Show and sell: the added value of a museum exhibition
Back in 2008, the Estella collection of Chinese contemporary art was actually traded while still on the walls of Denmark's Louisiana Museum and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. In 2014, Magritte's Les chasseurs au bord de la nuit (the hunters at the ...
(Jun 12, 2018, Art Newspaper)
Chinese contemporary artist Zeng Fanzhi to hold first solo exhibition with Hauser & Wirth this autumn – in three ...
Chinese contemporary artist Zeng Fanzhi to hold first solo exhibition with Hauser & Wirth this autumn – in three ...
(Jun 12, 2018, South China Morning Post)
Chinese contemporary artist Zeng Fanzhi to hold first solo exhibition with Hauser & Wirth this autumn – in three ...
Chinese contemporary artist Zeng Fanzhi to hold first solo exhibition with Hauser & Wirth this autumn – in three ...
(Jun 12, 2018, South China Morning Post)
Shen Zhenglin: “Virtual Sanctuary” at Mizuma Gallery, Singapore
Some of his solo exhibitions include the most recent VIRTUAL SANCTUARY at Mizuma Gallery, Singapore (2018), Age Of Ambition at the Platform China Contemporary Art Institute, Beijing, China (2015), and Strawberry's Issue at the Artside Gallery, Seoul, ...
(Jun 12, 2018, Blouin Artinfo)
Osman Yousefzada Curates The Migrant Festival
During the screening of “Slow Boat” on June 14, the audience can join Chang Liu and Zhou Wei, students of the MA in Chinese Contemporary Art, Birmingham City University, and Yu-Chen Wang, Grand Union artist-in-residence, onboard Slow Boat for a ...
(Jun 12, 2018, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Arts Cooperation Forum Between China, CEEC Opens
Krizbai Bela Dan, vice president of the Romanian Cultural Institute, said a common cultural forum must be established to promote dialogues among countries with different histories and cultures so as to respond to the challenges facing contemporary art ...
(Jun 12, 2018, Women of China)
Giuseppe Eskenazi on the Enduring Market for Chinese Art ...
Giuseppe Eskenazi on the Enduring Market for Chinese Art ...
(Jun 12, 2018, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Musée Rodin in Paris Seeks a Chinese Outpost - Artforum ...
Musée Rodin in Paris Seeks a Chinese Outpost - Artforum ...
(Jun 12, 2018, Artforum)
'The Western Press Love Dissing Russia': Garage's Chief Curator Kate Fowle Builds a Cultural Bridge to Moscow
Fowle, who also has experience of working in China where she was the first International Curator at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, says that the Russian government does not interfere with Garage's activity, “The Western press love ...
(Jun 13, 2018, artnet News)
Chinese auction house Guardian holds preview of contemporary art lots
The spring auction season has rolled into Beijing. Premier Chinese auction house Guardian is going to launch its spring auction next week. Ahead of that, our reporter Song Yaotian went to one of their previews and learned that contemporary art pieces ...
(Jun 13, 2018, CGTN (press release))
Saffronart's Milestone 200th Auction
What has China done that India hasn't, because the two were almost nobodies in the world of art at the turn of the last century; China, then took the escalator to scale heights, whereas the Indian art market is a small fraction of the former's strength ...
(Jun 13, 2018, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
'Two Stations' highlights Aotou's flourishing arts scene
... Xiang'an district, is fast becoming a neighbourhood with a vibrant arts scene. The area gained prominence when the Aotou-based Nordic Contemporary Art Centre Xiamen (NCAC) opened an exhibition in April entitled “Two Stations – Copenhagen Station ...
(Jun 14, 2018, South China Morning Post)
A perfect gallery-hopping itinerary Sydney's inner west
No single venue has done more to enliven Chippendale's reputation than Judith Neilson's White Rabbit, which opened in 2009 and showcases Chinese contemporary art. There are more than 2500 works in the permanent collection, augmented by temporary ...
(Jun 14, 2018, Domain News)
Cuban Art Hits Basel with a Splash
Art Basel opens today, with two days of private viewing before opening to the public June 14–17. Here's our roundup of where to see top Cuban art and artists at the fairs. AT ART BASEL. Galleria Alfonso Artiaco. Untitled XXII (torture), a 2015 ...
(Jun 14, 2018, Cuban Art News)
Art listings
“In That Case: Havruta in Contemporary Art — Allison Smith and Christina Zetterlund.” Through July 3. “Kutiman: Offgrid .... Through Aug. 12. “Ink Worlds: Contemporary Chinese Painting from the Collection of Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang.” Through ...
(Jun 14, 2018, San Francisco Chronicle)
Harvard Art Museums Names Soyoung Lee Chief Curator
Lee will be responsible for overseeing the museums' three curatorial divisions: Asian and Mediterranean art, European and American art, and modern and contemporary art. She will take up the post on September 24. Lee comes to the Harvard Art Museums ...
(Jun 14, 2018, Artforum)
Xu Longsen's artistic reminder of the vastness of nature
To see contemporary Chinese artworks at the Art Institute, visitors must normally wend their way through the Modern Wing. A group of found paintings, collage and photocopies by Xu Bing and Ai Weiwei was previously arranged in the Contemporary Art ...
(Jun 14, 2018, Chicago Tribune)
Art Basel 2018 exhibition draws world's commercial artworks
GENEVA, June 14 (Xinhua) -- The 49th edition of Art Basel opened to the public on Thursday with Chinese artists also making a show in the thousands of artworks displayed by galleries from 35 countries and regions. Held at the Messe Basel exhibition ...
(Jun 14, 2018, Xinhua)
Ornate 18th-Century Chinese Ceramics Make Waves at French ...
Ornate 18th-Century Chinese Ceramics Make Waves at French ...
(Jun 14, 2018, Hyperallergic)
Regional Affairs
YINCHUAN IS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, even though the city claims itself to be the “center” of China. The Museum of Contemporary Art Yinchuan is also in the middle of nowhere; the meadow and manmade ponds outside its postmodern architecture ...
(Jun 15, 2018, Artforum)
Newport Art Museum to host gallery talk with exhibiting artist Joan Hall
... Leopold-Hoesch Museum (Germany), Newport Art Museum, St. Louis Art Museum (MO), Museum of Nebraska Art (Kearney), Silkeborg Art Center (Denmark), The Blue Star Contemporary Art Center (San Antonio, TX), George Mason University (Fairfax, VA), ... AR ...
(Jun 15, 2018, What'sUpNewp)
Spotlight: Meet OMA's 2018 Contemporary Artist Winner
Kenya (Robinson) is the winner of the 2018 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art. This is the Orlando Museum of Art's fifth year showcasing emerging and mid-career artists from across the state. Kenya ... She got the little plastic white men manufactured ...
(Jun 15, 2018, WMFE)
valley XL: plans for vast cultural development in china unveiled at venice biennale
with the aim of collaborating with national and international art institutions, 'valley XL' will encourage artistic development and provide new platforms for developing contemporary art, exhibitions, research and artistic dialogues, as well as living ...
(Jun 17, 2018, Designboom)
Hungarian contemporary art exhibition opens in Beijing
BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) -- A Hungarian contemporary art exhibition opens on Sunday at the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) in Beijing. A total of 99 paintings and 24 sculptures are on display, including pop art, expressionism, abstractionism and ...
(Jun 17, 2018, Xinhua)
Chinese art museum finally takes shape with big-ticket items bought on a billionaire's budget
But as we spent more time looking, a theme for the museum developed naturally: modern and contemporary art that conveys traditional Chinese aesthetics.” The museum has splashed out on works by Zao Wou-Ki and Zeng Fanzhi. It is necessary to include ...
(Jun 18, 2018, South China Morning Post)
Chinese art museum finally takes shape with big-ticket items bought on a billionaire's budget
But as we spent more time looking, a theme for the museum developed naturally: modern and contemporary art that conveys traditional Chinese aesthetics.” The museum has splashed out on works by Zao Wou-Ki and Zeng Fanzhi. It is necessary to include ...
(Jun 18, 2018, South China Morning Post)
“Xu Longsen: Light of Heaven” at Art Institute of Chicago
Celebrated artist from China, Xu Longsen creates stunning installation artworks for the Art Institute of Chicago for its exhibition “Xu Longsen: Light of Heaven,” which can be seen through June 24, 2018. The exhibition consists of a set of pillars ...
(Jun 18, 2018, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Best Power Lunches in Hong Kong
Filled with contemporary Chinese art and with decorating flourishes which remind patrons and members of its late founder, Sir David Tang's eclectic taste, the China Club is the place to see and be seen in post-handover Hong Kong. Located on the top ...
(Jun 19, 2018, Unreserved Media (blog))
In the frame: The story behind Ai Weiwei's Fountain of Light at Louvre Abu Dhabi
Its exhibition at Louvre Abu Dhabi further adds meaning: framed within the museum's global narrative, it becomes an example of China's contribution to contemporary art, as well as a spectacular ending to the museum experience. Taking pride of place in ...
(Jun 19, 2018, The National)
China's copy capital goes original
From his tiny workshop, Hong Suliang, who once dedicated himself to producing replica Monets or Picassos, now specializes in Chinese imagery of peonies, roosters and peacocks. He makes between $1,500 and $3,000 a month selling his works to buyers ...
(Jun 19, 2018, Inkstone)
Macau | Arts Festival premieres centre of Sino-Portuguese cultural exchange
According to IC, the first edition is dedicated to the “multiple facets of contemporary art” and includes works representative of the interior of China, the special regions of Macao and Hong Kong and the eight Portuguese-speaking countries (Portugal ...
(Jun 19, 2018, Macau Business)
Bold And New, But Steeped In Tradition: A Review of Xu Longsen at the Art Institute of Chicago
This is not just a revival of traditional Chinese landscape painting, it is also its re-invention within a new context that is more international, more public, and less aristocratic. In earlier centuries, Shan shui (mountain-water) painting exemplified ...
(Jun 19, 2018, Newcity Art)
Through the Lens: How Photography Became Africa's Most Popular Art Form
At 29, Lazraq is the energetic young president of the Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL), a nonprofit institution recently established in Morocco and currently home to “Africa Is No Island,” an ambitious survey of contemporary photo ...
(Jun 19, 2018, ARTnews)
How a design-led New York vodka brand funds the contemporary art world
It would be easy to write off Material vodka as another boutique label that simply looks good on the bar shelf. But while its branding is restrained and attractive, the outfit has also become known for its patronage of the arts, bestowing an award for ...
(Jun 19, 2018, Wallpaper*)
Meet Hao Liang, the Young Chinese Artist Whose Reboot of Ancient Ink Painting Has Become a Bona Fide Market ...
Meet Hao Liang, the Young Chinese Artist Whose Reboot of Ancient Ink Painting Has Become a Bona Fide Market ...
(Jun 20, 2018, artnet News)
Silk Road museum alliance established in Beijing
The countries include Russia, Ukraine, Greece, and India. China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism said cultural exchanges based on the spirit of the Silk Road is an important part of the Belt and Road Initiative. Wu Weishan, Director of the National ...
(Jun 20, 2018, CGTN (press release))
LETTER TO EVERYONE – 'How the city of Greensboro can improve its local arts scene'
I've seen electronic music shows or DJs playing dance music at farmers markets, night clubs, yoga studios, opera halls, temples, castles, art museums, libraries, parks, mountains, even on the Great Wall of China! Electronic music is a global ...
(Jun 20, 2018, Yes! Weekly)
New restaurant Sunda expands Nashville's dining horizons to Southeast Asia
It's a fitting name for Billy Dec's New Asian restaurant, which has offerings from throughout the region, a commingling of cooking traditions found in the lands throughout the South China Sea. Sunda has taken up residence in the former Cantina Laredo ...
(Jun 20, 2018, The Tennessean)
A brush with history | News | Palo Alto Online |
Jerry Yang and his wife, Akiko Yamazaki, have, indeed, quietly amassed a large collection of contemporary Chinese ink paintings, a portion of which is on view ...
(Jun 20, 2018, Palo Alto Online)
Simple, natural, organic
Hai's work has been displayed at several museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Art Museum of China in Beijing and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome. He has long found inspiration in the changing nature of ...
(Jun 20, 2018, Palo Alto Online)
The People's Republic of Chai-na
For a while, it was an artists' paradise: in the early 2000s some of China's most interesting and dangerous contemporary art came out of those few square blocks. But in the lead-up to the 2008 Olympics, 798, like seemingly every other corner of the ...
(Jun 21, 2018, SupChina)
About a third of the 300 artists at the Boardwalk Art Show were newcomers
Phipps is one of 92 new artists that were selected for this year's 63rd annual Boardwalk Art Show that was produced by the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). More than 522 artists applied to be in this year's art show, and 300 were selected ...
(Jun 21, 2018, Virginian-Pilot)
Modern Hungarian art on display in National Art Museum of China ...
Modern Hungarian art on display in National Art Museum of China ...
(Jun 21, 2018, CGTN (press release))
'Art Can Be as Effective as Surveillance Cameras': Why an Italian ...
'Art Can Be as Effective as Surveillance Cameras': Why an Italian ...
(Jun 21, 2018, artnet News)
Reply All: Exhibitions Around Boston Survey Connectivity in the Digital Age
The most notable of these shows was “Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today” at the Institute of Contemporary Art. In the past few years, there has been a slew of far-reaching surveys exploring the internet's effects on art, including ...
(Jun 21, 2018, ARTnews)
A brush with history
They reflect artists who are conscious of the contemporary art scene as well as contemporary context of science, media and technology," Huang said. To the average Westerner, Chinese brush painting is a bit of an enigma, honed by years of serious study ...
(Jun 21, 2018, Mountain View Voice)
A brush with history
They reflect artists who are conscious of the contemporary art scene as well as contemporary context of science, media and technology," Huang said. To the average Westerner, Chinese brush painting is a bit of an enigma, honed by years of serious study ...
(Jun 21, 2018, Mountain View Voice)
M+, West Kowloon Cultural District
"M+ Matters: Post-1949 Visual and Material Culture in China" is a public talk on July 5, 2018, that considers critical issues in the first decades of the socialist state in China through a multidisciplinary lens, examining design and visual art ...
(Jun 22, 2018, E-Flux)
Art Movements
... in Toronto. John Oliver's recent Last Week Tonight segment on Chinese president Xi Jinping was blocked by censors in China. ... Debi Gray will step down as executive director of the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art in January 2019. Lauren Ross ...
(Jun 22, 2018, Hyperallergic)
Art Industry News: A Warhol Painting Is Now Being Sold in the First-Ever Blockchain Art Auction + More Must-Read ...
Art Industry News: A Warhol Painting Is Now Being Sold in the First-Ever Blockchain Art Auction + More Must-Read ...
(Jun 22, 2018, artnet News)
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