January features ballet, opera music and multimedia art at Connecticut College
Among the 45 artists selected for the exhibition, 20 are non-Chinese and 25 are from China, including internationally renowned artists such as Xu Bing, Wang Dongling, Ding Yi, and Ye Yongqing. This exhibition is organized by the Chu-Griffis Asian Art ...
(Jan 11, 2018, Dolphin)
Waterfront Irish music festival among major highlights of Liverpool's 2018 culture calendar
St George's Hall will host an exhibition of contemporary Chinese art between February and June while acclaimed cellist Jian Wang will perform alongside the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) on February 8 and 9. This leads up to the city ...
(Jan 11, 2018, Liverpool Echo)
Liverpool Unveils 2018 Culture Celebrations
Light, projections, firecrackers and sound will take over Chinatown, Berry Street, William Brown Street and Bold Street in a celebration of the relationship between Liverpool and China, using the voices and stories of young Chinese people living in the ...
(Jan 11, 2018, Heart)
Taking a spiritual, cultural and nomadic journey
The on-the-road curatorial idea is thoroughly in line with purports of a nomadic culture. Though it may sound too radical for many. “In my opinion, urban nomadism is not opposed to modernity,” Gu added. “It is a complement to it which allows in more ...
(Jan 11, 2018, Shine News (press release))
Packed cultural programme of Liverpool 2018 festivities revealed
A bumper programme of 2018 events has been unveiled to celebrate a decade since Liverpool became European Capital of Culture. The festivities have been revealed 10 years to the day since The People's Opening of European Capital of Culture 2008, and a ...
(Jan 11, 2018, Your Move)
10 questions for tatzu nishi at shenzhen UABB biennale
known for transforming historical monuments and artworks by fabricating domestic environments around them, japanese artist tatsuro nishino works under a variety of names for each project – tatzu nishi (mainly), tatzu oozu, tazu rous and tatsurou bashi ...
(Jan 11, 2018, Designboom)
Kurt Schwitters' Merz Barn may be sold to China, charity warns
AN ARTISTIC landmark in the Lake District may have to be sold to China, say its owners. Langdale's Merz Barn was the final workplace of influential German artist Kurt Schwitters, who died 70 years ago on Monday (January 8). Its owners, the charity ...
(Jan 11, 2018, The Westmorland Gazette)
Kurt Schwitters' Merz Barn may be sold to China, charity warns
AN ARTISTIC landmark in the Lake District may have to be sold to China, say its owners. Langdale's Merz Barn was the final workplace of influential German artist Kurt Schwitters, who died 70 years ago on Monday (January 8). Its owners, the charity ...
(Jan 11, 2018, The Westmorland Gazette)
How will Chinese New Year 2018 be celebrated in the UK? From London's parade to Newcastle and Manchester ...
How will Chinese New Year 2018 be celebrated in the UK? From London's parade to Newcastle and Manchester ...
(Jan 11, 2018, The Sun)
West Bund, Pompidou join hands in contemporary art exhibition
SHANGHAI, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai's West Bund Group announced Thursday it would partner with Center Pompidou of France to organize more than 20 exhibitions and events from 2019 to 2024 in Shanghai and Paris. The five-year project, featuring art ...
(Jan 11, 2018, Xinhua)
Art listings
14. Included with museum admission. “Sabbath: The 2017 Dorothy Saxe Invitational Awards,Discussion and Reception.” Noon Thurs., Jan. 18. “Jewish Story, Crip Culture, and Disability Arts.” 5:30 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 18. Free, please preregister. “Chris ...
(Jan 11, 2018, San Francisco Chronicle)
Macron in China: Notes on Limits of Influence
He was not totally silent, however, touring a contemporary art gallery in central Beijing, a late addition to itinerary and resisted, according to his entourage, by Chinese officials. Asked if the gallery visit was a subtle nod to those artists whose ...
(Jan 11, 2018, U.S. News & World Report)
Macron in China: notes on limits of influence
Like others from the West, the French president knows the limits of what one can do and say on a China visit. So, on to France's clout as a business partner with Beijing. There were no eye-catching trade deals, and China appeared only mildly interested ...
(Jan 11, 2018, Reuters)
Flight Deal: West Coast to China from $404 Round-Trip
... the city's burgeoning contemporary art movement. For dinner, make the trek to Sichuan Citizen, which is about a 15-20 minute cab ride from the hotel. But beware: In keeping with the Sichuan tradition, the food is incredibly spicy, laced with flares ...
(Jan 11, 2018, Condé Nast Traveler)
West Bund, Pompidou join hands in contemporary art exhibition ...
West Bund, Pompidou join hands in contemporary art exhibition ...
(Jan 12, 2018, China.org.cn)
Winter Group Show at Contemporary by Angela Li, Hong Kong
Contemporary by Angela Li lays emphasis on the promotion of contemporary and avant-garde artists from China, Hong Kong and worldwide. Established in 2008, the gallery has gained considerable attention and has become one of Hong Kong's top galleries for ...
(Jan 12, 2018, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Ink art museum opens in Shanghai suburb
Though the two share a similar focus on combining traditional Chinese art and antiquities with contemporary art, "our focus is on old and new Asian traditional art," says a spokeswoman, while Long exhibits a mix of Chinese and international art, old ...
(Jan 12, 2018, Art Newspaper)
Amherst College alum donates $3M to Mead Art Museum
AMHERST - A 1958 Amherst College graduate and his wife have given $3 million to the Mead Art Museum to endow the director and chief curator position and to support contemporary art acquisitions. John and Sue Wieland presented the money to the college ...
(Jan 12, 2018, MassLive.com)
Beyond Banksy: 40 years of street art at ArtScience Museum
It's perhaps inevitable that street art has become a regular presence in the contemporary art network of fairs, auctions, galleries, festivals and museums. When once graffiti and murals were dreaded proof of neighbourhoods in decline, these are now ...
(Jan 12, 2018, Channel NewsAsia)
'Hong Kong Foot' by Huang Yongping & Shen Yuan at Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong
Huang Yongping thinks, “what we most associate with Hong Kong is the infection 'Hong Kong foot'. Hong Kong's greatest weapon is giving the events or things it infects with Hong Kong's characteristics.” One of the early works created by Huang Yongping ...
(Jan 13, 2018, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Brigitte biography says young Macron wrote steamy book about their romance
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and his wife Brigitte Macron (L) visit the Ullens Chinese Contemporary Art Centre in Beijing January 9, 2018. Picture taken January 9, 2018. REUTERS/Ludovic MARIN/Pool. (reuters_tickers). By Richard Lough. PARIS ...
(Jan 13, 2018, swissinfo.ch)
Brigitte biography says young Macron wrote steamy book about their romance
PARIS (Reuters) - A new biography of French first lady Brigitte Macron says her husband penned a racy novel inspired by their early romance, when he was still a teenager and she his married drama teacher. French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and his ...
(Jan 13, 2018, Reuters)
Auction Preview: Modern and Contemporary Paintings - II at Meeting Art, Vercelli, Jan 21
China and water color on rhomboidal paper, 51x51 cm (side 36 cm), signature, title and year on the back, declaration of authenticity of the artist and label of the Galleria Astuni (Fano-PU) on photos. Estimate: € 10,000 – € 12,000 (US$ 12,196 – US$ 14 ...
(Jan 14, 2018, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
'It's a Strange Communion': Artist Michael Rakowitz on Why He Set Up an Iraqi Food Truck Outside the MCA Chicago
Visitors to the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago this past fall may have stumbled upon a food truck where American veterans of the Iraq War served traditional Iraqi food. Enemy Kitchen (ongoing since 2003) is part of “Michael Rakowitz: Backstroke of ...
(Jan 15, 2018, artnet News)
Brigitte biography says young Macron wrote steamy book
French President Emmanuel Macron (C/L) and his wife Brigitte (C/R) pose with artists as they visit The Ullens Chinese Contemporary Art Center in Beijing, China. — Reuters. PARIS — A new biography of French first lady Brigitte Macron says her husband ...
(Jan 15, 2018, Saudi Gazette)
Architect Annabelle Selldorf Says a Home's Outside Matters as Much as Its Inside
Annabelle Selldorf, who was born in Germany but now lives in New York City, founded architectural design practice Selldorf Architects in Manhattan in 1988. The firm designs public and private spaces and has worked with the Museum of Contemporary Art ...
(Jan 15, 2018, Mansion Global)
Practice and Exchange: An Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art
This exhibition brings together recent works by seventeen Chinese artists, in an attempt to display a small but representative sample of the diversity of formal and conceptual approaches favored here today. It coincides with the visit of French ...
(Jan 15, 2018, The Beijinger)
Practice and Exchange: An Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art
This exhibition brings together recent works by seventeen Chinese artists, in an attempt to display a small but representative sample of the diversity of formal and conceptual approaches favored here today. It coincides with the visit of French ...
(Jan 15, 2018, The Beijinger)
Milan Fashion Week: Brands back 'Time for change'
“They no longer represent concepts, but they are pure decoration,” she said. Prada enlisted architects to design new accessories. Photo: EPA. The runway show was in a repurposed industrial building near the Prada Foundation contemporary art space ...
(Jan 16, 2018, South China Morning Post)
Experts question Russian Modernism show in Ghent and Rockefeller riches come to London: the latest art news
A letter to The Art Newspaper's website this week raises questions concerning the authenticity of 26 artworks purportedly by eminent Russian avant-garde artists of the early 20th century (Kazimir Malevich, Wassily Kandinsky, Natalia Goncharova et al ...
(Jan 16, 2018, Telegraph.co.uk)
NOW: National programme celebrates female Chinese contemporary artists
From giant installations and elusive sculptural pieces challenging everyday objects to powerful and other-worldly visual narratives, NOW is a national arts programme that celebrates female contemporary artists working in mainland China today. Taking ...
(Jan 16, 2018, Creative Boom (blog))
The New Silk Road
The ambitions of Chinese soft power alongside a lack of research and contextualization raise a series of serious questions around the project at the China Art Museum: What do these exhibitions really mean to show? Is there any difference in the display ...
(Jan 16, 2018, frieze.com)
Lamborghini's 2019 Urus unveiled during Detroit auto show event at MOCAD
... at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit event connected to the North American International Auto Show. With its twin-turbocharged V-8 engine, the Urus will roar from zero to 62 miles per hour in 3.4 seconds and zero to 140 miles per hour in 12.8 ...
(Jan 16, 2018, Detroit Free Press)
Sotheby's appoints Yuki Terase to head Contemporary Art, Asia
Kevin Ching, CEO of Sotheby's Asia, comments: “We welcome Yuki Terase to lead our Contemporary Art team in Asia, and look forward to working with her on further strengthening Sotheby's Contemporary Asian Art positioning in the region, as well as ...
(Jan 16, 2018, Auction Central News)
Auction Preview: 2018 Singapore Art Week Auction - Modern and Contemporary Art at 33 Auction, Singapore, Feb 4
Oil on Canvas, summary of the Framed, Signed in Chinese, dated 2004.3 Lower left, Xin Dong Wang "relieved" 2004, Oil on canvas, inscription: HONOR 2004.3 (lower left) "relieved" 160 x 80 cm (back). Estimate: SGD75,000 – SGD90,000 (US$ 56,722 – US$ 68 ...
(Jan 16, 2018, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
China's first pop music show was successfully concluded, “Yin” displays the young cultural trends for the future
A number of well-known Chinese singers and artists such as Chris Lee, Karen Joy Morris, Leah Dou, Chenyu Hua, and PuShu jointly showed the future trends of current music to global netizens. It is worth mentioning that this event was an exclusive global ...
(Jan 16, 2018, Digital Journal)
Francesca Dal Lago Archive at Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong ...
Francesca Dal Lago Archive at Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong ...
(Jan 17, 2018, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Chinese Artists Recognized for Role in Luxury Marketing
Among The Art Gorgeous's leading Art x Brand Collaborations is one between Guangzhou-based multi-media artist Cao Fei and German automaker BMW. They worked together to create an “Art Car” that not only brought the worlds of luxury automobiles and ...
(Jan 17, 2018, Jing Daily)
Olafur Eliasson Brings an Immersive Light Installation to Smog-Filled Beijing in His First Solo Exhibition in the ...
Olafur Eliasson Brings an Immersive Light Installation to Smog-Filled Beijing in His First Solo Exhibition in the ...
(Jan 17, 2018, artnet News)
Art Industry News: Why Google's Viral Art Selfie App Doesn't Work in Texas + More Must-Read Stories
Sotheby's Appoints New Head of Contemporary Art in Asia – Yuki Terase, a key factor behind Yusaku Maezawa's record purchase of a $110.5 million Basquiat last year, has been selected to run the auction house's contemporary art operation in the fast ...
(Jan 17, 2018, artnet News)
From festivals to frocks
Then at the end of the year, to tie-in with this year's visiting artist Yang Yongliang, a season of exhibitions will be launched exploring contemporary art from China. In August, the gallery will present its biennial exhibition on Dunedin contemporary ...
(Jan 17, 2018, Otago Daily Times)
A conversation with Dan Graham
In the 1970s, his work started to incorporate mirrors and surveillance cameras as it addressed the social function of architecture and television in mediating between the public and private, or external and intersubjective realms. Since the 1980s, Dan ...
(Jan 18, 2018, Ocula Magazine)
The New Art Patrons: Stephen Ng and Chang Siok Eng only buy art as a couple (2of4)
Stephen Ng, who is CEO of China International Capital Corporation (Singapore) Pte Ltd, says, “Taipei's art scene is less daunting for beginners as it is not as commercial (therefore speculative) compared to Hong Kong and Singapore.” Stephen Ng and ...
(Jan 18, 2018, Prestige Online)
Today Art Museum explores the creative process of eight ...
Today Art Museum explores the creative process of eight ...
(Jan 18, 2018, Global Times)
Yuki Terase Appointed Sotheby's Head of Contemporary Art, Asia
Press ReleaseSotheby's has named Yuki Terase as head of contemporary art, Asia, a department that is based in Hong Kong. Terase will lead be responsible for the auction house's private sales of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and western contemporary art in ...
(Jan 18, 2018, Artforum)
'The Sound of Silence,' Ji Dachun's New Works at AYE Gallery, Beijing
He represented the generation of artists who have vividly experimented with their practice of art which resulted in a welcomed alteration in contemporary Chinese art. Ji have participated in the 2015 Venice Biennale wherein he combined figuration with ...
(Jan 18, 2018, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Culture Corner: A Guide to Cultural Organizations of Tacoma
Her exhibitions include Hyper Design, 6th Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai, China; Timeless — time, landscape and new media, Quay Art Gallery, Images Festival, Toronto; YOUNIVERSE, The Biennial of Seville, Seville, Spain; Interlude: 366, Zendai Museum of ...
(Jan 18, 2018, Tacoma Weekly)
What to Expect from PAD Genève
Marcilhac Galerie, which bills itself as the oldest Paris gallery devoted to 20th-century decorative art, has long wooed collectors of Jean Michel Frank and Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann and will have a slew of their works in Geneva. Felix Marcilhac is ...
(Jan 18, 2018, Architectural Digest)
Why did someone pay £40m for a balloon dog? (And then hide it away in a warehouse)
Though I don't know much about art, I know exactly what I like: the 1977 Athena poster of the tennis girl scratching her bottom. The beauty and truth on show there has kept me going for 40 years. As Don Thompson demonstrates in his excellent account of ...
(Jan 18, 2018, Daily Mail)
'UnAmerican' and more: Smith College exhibits explore issues of identity
Chubb, SCMA's curator of contemporary art, noted that Sharrer, a mid-to-late 20th century artist who won early acclaim for her work, later found her career somewhat sidelined during the Cold War because of her (and her husband's) left-wing politics ...
(Jan 19, 2018, Amherst Bulletin)
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