SHAFA FORUM invites art masters over 80 years old to discuss art education in Shanghai
The FORUM aims to invite leading experts in the art world, from abroad as well as from within China, to discuss and exchange opinions in an open-minded environment in a move to promote the development of contemporary art in China. The SHAFA FORUM ...
(Jun 28, 2017, PR Newswire (press release))
Making Art, Making a Life
“The Messes represent the best of contemporary art and craft here in Maine,” says McAvoy, “living a full professional and family life and making work they believe in.” Symbiosis: Creative Exchange Between Kate & Jonathan Mess opens with a reception at ...
(Jun 28, 2017, Down East)
The Louvre may soon be surpassed as the most popular museum in the world
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is experiencing a level of administrative turmoil unmatched in its recent history. In February, Met director Tom Campbell resigned under a cloud of accusations about how his personal relationships impacted his ...
(Jun 28, 2017, Quartz)
American Artists Dominate as Sotheby's Records a $80 Million Contemporary Sale
Girded by guaranteed bids and a strong showing by US artists, Sotheby's took £62.4 million ($79.9 million) at its contemporary art sale this evening. The respectable total was up 20 percent from last June, but still far from the £130 million totals ...
(Jun 29, 2017, artnet News)
American Artists Dominate at Sotheby's Solid $79.9 Million Contemporary Sale
Bolstered by a slew of guaranteed bids and a strong showing by US artists, Sotheby's took £62.4 million ($79.9 million) at its contemporary art sale this evening. The respectable total was up 20 percent from last June, but still far from the £130 ...
(Jun 29, 2017, artnet News)
BLUEBIRD event flies into Snowmass for art and music event
The BLUEBIRD Art + Sound event, which touts itself as being a “leading-edge contemporary art and music festival,” debuts this weekend in Snowmass Village, according to an announcement from Snowmass Tourism. ... “The experience continues on Saturday and ...
(Jun 29, 2017, Aspen Daily News)
Can't get tickets to 'Infinity Mirrors' at Seattle Art Museum? Here are 5 other installations to visit
Chinese-born artist Ellen Xu has transformed this small gallery into an immersive environment using drawing, pieces of wood and hot glue. The artist describes her process as exploring “how stereotypes within a system can be redefined through the ...
(Jun 29, 2017, Seattle Times)
Contemporary Chinese Artists in Tbilisi
“Contemporary art in China broke the stalemate 25 years ago thanks to the opening of the regime to the capitalist market system,” he says in his prologue to the respective album. He says the artworks shown in the current exhibition were created ...
(Jun 29, 2017, Georgia Today)
White walls? White sofas? Skillful sleight of hand makes Lafayette home elegant, yet kid-friendly
Tiger print pillows are fun and young, yet are completely at home with an Eastlake settee, Empire chairs and a fainting couch. The open floor plan integrates the kitchen's granite-topped island, contemporary art and copper pots atop a French Lacanche ...
(Jun 30, 2017, The Advocate)
How Hong Kong artists reflect on the city's difficult relationship with China
Instead, executive Director of the Asia Society Hong Kong Center, Alice Mong, says that contemporary art in Hong Kong explores a "duality" that exists in a city at the crossroads of East and West. "There has been no political pressure from China," she ...
(Jun 30, 2017, CNN)
Singapore artist Robert Zhao named finalist for Hugo Boss Asia Art Award 2017
Organised by Shanghai's Rockbund Art Museum and Hugo Boss, the biennial award was first established in 2013 to celebrate emerging contemporary artists from China and Southeast Asia. It is now considered one of the top awards for contemporary art in ...
(Jun 30, 2017, Channel NewsAsia)
Themes of fantasy explored at innovative art exhibition
While the Chinese contemporary art exhibition “Fantasy Creator” tries to explore the cultural value and social meaning of women via paintings, installations and images. For many visitors, perhaps “Fantasy Access Code” impresses them more with a strong ...
(Jun 30, 2017, Shanghai Daily (subscription))
Sotheby's June 2017 Sales of Contemporary Art in London Total $105.7 Million, Exceeding Expectations and with an ...
Sotheby's June 2017 Sales of Contemporary Art in London Total $105.7 Million, Exceeding Expectations and with an ...
(Jun 30, 2017, PR Newswire (press release))
Three to see: Manchester International Festival - The Art Newspaper
The Art Newspaper is the journal of record for the visual arts world, covering international news and events. Based in London and New York, the ...
(Jun 30, 2017, Art Newspaper)
Baltic Artists' award 2017 review – big balloons and fetish steel get too close for comfort
Photograph: Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. Beyond Davila's balletic conceit, Eric N Mack's various arrangements are fun: tent covers, paint-soiled and patterned fabric, clothing, clothes rails, a large garden parasol, chains, an aluminium ...
(Jun 30, 2017, The Guardian)
11 Young Art Dealers Who Are Revitalizing Their Art Scenes
The pair hadn't always envisioned themselves as founders of one of Kosovo's few contemporary art spaces. “It wasn't really planned in a classical sense,” says Schendl, the founder of the web journal Footnotes on Art, and Ritter, an art historian. “The ...
(Jun 30, 2017, artnet News)
Gallery Tour: Urbanization and the Rise of the Modern City
In conjunction with the current exhibit, Urbanization and the Rise of the Modern City, the gallery manager will be leading a tour of the exhibit on July 1st at 1pm. She will give a brief overview of contemporary Chinese art and then will lead a ...
(Jun 30, 2017, Pasadena Weekly)
Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei
In 2007, Li participated in the 52nd Venice Biennale, the first artist of Chinese descent to be invited as an individual to arrange a solo exhibition in the event. Li Chen has also organized large solo exhibitions in locations, such as Beijing ...
(Jul 1, 2017, E-Flux)
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