How the Victoria and Albert Museum in China signals a new design ...
How the Victoria and Albert Museum in China signals a new design ...
(Jan 19, 2018, KTVQ Billings News)
How the Victoria and Albert Museum in China signals a new design for Shenzhen
It has a spectacular new Museum of Contemporary Art and Planning Exhibition -- or at least a spectacular building; no date has been set for its actual opening. While that's pending, there's OCT Contemporary Art Terminal which, since 2005 has not only ...
(Jan 19, 2018, WTVA)
Why fine art has overtaken wine as the most lucrative luxury investment asset
It was contemporary art collector and entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa, from Japan, who bought Basquiat's “Untitled” (1982), and a new generation of Chinese investors has shown a huge interest in buying American artworks. This cross-border fascination goes ...
(Jan 19, 2018, What Investment)
Art Movements
The Tate and National Galleries Scotland have reportedly “suspended contact” with Anthony d'Offay after the art dealer and donor was accused of inappropriate behavior and harassment. The allegations, which are being investigated by the Metropolitan ...
(Jan 19, 2018, Hyperallergic)
Upcoming entertainment events in the Peoria area: Jan. 19, 2018
19, Contemporary Art Center, 305 SW Water St., members/$5; non-members/$8. Music. Live at the Five Spot, Derel Monteith, Jan. 19; State of Mind, Jan. 26; 5:30-7:30 p.m., Contemporary Art Center, 305 SW Water St., members/$8; non-members/$12. Night life ...
(Jan 19, 2018, Peoria Journal Star)
Whitebox Presents Jizi: Journey of the Spirit
Deeply interested in the spirit, the artist's work contains a strong metaphysical strain and sheds light on the complex, and at times contradictory, impulses at work in contemporary Chinese art and culture. Jizi: Journey of the Spirit, a memorial ...
(Jan 20, 2018, Times Square Chronicles (press release))
Bumper year for art fairs
Last year was billed as a blockbuster year for art lovers because of the number of important art fairs taking place - there was the Venice Biennale, arguably the most important contemporary art festival in the world; contemporary art exhibition ...
(Jan 20, 2018, The Straits Times)
Architect Frank Gehry unveils designs for long-delayed Grand Avenue project
“You close that piece of Grand Avenue, put some chairs out there and you've got something special. We're not just building buildings, we're building places.” Philanthropist Eli Broad, who has supported Grand Avenue improvements for decades and was ...
(Jan 21, 2018, Los Angeles Times)
Worth the wait
The new gallery space also made possible the acquisition of the white-oak sculpture “The Family,” by Romanian-born artist Gheorghe Iliescu Calinesti. The work previously was part of the Los Angeles-based Lannan Foundation, which gave Dennos and other ...
(Jan 21, 2018, Traverse City Record Eagle)
Dennos Museum Center reveals long-awaited expansion
The new gallery space also made possible the acquisition of the white-oak sculpture “The Family,” by Romanian-born artist Gheorghe Iliescu Calinesti. The work previously was part of the Los Angeles-based Lannan Foundation, which gave Dennos and other ...
(Jan 21, 2018, Traverse City Record Eagle)
The Artist Questioning Authorship
Vo's rise to prominence in contemporary art still surprises him. “I don't know how I did it,” he told me. “The whole thing is crazy. When I came out of art school, I couldn't even take care of myself.” A major work by Vo can now sell for up to a ...
(Jan 22, 2018, The New Yorker)
All About London-Based Art Foundation Parasol Unit
It has been 14 years of joy, pleasure, whirlwind activities, milestones and really, really hard work,” says Dr Ziba Ardalan, who opened Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art in a renovated Victorian furniture factory on the fringes of Hackney ...
(Jan 22, 2018, HarpersBazaarArabia)
100 Colorado Creatives 4.0: Kevin Sloan
Have paintbrush, will travel — over his career, Kevin Sloan moved around. A lot. But for now, he's settled in Denver, spinning elegant canvases drenched in allegory and magical popsurrealism, many of them based in a natural world changed by human ...
(Jan 22, 2018, Westword)
Race, Identity, & Historical Related Art Exhibits
This Black contemporary art exhibit opens at the Royal Ontario Museum on January 27, 2018. It will feature the original works of nine artists who explore themes of race, art, and historical identity within Canada. Curators of the exhibit call it a ...
(Jan 22, 2018, The Argus.ca)
News: Paris's Pompidou Centre is Opening a Shanghai Gallery
Called the Centre Pompidou Shanghai, it will showcase around 20 exhibits over five years, with a focus on contemporary Chinese art. Centre Pompidou Shanghai. Rendering via dezeen. A new wing is being built by British architect David Chipperfield along ...
(Jan 23, 2018, City Weekend)
Striving to put domestic art in global spotlight
By Eriko Fuchigami / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterThe Cultural Affairs Agency will implement measures next fiscal year to boost the domestic art market, which lags behind those of Western countries and China, including support for museums' research ...
(Jan 24, 2018, The Japan News)
10 Shanghai To Open in Causeway Bay's Lee Gardens Two
Taking a spacious spot within the Lee Gardens arcade, 10 Shanghai is designed by celebrated design firm Substance, fusing the artistic heritage of 1920s Shanghai in forms of 'Chinese deco', where Western art fuses with Shanghainese traditions. Guests ...
(Jan 24, 2018, Hong Kong Tatler (press release))
ART STAGE Singapore 2018 Innovates Art Fair Concept
... Genevieve Chua (Singapore), Ruben Pang (Singapore), Agus Suwage (Indonesia), Eko Nugroho (Indonesia), Entang Wiharso (Indonesia), Gatot Pujiarto (Indonesia), Heri Dono (Indonesia), I Nyoman Masriadi (Indonesia), J. Ariadhitya Pramuhendra (Indonesia ...
(Jan 24, 2018, Blouinartinfo)
Büro Ole Scheeren completes art museum near Beijing's Forbidden City
Büro Ole Scheeren recently completed Guardian Art Center, a contemporary art museum heralded as the “world's first ever custom-built auction house.” Located close to Beijing's historic Forbidden City, this hybrid cultural institution offers mixed-use ...
(Jan 24, 2018, Inhabitat)
Germany Picks Hungarian Curator Franciska Zólyom for Its Venice Biennale Pavilion
The Hungary-born, Leipzig-based curator Franciska Zólyom will organize the German Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019. She succeeds Susanne Pfeffer, who curated Anne Imhof's Golden Lion-winning presentation at the 2017 biennale. Zólyom, who ...
(Jan 24, 2018, artnet News)
From Van Gogh to Richter—what happens when bidders fail to pay up at auction?
Shortly before Christie's sale of post-war and contemporary art in New York on 15 November 2017, the auction house learnt of a potential new bidder: a little-known Saudi prince, Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud. According to the New ...
(Jan 24, 2018, Art Newspaper)
A Home Library Built for 10000 (Or So) Books
With her work on the boards of the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation and the Contemporary Austin, Whatley has been instrumental in helping to create the Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at the Contemporary's 14-acre Laguna Gloria. She's also ...
(Jan 24, 2018, Texas Monthly)
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 24, 2018, Prestige Online)
A Chinese artist is growing sweet potatoes as a form of art
For several years now, Zijie has been running a sporadic public art project promoting guerrilla farming of sweet potatoes. The effort's most recent manifestation is an exhibit at the Redtory Museum of Contemporary Art in Guangzhou, running until early ...
(Jan 25, 2018, Quartz)
Prospect.4
Lee's denuded column is visible from the Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, the main venue for the fourth Prospect triennial. There, a series of photographs by Angolan artist Kiluanji Kia Henda recall the statue's removal. Redefining the Power (2011 ...
(Jan 25, 2018, frieze.com)
“World's first smog vacuum cleaner” heads to Poland
The Chinese Forum of Environmental Journalists (CFEJ) discussed another assessment of the tower. The best statistic gathered didn't meet World Health Organization standards, according to CFEJ, for PM2.5 particles. They said ultimately the tower is very ...
(Jan 25, 2018, Inhabitat)
Folinsbee painting soars to $165000 at Ahlers & Ogletree
6, focused on American art, furniture, decorative arts, modern design, contemporary art and an important collection of black and white photography. Session 2, the following day, featured English and Continental art, period antique furniture, antique ...
(Jan 25, 2018, Auction Central News)
Republic Day 2018 | When art spreads joy
KMB has, it goes on to add, become a major driver of art and culture in Kerala and India, built enduring infrastructure for culture, triggered economic spin-offs in the tourism sector, spawned jobs, and bolstered Kochi's international reputation. In ...
(Jan 26, 2018, Daily News & Analysis)
It Begins With A Story: Artists, writers, and periodicals in Asia
Wu discussed the collusion between official publications and the contemporary Chinese art scene in the case of Beijing Youth Daily, which was first published in 1949 by the Communist Youth League committee and was initially opposed to Chinese ...
(Jan 26, 2018, Ocula Magazine)
Francesco Scognamiglio Marks 20th Anniversary With Couture Runway Show in Rome
The designer, who was born in Naples in 1975, launched his label in 1998 in Pompeii, but actually made his runway debut in 2000 with a show at Rome's Palazzo Barberini.“This couture show is a comeback, a sort of tribute to my origins,” said ...
(Jan 26, 2018, WWD)
Art Industry News: Christo Will Bring a Floating Egyptian Tomb to London + More Must-Read Stories
The Mastaba sculpture, 7,506 oil barrels arranged to evoke an ancient Egyptian non-pyramidal tomb, is part of the conceptual artist's show running at the Serpentine Gallery from June 20 to September 9, and will float on the lake during the summer. (TAN ...
(Jan 26, 2018, artnet News)
Upcoming entertainment events in the Peoria area: Jan. 26, 2018
2, Contemporary Art Center, 305 SW Water St., members/$5; non-members/$8. Whisper & Shout, Open Mic for Poetry, 8 to 10 p.m. Feb. 1, Contemporary Art Center, 305 SW Water St., members/$5; non-members/$8. Night life. Music. Live at the Five Spot, State ...
(Jan 26, 2018, Peoria Journal Star)
Grand Hyatt Debuts in the Philippines; More International Openings…
The interior design of the boutique property highlights Mexican contemporary art, providing guests and visitors a look into the local culture. Sonesta Hotel Ibagué. Sonesta Hotel Ibagué is the brand's seventh property in the country of Colombia, and ...
(Jan 26, 2018, Hotel Business (press release))
10 ideas to transform a traditional space
Hang contemporary art. There are few things we love more than contemporary art juxtaposed with the thoughtful architectural detail of a traditional home. Seek out artwork with colors that complement your existing furnishings, and you've got a foolproof ...
(Jan 26, 2018, Topeka Capital Journal)
Majestic Mountain Photos Coming Soon to China Institute
The China Institute Gallery, founded in 1966, is an offshoot of the China Institute, which was itself founded in 1926. The Institute, and the Gallery along with it, seeks to celebrate Chinese culture and educate visitors through scholarly activities ...
(Jan 26, 2018, City Guide NY)
African American history museum wins top Design Museum prize
João Ribas appointed director of Portugal's Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art | João Ribas will replace Suzanne Cotter as the director of the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto, it was announced during a press conference yesterday. Ribas ...
(Jan 26, 2018, Apollo Magazine)
A Historic Church in London Hosts a New Cantonese Restaurant and Art Gallery
Entrepreneurs Alan Lo, Paulo Pong, and Yen Wong founded the Duddell's brand in Hong Kong in 2013, envisioning a restaurant that doubled as a social destination and gallery space for contemporary art. Duddell's London is its first outpost outside of ...
(Jan 26, 2018, Dwell)
David Zwirner Opens in Hong Kong's New Art Market Epicenter
Lim's team took cues from the growing association of contemporary art in Greater China as being part of a larger lifestyle and decided to fill its remaining floors not with office space but with other activities demanded by gallery goers. That includes ...
(Jan 26, 2018, Artsy)
Bodies That Matter: On Ai Weiwei, Artur Żmijewski, LA Raeven And More
One of the most thought-provoking works in Extra Bodies – The Use of the 'Other Body' in Contemporary Art, and one which encapsulates many of the confronting social questions this generation-spanning group exhibition poses, is one of its smallest and ...
(Jan 27, 2018, The Quietus)
Exhibition on Chinese contemporary art held in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- A two-day art exhibition entitled "Charming Colors - An Exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Art" kicked off in Kathmandu on Sunday, featuring over 30 art pieces by Chinese artists on various themes. The exhibition was ...
(Jan 28, 2018, Xinhua)
Nancy Rubins Makes Her London Debut in the Heavyweight Division
The Los Angeles-based artist says that being a half an inch shorter than Richard Serra was never going to stop her from making her mark as a sculptor in metal. Javier Pes, January 29, 2018. Nancy Rubins, courtesy Gagosian, photo by Brian Guido. The ...
(Jan 29, 2018, artnet News)
Liu Youju: The Artistic Aspirations of an Outsider
There was an independent freelance artist who was born into a very particular social order in China. He left the Chinese calligrapher's Association in 2011. A Chinese calligrapher with a great reputation became the founder of illusional painting. He is ...
(Jan 29, 2018, Digital Journal)
David Zwirner on opening his 'second wave' Hong Kong gallery
However, according to a report in the South China Morning Post, permits for the crane were not secured in time for Tang Contemporary Art's opening in December. Therefore, an installation of metal works, by Huang Yongping and Shen Yuan, had to be sliced ...
(Jan 29, 2018, Art Newspaper)
Contemporary Art in China's New Era
From October 6, 2017 to January 7, 2018, the installation of Huang Yong Ping's “Art and China after 1989: Theatre of the World” at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York is a cage-like structure designed to house live reptiles and insects that ...
(Jan 29, 2018, IR INSIDER (blog))
Saudi Arabia Is Planning a Massive, New Arts Center
During the meeting, Mater, who'd come to the prince's attention after one of his artworks was presented to China as a state gift, laid out an ambitious proposal: Saudi Arabia, Mater argued, should be an arts hub, a place where the creation and ...
(Jan 29, 2018, Bloomberg)
An Art Museum's Yelp Reviews Go Down The Toilet After Spectacular White House Dig
This tale of too many bad reviews begins in September, when Trump's White House reached out to the renowned repository of modern and contemporary art with the hope of borrowing a piece from the Guggenheim's collection ― Vincent van Gogh's 1888 ...
(Jan 30, 2018, HuffPost)
Architect's small but perfectly formed collection, a Baroque bull mastiff in East Anglia, and an art world ...
Architect's small but perfectly formed collection, a Baroque bull mastiff in East Anglia, and an art world ...
(Jan 30, 2018, Telegraph.co.uk)
Singapore art scene losing ground to Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, says Art Stage Singapore founder
Lorenzo Rudolf seems to be taking the adage “all publicity is good publicity” a bit too far. Speaking on the opening day of Art Stage Singapore, the president and founder of the annual contemporary art fair gave such a downbeat description of the city ...
(Jan 30, 2018, South China Morning Post)
Wayan Novi: Caring For Life – International Artist Profile – Eva Wong
The gallery is situated in a glass-fronted Chinese shophouse that allows for the showcasing of contemporary art against a traditional and historical landscape. Hence, the contemporary works of Wayan Novi are able to blend into this landscape, yet shine ...
(Jan 30, 2018, ArtLyst)
Behold, the China Tang Menu at the MGM Grand
Continuing the interior design and elevated menu traditions of the late Sir David Tang, China Tang has debuted at the MGM Grand, the first U.S. expansion for the Hong Kong-based Lai Sun Dining company. Featuring an open bar and lounge area facing ...
(Jan 30, 2018, Eater Vegas)
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