Italy
The Met Breuer, a modern and contemporary art space for the Metropolitan Museum, opens March 18 in New York City. The landmark building designed by Marcel Breuer on Madison Avenue and 75th Street formerly housed the Whitney Museum, which ...
(Dec 27, 2015, Northwest Herald)
Lonely Planet's Seoul: Where nonstop modernity meets centuries-old tranquility
But also prioritise a visit to the nearby Arario Museum in SPACE, a labyrinthine showcase for key works of Korean and international contemporary art by the likes of Korea's Lee Dongwook, Japan's Kohei Nawa and Britain's Tracey Emin. Craft Beer ...
(Dec 27, 2015, Stuff.co.nz)
Glory and unity in art, and loss
All 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are mounting shows for the facility, primarily traditional singing and dancing, but the focus was on contemporary art for the exhibition "Missing Links" from May through October. Curator ...
(Dec 27, 2015, The Nation)
Last glimpse at 'Thailand Eye'
The influential boutique of contemporary art is helping 23 Thai artists develop some international muscle with the help of its director Nigel Hurst, who selected the 60 pieces on view through Saturday. What's spinning heads right now in London will be ...
(Dec 27, 2015, The Nation)
Portrait of the Year
Only Indians on the list, the duo is ranked 86 in the annual list of 100 most influential people in the contemporary art world. The two shared the accolades with their entire team, including curator Jitish Kallat, ... The artist, whose works are often ...
(Dec 27, 2015, The Indian Express)
Upcoming Kowloon art museum faces concerns
In February, the first show of works from the museum's already extensive collection of Chinese contemporary art will open at a Hong Kong exhibition space after previous runs in Umea, Sweden, and Manchester, England. It will include a large-scale ...
(Dec 27, 2015, The Straits Times)
SINAMERICA I: ACCULTURATION, INCULTURATION, TRANSCULTURATION:”Chinese Art in ...
SINAMERICA I: ACCULTURATION, INCULTURATION, TRANSCULTURATION:”Chinese Art in ...
(Dec 28, 2015, NY Arts Magazine)
February 2016 exhibitions, events and programs at the Crocker Art Museum
24 through May 1 — Internationally acclaimed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's monumental zodiac animal heads reinterpret those that once adorned the famed 18th-century fountain-clock of the Yuanming Yuan (Old Summer Palace), an imperial retreat outside ...
(Dec 28, 2015, Village Life)
What Money Can Buy
“The front end is where people spent their time, and the back end they didn't,” Lincoln Chen, the president of the China Medical Board, who ran Ford's Delhi office in the nineteen-eighties, says. “Evaluation is very time-demanding and costly ...
(Dec 28, 2015, The New Yorker)
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