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Jackson Hole, WY — Once again, Holiday Forever serves up the nowest of the now in contemporary art with a show by visiting artists Ann Hirsch and Parker Ito, opening Friday. Promotion for the show “Genes” offered only a cryptic description: “Imagine ...
(Sep 7, 2016, Planet Jackson Hole)
Move over China, Southeast Asian art takes center stage
Alan Lau is a collector based in Hong Kong. He co-chairs the Asia Pacific Acquisition Committee of UK's Tate Modern and Para Site, Hong Kong's oldest contemporary art space. He also serves on the board of M+, part of the ambitious West Kowloon Cultural ...
(Sep 8, 2016, CNN)
Move over China, Southeast Asian art takes center stage
Alan Lau is a collector based in Hong Kong. He co-chairs the Asia Pacific Acquisition Committee of UK's Tate Modern and Para Site, Hong Kong's oldest contemporary art space. He also serves on the board of M+, part of the ambitious West Kowloon Cultural ...
(Sep 8, 2016, CNN International)
KBF's first edition of Yinchuan Biennale - Times of India
The Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF),had the opening of the first edition of the Yinchuan Biennale – curated by KBF President and Kochi-Muziris Biennale ...
(Sep 8, 2016, Times of India)
Charming way to reflect life and emotions
AT first glance, Chinese artist Gao Xiaowu's works are too "cute" to be included in the canon of contemporary Chinese art. Take his balloon figures with tiny wings, for example, in his City of Dreams series. Or the smiling zodiac animals, all in ...
(Sep 8, 2016, THE BUSINESS TIMES)
Datebook: Zhao Zhao Solo at Tang Contemporary Art
Tang Contemporary Art in Beijing is hosting a solo exhibition of Chinese conceptual artist Zhao Zhao from September 3 through October 22, 2016. This show is Zhao Zhao's most important solo exhibition of the last decade as its presents three brand new ...
(Sep 9, 2016, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Datebook: Zhao Zhao Solo at Tang Contemporary Art
Tang Contemporary Art in Beijing is hosting a solo exhibition of Chinese conceptual artist Zhao Zhao from September 3 through October 22, 2016. This show is Zhao Zhao's most important solo exhibition of the last decade as its presents three brand new ...
(Sep 9, 2016, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Swedcham Hong Kong welcomes beck with Art Futures Group
AFG has some of the now coolest pieces of Chinese contemporary art exhibited and will during the evening hold a 20 minute gallery tour and introduction of the artworks displayed. Drinks and some nibbles will be served from 6:30 PM and a lucky draw will ...
(Sep 9, 2016, ScandAsia.com)
You need to put the Yinchuan Biennale on your cultural calendar
Whether he's playing show runner on the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (now in its third edition) or putting together the first Yinchuan Biennale at the West China town's striking Museum of Contemporary Art, the Kerala-based artist continues to expand his ...
(Sep 9, 2016, GQ India)
Datebook: Innovative SoCal prints, cinematic video installation and portraits that examine race and class
The fall arts season is upon us with a tsunami of exhibitions that cover everything from large-scale video installation to intimate drawing to Chinese feminism. ... Doug Aitken, “Electric Earth,” at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The L.A. artist's ...
(Sep 9, 2016, Los Angeles Times)
'Overpop' a dialogue on contemporary art
His exhibition of Andy Warhol's portrait in Hong Kong in 1982 was the artist's first exhibition in China. Deitch also presented the first American gallery show of Shanghai artist Chen Zhen in 1996, and while at the Museum of Contemporary Art, he ...
(Sep 9, 2016, Shanghai Daily (subscription))
Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA)
From September 19 to November 19, 2016, the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) presents Zeng Fanzhi: Parcours, the artist's largest and most comprehensive exhibition anywhere to date and his first institutional solo show in Beijing. ... A key ...
(Sep 10, 2016, E-Flux)
Slovenian contemporary art on show in Beijing - STA
Beijing, 10 September - An exhibition on Chinese and Slovenian contemporary art, the first large presentation of Slovenian artists in China, opens at the Beijing Today Art Museum on Saturday. Showcasing four Slovenian and four Chinese artists, it ...
(Sep 10, 2016, Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija (subscription))
Slovenian contemporary art on show in Beijing - STA
Beijing, 10 September - An exhibition on Chinese and Slovenian contemporary art, the first large presentation of Slovenian artists in China, opens at the Beijing Today Art Museum on Saturday. Showcasing four Slovenian and four Chinese artists, it ...
(Sep 10, 2016, Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija (subscription))
Swedcham Hong Kong welcomes back with Art Futures Group
AFG has some of the now coolest pieces of Chinese contemporary art exhibited and will during the evening hold a 20 minute gallery tour and introduction of the artworks displayed. Drinks and some nibbles will be served from 6:30 PM and a lucky draw will ...
(Sep 10, 2016, ScandAsia.com)
Abstract Western art gains firmer following among Chinese
Among those taking in the serene swirls of late American artist Sam Francis yesterday was an octogenarian in a cowboy hat. “In the past five years, Chinese people have become more attracted to abstract art,” said 81-year-old artist and expert Robert ...
(Sep 10, 2016, South China Morning Post)
Impressions of art and architecture in China
Which brings me to Chinese contemporary art, an area that is often neglected when economic growth is the primary concern. From an outside perspective, all we know is the Ai Wei Wei controversy, that is until one visits and sees the massive scale of ...
(Sep 11, 2016, Kathmandu Post)
'It's a decidedly un-Disney cabaret'
In fact it's a brilliant one and the exhibition Ink Remix: Contemporary art from mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, which opens on Friday is a tantalising look at work from artists considering their cultural heritage and relationship to the ...
(Sep 11, 2016, Courier Mail)
Hong Kong restaurants blur the boundary between dining and art
Ai Weiwei and London Institute of Contemporary Art executive director Gregor Muir are among guest curators who have put together exhibitions for the restaurant. Duddell's also works with the Hong Kong Art Committee to bring lectures, talks and ...
(Sep 12, 2016, KSAT San Antonio)
Coping With Art's 'Oops!' Factor
A length of string, 60 tons of scrap metal, flowing water, food, dust and even animal feces can be the makings of fine art in the contemporary art world, which means caring for art is no simple job. In fact, it may be an art unto itself. “Anything an ...
(Sep 12, 2016, Financial Advisor Magazine (registration))
Danish film festival
THE Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD), present Art Like TV, a collection of diverse works by filmmakers, videographers and animators, intended to redefine viewing experience, at the MCAD Multimedia Room on Sept. 14, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Lost ...
(Sep 12, 2016, BusinessWorld Online Edition)
Montana artists showcase talent on Asian trip
Art instructor Jenny Balisle was impressed by the work of the Chinese students: "I think coming from a western perspective I automatically come with some kind of bias, and I was pleasantly surprised to see how they're questioning contemporary art, but ...
(Sep 13, 2016, KXLH Helena News)
Montana artists showcase talent in Asia
Art instructor Jenny Balisle was impressed by the work of the Chinese students: “I think coming from a western perspective I automatically come with some bias, and I was pleasantly surprised to see how they're questioning contemporary art, but then how ...
(Sep 13, 2016, KTVH)
Remote Lands Announces Contemporary Art Journey Through Asia ...
Remote Lands Announces Contemporary Art Journey Through Asia ...
(Sep 13, 2016, Benzinga)
Sean Scully Takes On China With Resistance and Persistence
Irish-American abstract artist and two-time nominee for the prestigious Turner Prize, Sean Scully has steadily been rising to fame in China's booming art scene. Following the unrivalled success of his Shanghai, Beijing and Nanjing shows in the last ...
(Sep 13, 2016, Arte Fuse)
Datebook: Zeng Fanzhi's 'Parcours' at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing
The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), Beijing, will showcase 'Parcours', an exhibition by artist Zeng Fanzhi, from September 19, through November 19, 2016. Curated by Philip Tinari and Guo Xi, 'Parcours' is easily Fanzhi's most prolific ...
(Sep 14, 2016, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Sept. 30 Symposium Explores Contemporary Art in China in Anticipation of 2017 Guggenheim Exhibition
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and NYU Steinhardt's Department of Media, Culture, and Communication will host Art and China after 1989: New Perspectives. The symposium, which includes 15 emerging scholars in the field of contemporary ...
(Sep 14, 2016, NYU News (press release))
Sept. 30 Symposium Explores Contemporary Art in China in Anticipation of 2017 Guggenheim Exhibition
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and NYU Steinhardt's Department of Media, Culture, and Communication will host Art and China after 1989: New Perspectives. The symposium, which includes 15 emerging scholars in the field of contemporary ...
(Sep 14, 2016, NYU News (press release))
PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai: An art fair with a focus
The appeal of the commercial art fair model is obvious—whether one goes to speculate, buy, assess trends in contemporary art or just to cop some free champagne during the vernissage, it's terrifically convenient to get it all done under one roof ...
(Sep 15, 2016, Ocula Magazine)
'If We Can't Get Along, We Perish'
These conversations represent an effort to explore each artist's singular contributions to contemporary art. Throughout the film, Cai brings our attention back to the creative and intellectual value of a work of art, as opposed to its capital or market ...
(Sep 15, 2016, Asia Society (blog))
11th SH Biennale to present local's stories
Launched in 1996, Shanghai Biennale is China's oldest and most influential international contemporary art exhibition. Many local residents learned about contemporary art through the event. It was once the only venue where locals could see first-class ...
(Sep 16, 2016, CCTV)
Who you gonna call? Pub brings in experts to solve riddle of 'stolen' ghost
A PUB that had its prized ghost 'stolen' by a Chinese artist has turned to a team of supernatural experts for help. In a bid to discover exactly what ghoulish goings-on there are at Ye Olde Man and Scythe, paranormal professionals Don Philips and Steve ...
(Sep 16, 2016, The Bolton News)
Top 9 stands START art fair 2016
Showcasing contemporary art with a focus on India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. For START they are exhibiting work from Sumakshi Singh on the stand plus there is a project space next door beautiful delicate art based around the story of two lush ...
(Sep 16, 2016, FAD magazine)
Yang Mushi Uncovers the Truth of Illegitimate Production
Shanghai-based Yang Mushi recently graduated from the Sculpture Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. This year, he participated in a group show titled “Turning Point: Contemporary Art in China Since 2000” at Minsheng Art Museum in ...
(Sep 16, 2016, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
The Curious Case of Anish Kapoor, Ai Weiwei and a Chinese Art Exhibition
In August, Weiwei wrote on Instagram that organizers of the Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art biennale informed him he was to be “excluded due to my 'political sensitivity'.” The artist has been outspoken about the political landscape and censorship ...
(Sep 16, 2016, Newsweek)
The Phoenix Years
The dates of the first half of the book provide an ominous foreshadowing: it opens with O'Dea's introduction to Beijing's nascent contemporary art scene in 1986, a mere three years before the devastating crackdown on student protesters in Tiananmen ...
(Sep 16, 2016, The Saturday Paper (subscription))
Venice exhibition shines light on Coco Chanel inspirations
The Venice exhibition, which continues until January, follows Moscow in 2007 (Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts), Shanghai (Museum of Contemporary Art) and Beijing (National Art Museum of China) in 2011, Canton (Opera House) and Paris (Palais de ...
(Sep 18, 2016, Deutsche Welle)
Art Review: At the Institute of Contemporary Art, an exploration of 'Bounty' in all its forms
“Bounty,” the Maine College of Art's 2016 biennial faculty exhibition is, finally, everything we could want from an exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art. The difference is the guiding touch of Sage Lewis, guest curator and 2004 alumna ...
(Sep 18, 2016, Press Herald)
CCAS Braddon has terrific exhibitions by Frazer Bull-Clark, Jason ...
CCAS Braddon has terrific exhibitions by Frazer Bull-Clark, Jason ...
(Sep 19, 2016, The Canberra Times)
Art tells a personal story in latest Wisconsin Triennial
UW-Madison assistant professor Helen Lee, shown here in the neon lab of the university's Glass Lab, is one of the artists selected for the 2016 Wisconsin Triennial at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Like many other artists in the prestigious ...
(Sep 19, 2016, Madison.com)
China's Anbang Faces IPO Spotlight After Quitting Starwood ...
China's Anbang Faces IPO Spotlight After Quitting Starwood ...
(Sep 19, 2016, Bloomberg)
Carol Yinghua Lu
Government-supported survey exhibitions of contemporary Chinese art have been and continue to be mounted in museums and temporary venues around the world, none bigger than “China 8,” staged in Germany in the summer of 2015. Eight exhibitions in ...
(Sep 19, 2016, E-Flux)
'No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki' Review: East and West Fused in Paint
Zao (1920-2013) was a Chinese-born artist who became a French citizen, and who immersed himself in both ancient Chinese and European Modernist painting practices. ... Co-organized by Michelle Yun, senior curator of Modern and contemporary art at Asia ...
(Sep 19, 2016, Wall Street Journal)
Datebook: Wang Du- Post Fetishism at TANG Contemporary Art, Hong Kong
A solo exhibition featuring Wang Du's works will be on view at TANG Contemporary Art Gallery from October 1 to October 29, 2016. The exhibition will showcase all-new installation work by Paris-based Chinese artist Wang Du. According to the artist, ...
(Sep 20, 2016, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Walters Prize judge Doryun Chong on what he's looking for in this year's winner
He has also served on juries for art prizes, including the international Hugo Boss Prize, the Absolut Art Award and the Contemporary Chinese Art Award. So – local context? Or international criteria? “It's both local and global,” says Chong on the phone ...
(Sep 20, 2016, New Zealand Listener)
Out of China's Dusty Northwest Corner, a Solar Behemoth Arises ...
Out of China's Dusty Northwest Corner, a Solar Behemoth Arises ...
(Sep 20, 2016, Bloomberg)
China's Biggest Banks Quicken Pace of Bad-Loan Security Sales ...
China's Biggest Banks Quicken Pace of Bad-Loan Security Sales ...
(Sep 20, 2016, Bloomberg)
Yinchuan Biennale set to promote art in NW China-Eastday
A biennial aims to promote international and contemporary art among residents of Northwest China. Lin Qi reports from Yinchuan. Xie Suchen says she often ...
(Sep 20, 2016, EastDay.com)
China Economy on Steady Upward Trend, Says Premier Li Keqiang
China's economy has shown a steady upward trend and has huge room for maneuver while there's no basis for a sustained depreciation of the nation's currency, said Premier Li Keqiang. Li, speaking as he met with President Barack Obama in New York ...
(Sep 20, 2016, Bloomberg)
Yoshitomo Nara to Lead Sotheby's Contemporary Asian Art Sale
With the Chinese contemporary art market returning to the rational state, this autumn is set to be an opportune timing for discerning connoisseurs to acquire new treasures.” Sotheby's HK Contemporary Asian Art Autumn Sales will run from 2 to 3 October ...
(Sep 20, 2016, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
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