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Contemporary Chinese Art News 03/2017 (Page 2)

Aedes Architecture Forum

Beijing-based architect Zhu Pei is part of a new generation of leading Chinese architects providing substantial solutions to urgent challenges and questions of ongoing urbanization within the country. ... This exhibition presents five large cultural ... (Mar 15, 2017, E-Flux)

British Artist Julian Opie Is Heading East—But Can His Work Speak ...

British Artist Julian Opie Is Heading East—But Can His Work Speak ... (Mar 15, 2017, Newsweek)

British Artist Julian Opie Is Heading East—But Can His Work Speak the Right Language?

“There is great ambition for new [Chinese] institutions to position themselves in the global conversation of contemporary art.” New auction houses, private museums and commercial art fairs are launching all the time, enhancing the opportunity to sell ... (Mar 15, 2017, Newsweek)

Students purchase art during WFU's one-of-a-kind New York art acquisition trip

“The Time Vivarium” by Sun Xun, a Chinese artist who grew up in the period immediately following the Chinese Cultural Revolution. The lingering aftereffects of this movement have a profound impact ... “The works selected by the students this year, not ... (Mar 15, 2017, Wake Forest University News Center)

All You Need to Know from TEFAF, Europe's Most Important Art Scene

Made around 1700 as an adult woman's diversion rather than a child's toy, it was purchased by an American collector for about $1.9 million, and soon it, and its diminutive antique furnishings (Chinese porcelains, old-master drawings, silver furniture ... (Mar 15, 2017, Architectural Digest)

Shanghai's Maturing Art Market Shelters Galleries From the Storm

In years past, the Chinese contemporary art scene depended heavily on the global market for both sales and prestige. But now, 20 years since Shanghai's first contemporary art spaces began sprouting up, the city's gallerists are unfazed, their 2017 ... (Mar 16, 2017, Sixth Tone)

New MFA Exhibition Focuses on Deportation, Displacement, and Erasure

On March 25, “Objects of Witness and Resistance,” an exhibition of works that depict the displacement and silencing of marginalized people, will open at the Museum of Fine Arts in the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art. “Objects of Witness and ... (Mar 16, 2017, Boston magazine (blog))

A conversation with Tyler Russell - Part II | Ocula

In Part One of this conversation, Tyler Russell, executive director and curator of Centre A | Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art,... (Mar 17, 2017, Ocula Magazine)

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Art Basel Hong Kong 2017, the largest contemporary art fair in Hong Kong, takes place from March 23 to 25. Now in its fifth edition, Art Basel is the biggest event in Hong Kong Art Month. The fair will draw hundreds of art collectors and connoisseurs ... (Mar 17, 2017, South China Morning Post)

Andy Warhol's Mao portrait goes under the hammer in Hong Kong

The auction house describes the event as the first “significant” sale of Western contemporary art in semi-autonomous Hong Kong, which was handed back to China by Britain in 1997. But while buyers from mainland China have developed massive market ... (Mar 17, 2017, Arab News)

Warhol Mao portrait goes under the hammer in Hong Kong

The auction house describes the event as the first "significant" sale of Western contemporary art in semi-autonomous Hong Kong, which was handed back to China by Britain in 1997. But while buyers from mainland China have developed massive market ... (Mar 17, 2017, Channel NewsAsia)

Confucius Institute at WKU to host exhibit of Chinese art

The mission was for the U.S. delegation to develop an understanding and ultimate appreciation of modern China, and the land where the contemporary Chinese art was and is produced and developed. The group predicted that Chinese works of art would ... (Mar 17, 2017, WKU News)

Yan Lugen: Picasso in the portfolio

To this must be added, he says, works by Van Gogh, Matisse, Delvaux, Dalí, Renoir, Chagall, Derain, Henri Martin, Utrillo, as well as “Rubens' oil paintings and Michelangelo's sculptures”, along with traditional and contemporary Chinese art: he puts ... (Mar 17, 2017, Financial Times)

Mike Yardley: Unstripping Sydney's Chippendale

My favourite would have to be the White Rabbit Gallery which houses the world's largest collection of contemporary Chinese art, outside the People's Republic. Spanning four-levels, this billion-dollar wonderland of colossal sculptures and political pop ... (Mar 18, 2017, Newstalk ZB)

Confucius Institute hosts art exhibition

Towering figures: who's who in the world of Chinese soft power?

But Ai has been openly critical of the Chinese government's stance on democracy and human rights. In 2011, when ArtReview, a London-based publication, named Ai Weiwei as number one of that year's 100 most powerful figures in contemporary art, the ... (Mar 19, 2017, South China Morning Post)

Sennheiser - See The Future Of Audio At Art Basel In Hong Kong

"Art Basel is a showcase for the best in Modern and contemporary art, and celebrates the coming together of human creativity and skills to offer new perspectives and experiences," said Pierre Eloy, Managing Director, Greater China at Sennheiser ... (Mar 20, 2017, Yahoo Finance)

In Hong Kong, art becomes a vessel for the next generation's concerns

Hong Kong (CNN) Twenty years ago this July, Hong Kong -- a historical anomaly, a tiny territory crammed to the brim -- was transferred from British to Chinese rule, thus ending a century and a half of colonial rule and posing a set of questions that ... (Mar 20, 2017, CNN)

Goldberg Lecturer to examine duplication in Chinese sculpture

Abe has published on Chinese Buddhist art, contemporary Chinese art, Asian American art, abstract expressionism and the collecting of Chinese sculpture. He is now writing a narrative account of how Chinese sculpture came into existence as a category of ... (Mar 20, 2017, Vanderbilt University News)

Gallery Weekend Beijing Puts Focus Back on China's Traditional Art Capital

That started with “Die 8 Der Wege,” a survey show of Chinese contemporary art that he co-curated with Guo Xiaoyan and Andreas Schmid for Berlin's Uferhallen. He then, however, set his sights on trying to bring together Beijing's galleries and a growing ... (Mar 20, 2017, Artsy)

MAD museum shut after owing $1.7m in rent

Ms Tay got her start as a gallery assistant before setting up Jasmine Fine Arts in 1993, specialising in Chinese contemporary art and representing artists such as Luo Zhongli and Zeng Fanzhi. OUTSTANDING RENT. The museum has been owing rent from ... (Mar 20, 2017, The Straits Times)

Buy-to-Lease Art Can Add Diversification and Income

The investment model works especially well with Chinese contemporary art, says Hallard. “We are steering towards the Chinese market because we're following the profits,” he explains. “It's like any form of investing – you follow the money.” Strong ... (Mar 21, 2017, Barron's)

Centre Pompidou to pop up in Shanghai

The Xuhui district director, Fang Shizhong, was quoted in Shanghai Daily saying that the museum will show art lent by the Centre Pompidou and will also highlight China's contemporary art. The annual fee payable to the Paris institution is estimated to ... (Mar 21, 2017, Art Newspaper)

German fair in Beijing attracts art lovers

This year, it is also one of the key activities to mark 45 years of diplomatic relations between China and Germany. The ongoing show at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing displays more than 200 artworks that tell the story of Documenta's ... (Mar 21, 2017, China.org.cn)

'The New Normal" -- A pensive contemporary art exhibition at Beijing's UCCA

But a new exhibition at Beijing's UCCA is trying to capitalize on art's ability to reflect on our times. "The New Normal" explores an evolving China against a backdrop of globalization. The "New Normal," a term coined by Chinese president Xi Jinping to ... (Mar 21, 2017, ecns)

ARTAVAGANZA

“We should not focus on the effect of art, we should just do it,” said Philippe Van Cauteren, curator of the festival who is also the artistic director of SMAK Museum for Contemporary Art in Ghent, Belgium. He has curated festivals in Chile, Mexico ... (Mar 21, 2017, Nepali times)

Centre Pompidou to pop up in Shanghai - The Art Newspaper

Plans are well advanced for Paris's Centre Pompidou to set up a branch in Shanghai's West Bund cultural district, The Art Newspaper understands. According to ... (Mar 21, 2017, Art Newspaper)

The Centre Pompidou Is Negotiating a Space in Shanghai

The Centre Pompidou is planning to open a branch of the museum in Shanghai. Although there is no set opening date for the project, the Shanghai iteration is reportedly due to be installed in the West Bund Art Museum, a project that is itself still ... (Mar 21, 2017, artnet News)

As the 20th anniversary of the handover to China nears, Hong Kong artists meditate on space, memory

Dominique Chan, curator of Breathing Space: Contemporary Art of Hong Kong, showing the work of Ho and Cheuk along with that of other artists, says in the past Hong Kong artists focused more on intimate works expressing their personal feelings. Now, he ... (Mar 21, 2017, Quartz)

Fifth Art Basel in Hong Kong Completes Art World's Pivot to Asia

Raising Chinese artists' profiles internationally also helps establish a greater appreciation and audience for contemporary Chinese art in Mainland China, he said. “Our main motive is to create contemporary Chinese culture, a sense of identity, and ... (Mar 21, 2017, Artsy)

Navigating the Fair: Highlights of Art Basel Hong Kong

Many experts believe that the drop in contemporary art sales that China experienced in the last five years has bottomed out, according to a report by ArtTactic, a market analysis firm. The fair will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition ... (Mar 22, 2017, New York Times)

Global Art Sales Fall 11% to Lowest Point Since Financial Crisis ...

Global Art Sales Fall 11% to Lowest Point Since Financial Crisis ... (Mar 22, 2017, Bloomberg)

Sotheby's brings in Warhol to draw contemporary crowds

There's much to be said about the presence of the Warhol work, not least with images of Mao being so prevalent in Chinese modern and contemporary art. Few major Chinese contemporary artists have been able to resist the urge to create their own version ... (Mar 22, 2017, South China Morning Post)

40 years of artistic expression

That man introduced O'Dea to the Chinese contemporary art scene, where she encountered artists from different backgrounds. O'Dea got to know those who curated the first contemporary art exhibition in China in 1979 at a park beside the National Art ... (Mar 22, 2017, Global Times)

Interest in Middle Eastern art is on the rise in China

The New Normal, a show that opened last weekend at Beijing's Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (until July 9) includes two Middle Eastern artists: Dubai-based Lantian Xie, who will participate in this year's UAE Pavilion at the Venice Biennale and was ... (Mar 23, 2017, Art Newspaper)

16 women who changed Chinese art | Post Magazine | South China ...

16 women who changed Chinese art | Post Magazine | South China ... (Mar 23, 2017, South China Morning Post)

16 women who changed Chinese art - TheStreet

In 1901, an already-famous book became the first American novel to be translated into Chinese. It had a man's name in its title - Uncle Tom's Cabin - and the ... (Mar 23, 2017, TheStreet.com)

WKU's Confucius Institute to host exhibit of Chinese Art

"Exposing Chinese Culture to the World through Art," a exhibit of more than 60 pieces from Chinese artists such as Wang Meifang, Gao Shali, Zi Zhi, Liu Shuling and more, will be displayed through May 31 at Western Kentucky University's Helm Library ... (Mar 23, 2017, Bowling Green Daily News)

The golden age of gender-bending at M+, Hong Kong

Although not slated to open until 2019, M+, Hong Kong's museum of visual culture, has just unveiled its second exhibition. Entitled Ambiguously Yours: Gender ... (Mar 23, 2017, Financial Times)

As art bonanza hits Hong Kong, China's capital controls loom large

Hong Kong-born Pearl Lam, who runs her own contemporary art galleries around Asia, said China's capital controls had prompted many galleries to allow customers to pay in installments but the repayment periods had sometimes been stretched to up to ... (Mar 24, 2017, Reuters)

As art bonanza hits Hong Kong, China's capital controls loom large

Meet the Big Boss of India's art scene

“When the Chinese government removed Weiwei, I was upset. And when Anish Kapoor pulled out in solidarity with Weiwei, I was shocked. The host, Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art, had spent a lot to get Kapoor's work, and so close to the opening of ... (Mar 25, 2017, Hindustan Times)

Sizing up spring's new art shows in Hampton Roads

"The Rise and Fall of the Dynasties: 2000 Years of Chinese Antiquities," April 15-Aug. 13, Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg. This imposing collection of rare Chinese cultural material ranges from utilitarian wares to ceremonial objects dating ... (Mar 25, 2017, Daily Press)

Putting a local edge into Chinese ink paintings

However, a group of local Chinese ink artists have given a Malaysian twist to such Chinese paintings. They are featured at the Ink Sense Chinese Painting Group Exhibition at contemporary art space L'Atelier Rouge in Jaya One in Petaling Jaya ... (Mar 25, 2017, Star2.com)

Upcoming FRONT International triennial shares vision for Cleveland with China

Organizers for FRONT International, a new triennial set to debut in Cleveland in 2018, shared their vision for the upcoming event with Chinese audiences and artists at a seminar on Saturday afternoon at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing ... (Mar 26, 2017, Global Times)

Putting a local edge into Chinese ink paintings

80000 Flock to Fifth Edition of Art Basel Hong Kong

Alongside many long-term exhibitors, 29 galleries took part for the first time including 10 new galleries from Asia: A+ Contemporary, Bank, C-Space and Hive Center for Contemporary Art from Mainland China; imura art gallery and The Third Gallery Aya ... (Mar 27, 2017, ArtfixDaily)

Previewing Indonesian modern & contemporary art at Sotheby's Hong Kong spring sale

The year 2016 was the year China regained its status as the world's top art market. The April 1-5 Sotheby's Hong Kong Spring Sales, a highly anticipated auction on the 2017 global calendar, inevitably will draw increased global attention to the Asian ... (Mar 27, 2017, Jakarta Post)

Apocalypse in Oils: Jia Aili's dark take on the rise of China

Combining contemporary art with the traditional figurative style of the Old Masters, Aili's work conveys a sense of morbid fascination with the technological progress and drastic changes in China over the past 50 years. His epic, visionary paintings ... (Mar 27, 2017, Creative Boom (blog))

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