Prominent German Artists Object to Arms Manufacturer's Exhibition Sponsorship
A group of artists included in Deutschland 8 — German Art in China, an exhibition featuring 320 works by 55 contemporary artists spread across eight venues in Beijing that opened on Saturday, were alarmed to discover that one of its main sponsors is ...
(Sep 20, 2017, Hyperallergic)
Pacific Standard Time LA/LA: 1100 artists from 45 countries
Those early grants, often the hardest to secure, helped 50 institutions start developing shows that cover photography, film, dance, music, performance, architecture, sculpture and visual art from 45 countries, as well as the Japanese and Chinese ...
(Sep 21, 2017, The Economist)
Art exhibition listings
Round Table Discussions: Concepts in International Waters and Imagining Foreign Lands (圓桌會議—異域的想像和觀念的公海) provides an overview of the contemporary Chinese art scene. Beijing-based Zhao Zhao (趙趙) is showing a video and ...
(Sep 21, 2017, 台北時報)
Students Observe Transformative Power of Art at 'Fireflies' Event
Kwa's course will take students to The Guggenheim Museum in New York City next for the exhibit “Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World,” to explore ideas of time in contemporary Chinese art. Dr. Shiamin Kwa is Assistant Professor at Bryn Mawr ...
(Sep 21, 2017, Bryn Mawr Now)
Exhibition of Chinese art opens at the National Museum of Contemporary Art
A visitor looks at artworks in the exhibition 'Chinese Xieyi Masterpieces from the National Art Museum of China' at the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) in Athens on Thursday ahead of Friday's opening to the public. The exhibition, which has ...
(Sep 21, 2017, Kathimerini)
Ai Weiwei: Art is a way of questioning power
Art is innocent, says contemporary artist Ai Weiwei, but it is also a means of questioning the establishment. The Chinese native was in Lausanne on Wednesday to talk about his life in exile and a new exhibition which has taken over the city's Palais de ...
(Sep 21, 2017, swissinfo.ch)
Where the wild things are: China's art dreamers at the Guggenheim
A vast multipaneled ink-on-paper map by Qiu Zhijie, one of the pioneers of China's contemporary art world, is the only new work in the exhibition. Over the years, Qiu has drawn outsize maps that combine fantasy with politics. The Guggenheim ...
(Sep 22, 2017, The Straits Times)
Guggenheim Exhibit With Video of Dogs Trying to Fight Stirs Criticism
Sun Yuan and Peng Yu's “Dogs That Cannot Touch Each Other,” a seven-minute video with eight American pit bulls on eight treadmills. Credit Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Beijing, Les Moulins, Habana. Two weeks before a much-anticipated exhibition ...
(Sep 22, 2017, New York Times)
Sydney Art Week 2017: a round up
Looking beyond the galleries sector, one highlight of Sydney Contemporary was Installation Contemporary: a show within a show curated by Museum of Contemporary Art Australia Chief Curator, Rachel Kent, and Assistant Curator, Megan Robson. ... Sydney ...
(Sep 22, 2017, Ocula Magazine)
In focus: PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai 2017
Seated beside the photographer and his wife at a lunch in contemporary Chinese art star Ding Yi's studio, Hai'er explained that despite having worked in Paris, he always preferred working in China. 'I like pushing against and working against something, ...
(Sep 22, 2017, Ocula Magazine)
Art gallery Hauser & Wirth to open in Hong Kong's H Queens tower next year on back of strong Asian sales
Anglo-Swiss art gallery Hauser & Wirth will open a branch in Hong Kong next year as it joins a growing list of international dealers who use the city as a base for selling Western art to China. The gallery will occupy the 15th and 16th floors of H ...
(Sep 22, 2017, South China Morning Post)
Michael Schumacher's F1 Ferrari goes on auction for first time
Michael Schumacher's Monaco Grand Prix-winning Formula 1 car will go on sale at Sotheby's contemporary art evening sale in New York, marking the first time a Ferrari F1 car has been up for auction. It is expected to fetch between US$3-5 million ...
(Sep 22, 2017, South China Morning Post)
Zeitz MOCAA - a spectacular museum for contemporary African art
Cape Town is now home to the largest museum on the continent dedicated to contemporary African art. The converted grain silo from the 1920s is an artwok in itself. Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) in Kapstadt from outside (Foto: ...
(Sep 22, 2017, Deutsche Welle)
Art Industry News: Kerry James Marshall Paints Oprah for a New Chicago Mural + More Must-Read Stories
Murakami Is the Biggest MCA Chicago Show Ever – The tripped-out show “Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg” has now become the most popular exhibition ever at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. It broke the attendance record set ...
(Sep 22, 2017, artnet News)
The Guggenheim's Massive China Show Is Already Attracting Criticism From Animal Rights Groups
These dogs are naturally pugnacious,” Sun said in an interview with Paul Gladston in his 2016 book Deconstructing Contemporary Chinese Art. “For those who consider this animal abuse, I don't understand what they are protesting about.” In the statement ...
(Sep 22, 2017, artnet News)
New museums to open in Shanghai, cementing their place in culture ...
New museums to open in Shanghai, cementing their place in culture ...
(Sep 22, 2017, Shanghai Daily (subscription))
By West Kentucky Star Staff
PADUCAH, KY - The first international meeting of UNESCO Creative Cities in the United States starts Sunday in Paducah. To celebrate, a new exhibition at Paducah School of Art and Design will show work from other UNESCO Creative Cities of Craft and ...
(Sep 23, 2017, West Kentucky Star)
Hampton Roads museums gearing up for fall art season
11, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art. Nine of the region's best contemporary artists come together in this collection of small, intimate sculptures, where sharp wit and complex views of the world unite with elaborately worked forms to tell engaging ...
(Sep 23, 2017, Daily Press)
Greek Culture Minister Concludes Visit to China
Contemporary Greek Artists” organised by the State Museum of Contemporary Art of Thessaloniki (SMCA) at the National Art Museum of China, which will run until October 15 as part of the 7th Beijing Contemporary Art Biennale. During the visit, the ...
(Sep 24, 2017, Greek Reporter)
Map out China's change
Another work, a vast multi- panelled ink-on-paper map by Qiu Zhijie, one of the pioneers of China's contemporary art world, is the only new one in the exhibition. Over the years, Qiu has drawn outsize maps that combine fantasy with politics. The ...
(Sep 24, 2017, The Straits Times)
German art in Beijing(1/6)
The exhibition through Oct 31 is part of an ongoing art project called German 8: German Art in China, which includes seven exhibitions at seven art venues in Beijing. It's an answer to China 8, a similar project that exhibited contemporary Chinese art ...
(Sep 25, 2017, ecns)
German art in Beijing
The exhibition through Oct 31 is part of an ongoing art project called German 8: German Art in China, which includes seven exhibitions at seven art venues in Beijing. It's an answer to China 8, a similar project that exhibited contemporary Chinese art ...
(Sep 25, 2017, Chinadaily USA)
'Colors In A Breeze' By Zhang Xuerui At Leo Gallery, Hong Kong
Leo Gallery, Hong Kong presents “Colours in a Breeze”, the solo exhibition of Chinese artist Zhang Xuerui, showcasing her recent oil paintings. Zhang was born in Shanxi, China and graduated from China Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2004. She is ...
(Sep 25, 2017, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Tahir Salakhov`s works dazzle art lovers in Beijing [PHOTO]
Being China's main center for contemporary art, Beijing has the county's highest concentration of art galleries. The exhibition, which became a great contribution to cultural cooperation between Azerbaijan and China will last one month. The similar ...
(Sep 25, 2017, AzerNews)
Top 10 luxury art tours
As the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the world's leading art museum, its vast collection allows study of almost any school of art you could name, from Etruscan wall paintings to Renaissance sculpture or the contemporary art on show at its new(ish ...
(Sep 25, 2017, The National)
Art Industry News: Nicole Eisenman's Münster Sculpture Vandalized Again, With a Swastika + More Must-Read Stories
What It's Like to Live With Difficult Art – M.H. Miller describes how some collectors have been resisting the increasing commodification of contemporary art by buying work that physically decays, dies, or needs regular upkeep. In order to maintain a ...
(Sep 25, 2017, artnet News)
Greek Culture minister wraps up week-long visit to China with notable results
Contemporary Greek Artists" held by the State Museum of Contemporary Art of Thessaloniki (SMCA) at the National Art Museum of China, which will run until October 15 as part of the 7th Beijing Contemporary Art Biennale. During the visit, Greece's ...
(Sep 25, 2017, Tornos News International Edition (press release))
'Depictions of Animal Cruelty Are Not Art': Chinese Contemporary Art Survey at Guggenheim Museum Faces Pushback ...
'Depictions of Animal Cruelty Are Not Art': Chinese Contemporary Art Survey at Guggenheim Museum Faces Pushback ...
(Sep 25, 2017, ARTnews)
At the Asian Art Museum, Wu-Tang's RZA Unveils New Fashion Line
Marc Mayer, senior educator for contemporary art at the Asian Art Museum, applauded the cross-pollination. “It shows that the museum can be a living entity,” he said. Continuing the brand's “hip-hop, Chinese culture and high fashion” aesthetic, the new ...
(Sep 25, 2017, San Francisco magazine)
Young Artist Recital at NorthPark Presbyterian to feature rising flute talent Yubeen Kim
Yubeen Kim started playing the flute at 10 years old. His mother played the instrument as a hobby, and by listening to her perform, Kim soon fell in love with its charm. He proved to be a natural. He has performed around the world and has won major ...
(Sep 25, 2017, Dallas News)
At the MFA, three new exhibits ask us to slow down and savor the art
In the third gallery, three dramatic rock sculptures are examples of the inspiration Chinese artists found in mountains. Contemporary artist Zhan Wang created a floor-to-ceiling chrome-plated stainless steel rock, complementing two smaller natural ...
(Sep 25, 2017, Wicked Local Brookline)
Museum MACAN first sight putting injustice into the spotlight
This has recently been manifested in cases of religious intolerance, such as the recent demand for the demolition of religious statues, including a statue of the God of War Kongco Kwan Sing Tee Koen at the Kwan Sing Bio Chinese temple in Tuban, East ...
(Sep 26, 2017, Jakarta Post)
Profile: Western artist looks east for inspiration
BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Though, it is his first time to visit China, Richard Whitlock is not unfamiliar with Chinese art. An Englishman by birth, Whitlock is on the list of Greek artists participating in the seventh Beijing Biennial of ...
(Sep 26, 2017, Xinhua)
New York's Guggenheim Museum Drops Three Chinese Works Amid Claims of Animal Cruelty
The Guggenheim Museum in New York City is removing three works from its upcoming exhibition of contemporary Chinese art, following unrelenting pressure from animal rights activists who say the pieces, all of which involve animals, are guilty of ...
(Sep 26, 2017, TIME)
Neighbours, art buyers, and the curious browse Istanbul galleries in autumn
September has become the biggest time for contemporary art in the Istanbul calendar, including both Contemporary Istanbul, a major art fair, and the city's famed biennial. This year's biennial focused on what it means to be a ... The renowned Chinese ...
(Sep 26, 2017, TRT World)
The Guggenheim's Alexandra Munroe on Why 'The Theater of the World' Was Intended to Be Brutal
The last time New Yorkers saw a major exhibition of Chinese contemporary art was the “Inside Out” show at the Asia Society, which took place 10 years before your cutoff date of 2008. How does your show advance the narrative of Chinese contemporary art ...
(Sep 26, 2017, artnet News)
Metric Coffee At Chicago's Museum Of Contemporary Art
These days coffee goes wherever it wants to go, darling, and that means hot new coffee bars are popping up in otherwise unexpected places. One such trend we've been eying carefully is the fusion of high end coffee and high art, in the form of ...
(Sep 26, 2017, Sprudge)
Ball starts rolling for Pudong Art Museum
The museum will house exhibitions on traditional and contemporary art and will be involved in education, research, cultural exchanges, as well as tourism, according to the Pudong government. “The building will also look comfortable but unique at night ...
(Sep 26, 2017, Shanghai Daily (subscription))
Guggenheim Pulls Artworks from China Exhibition Amid Threats
"Art and China After 1989: Theater of the World," a survey of Chinese contemporary art made between the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, will open October 6. Prior to its openings, protests and threats of violence, ...
(Sep 26, 2017, ArtfixDaily (blog))
Guggenheim Pulls Animal Art From Upcoming Chinese Exhibition
The Guggenheim Museum in New York City announced late Monday night that it would be withdrawing three works from an upcoming exhibition of contemporary Chinese art over protests from animal rights groups. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Late last night, the ...
(Sep 26, 2017, NPR)
Guggenheim Pulls Animal Art From Upcoming Chinese Exhibition ...
Guggenheim Pulls Animal Art From Upcoming Chinese Exhibition ...
(Sep 27, 2017, WUNC)
The Cleveland Museum of Art's Performing Arts Series Offers Something for Everyone
Reto Thüring, curator of contemporary art, will host an onstage conversation with the duo after the performance. In conjunction with ... She uses her success to share the spotlight with lesser known artists of Chinese music like the Huayin Shadow ...
(Sep 27, 2017, Cleveland Scene Weekly)
Yan Shanchun at Chambers Fine Arts, Beijing | BLOUIN ARTINFO
Yan Shanchun (b. 1957) Over the Lake No. 03 No. 03, 2016 Mixed media 78 3/4 x 55 1/2 in (200 x 141 cm) YSC-PTG-17003. (Courtesy: Artist and Chambers ...
(Sep 27, 2017, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
China to host 3 art exhibitions at Curitiba Biennial
Chinese contemporary art will debut at the upcoming Curitiba Biennial, held from Sept 30 to Feb 25 in Curitiba, in southern Brazil. As the country of honor at this year's edition, China will present three exhibitions showcasing both established and ...
(Sep 27, 2017, China.org.cn)
Agnes Gund donates 5 important contemporary artworks to Cleveland Museum of Art (photos)
A devotee of contemporary art, Gund has long encouraged the Cleveland museum to abandon the skepticism toward new art it had shown as recently as the 1990s. ... the museum announced that its latest round of acquisitions - a very strong one - includes ...
(Sep 27, 2017, cleveland.com)
Vibrant concept art for Chinese electronics firm
I had the immense pleasure to Collaborate with Xiaome, a big and ambitious Chinese electronic brand to come up with concepts for wallpapers for their new product line. After they already licensed my Arcus images it was time to create some unique ...
(Sep 27, 2017, Boing Boing)
Alexander Calder's Style Influences Chinese Contemporary Artists
Besides the blockbuster exhibit of his work at the Whitney Museum, the Klein Sun Gallery is featuring works by contemporary Chinese artists influenced by his style and ideas. The exhibition entitled Referencing Alexander Calder: A Dialogue in ...
(Sep 27, 2017, Arte Fuse)
Artprice: Contemporary Art Market Annual Report: Turnover up 1400% in 17 Years With an Average Annual Return of + ...
Artprice: Contemporary Art Market Annual Report: Turnover up 1400% in 17 Years With an Average Annual Return of + ...
(Sep 27, 2017, PR Newswire (press release))
Art market soars as street art sales rocket
However, its founder Thierry Ehrmann told AFP that “contemporary art is the most exciting sector of the market… because of its immense financial potential.” And Chinese artists were becoming more and more important. While the British artist Peter Doig ...
(Sep 27, 2017, Citizen)
News in brief: Wallace Chan to give Harvard talk
This year, De Beers will make its largest investment in diamond marketing since 2008: $140m focused on creating demand for jewellery, with the highest targeted spend in China, India and the US. “The Chinese diamond jewellery market has been the ...
(Sep 28, 2017, Financial Times)
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