A City at the Crossroads Examines Migration, Through Art
PALERMO, Sicily — Political art and world politics seldom dovetail in real time, but as the twelfth edition of the Manifesta contemporary art biennial approached, its host city of Palermo found itself walking its talk. Titled “A Planetary Garden ...
(Jun 22, 2018, New York Times)
State of the Arts: Almost Art Project Displays Works of Chinese 'Outsider Art'
After coming back to China, I worked as an Art Journalist for five years, and again, I ran into an art market 100 percent driven by terrible contemporary art and, because it was my job, I had to write about it. While I was between jobs, having some ...
(Jun 23, 2018, The Beijinger (blog))
'Beijing Is Not a Static Place': A Report from the Chinese Capital's Gallery Weekend
All the while, however, Beijing, which, since the Imperial dynasties, has been considered the art capital of China and is today home to some 200,000 artists, has been chugging along, and making its own significant progress. In fact, with new museums ...
(Jun 23, 2018, ARTnews)
Shanghai university exhibit made possible by Parkite's family recalls Sino-American alliance
Max Tang, an expert on contemporary Chinese art and a professor at the University of Michigan who helped facilitate the transfer, said that while the woodblock prints aren't themselves unique (by their very nature, the prints are mass-produced), their ...
(Jun 23, 2018, The Park Record)
Suspected plagiarism overshadows youth fine art exhibition in China
An artist at the 6th National Youth Fine Art Exhibition, which wrapped up on Sunday in Beijing, is being accused of plagiarism after her painting was found to be strikingly similar to another artist's piece from last year. The bone of contention is an ...
(Jun 24, 2018, CGTN (press release))
Contemporary Chinese ink arts exhibition debuts in California
It is the first book to represent the collection from the perspective of contemporary art history. To those who have little knowledge of Chinese paintings, they may also find the exhibition appealing, such as the power in composition and the formal ...
(Jun 24, 2018, Xinhua)
Yu Xiao works on show at Beijing Art Now Gallery
Beijing Art Now Gallery is a professional international art institute for Chinese contemporary art. It had been founded in 2004 in Beijing and is located in Cao Chang Di Art district in Beijing with two floors exhibition areas of 800 square meters in ...
(Jun 25, 2018, Blouinartinfo UK)
Artprice and Artmarket expand beyond expectations, post +590% growth on social media over H2 2017 and H1 2018 ...
Artprice and Artmarket expand beyond expectations, post +590% growth on social media over H2 2017 and H1 2018 ...
(Jun 25, 2018, Markets Insider)
Announcing the Exhibitors for This Year's Salon Art + Design
Fifty-six galleries from 11 countries will show wares ranging from Art Nouveau furniture to contemporary art—all of which is sure to be presented in thoughtfully outfitted booths. "Few fairs today ... Michael Goedhuis, U.K., contemporary Chinese art ...
(Jun 25, 2018, Architectural Digest)
Letter to the editor: Electronic music improves Greensboro's 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 25, 2018, Yes! Weekly)
AstaGuru's online auction: South-East Asian art steals the show
... glimpse into South-East Asia's bustling contemporary art scene with AstaGuru's online auction that culminated on Monday night. For the first time, the Kala Ghoda-based auction house presented 21 paintings and sculptures by artists from China ...
(Jun 26, 2018, Hindustan Times)
Inside a Hong Kong apartment where art plays starring role in design scheme
Entrance to bedroom The artworks (clockwise from top left) are: The Reader (2015), by Tami Bahat, from Van Rensburg Galleries, in Hong Kong; Tangerine (2018), by Dana Zaltzman, from Zemack Contemporary Art, in Tel Aviv, Israel; Poppy's Bird for Penny, ...
(Jun 26, 2018, South China Morning Post)
Psyche: A Portfolio of Xin Dongwang's works
Despite the poverty and a harsh environment, he kept his passion towards art and worked to the top level of Chinese contemporary art by his way. His portrayal of farmers and migrant workers is a reflection of his background. He wasn't an outsider to ...
(Jun 26, 2018, CGTN (press release))
Beijing Minsheng Art Museum exhibition reviews contemporary art ...
Beijing Minsheng Art Museum exhibition reviews contemporary art ...
(Jun 27, 2018, Global Times)
Sotheby's Inc.: £125.3 Million Contemporary Art Sales at Sotheby's Led by Lucian Freud
27 June 2018: Sotheby's June sales of Contemporary Art drew to a close in London today with a combined total of £125.3 million / $166.3 million / €142.1 million - a 65% increase in GBP (70% in USD) on the equivalent sales last year, and above the pre ...
(Jun 27, 2018, The Wall Street Transcript)
Led by Kippenberger, Phillips Contemporary Sale Notches a Robust $45.2 Million—Trouncing Last Year's Total
On Wednesday evening, Phillips carried its highest estimate for a June contemporary art sale in London yet, notching more than £27 million ($35.4 million) for its customarily short 31-lot sale. The auction house was on a high following its record March ...
(Jun 28, 2018, artnet News)
Han Jiaquan's “Ornaments” at Arario Gallery, Shanghai
Selected group exhibitions include: “Study” (Jewelry Art & Boutique, Shanghai, 2014), “Bloom” (Bloom Art Space, Shanghai, 2013), and “Jungle II – A Thriving Morphology” (Platform China Contemporary Art Institute, Beijing, 2013). Han is interested in ...
(Jun 28, 2018, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Art Industry News: Richard Prince Joins Fellow Artists in Decrying Trump's Travel Ban Victory + Other Stories
British Museum Director Defends Ivory Acquisition – Hartwig Fischer has accepted more than 500 Chinese ivories collected by Victor Sassoon for the British Museum. Although he says he would never buy modern ... Juergen Teller Reacts to Germany's World ...
(Jun 28, 2018, artnet News)
Art listings
Through Aug. 12. “Ink Worlds: Contemporary Chinese Painting from the Collection of Akiko Yamazaki and Jerry Yang.” Through Sept. 3. “The Dancing ... Marin Museum of Contemporary Art “Make Your Mark.” Group exhibition. Through July 29. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. ...
(Jun 28, 2018, San Francisco Chronicle)
Art & Antiques Fair Olympia, Largest of its Kind, is Back
These range from places like Benton Fine Art, which deals in 19th- and early 20thcentury British and European paintings and sculptures to Tanya Baxter Contemporary, which exhibits works of Chinese, Indian, and post-war Contemporary art to J.Baptista ...
(Jun 28, 2018, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Here's the Exhibitor List for TEFAF New York's Fall 2018 Edition
In contrast to a springtime counterpart that showcases modern and contemporary art and design, the fall edition of TEFAF focuses on fine and decorative arts form antiquity through the early 20th century. The fair was established in 1988 in Maastricht, ...
(Jun 28, 2018, ARTnews)
Hong Kong picks first female artist for solo show at Venice Biennale – it's about time
That gives one artist the opportunity to really shine at the world's biggest and most important contemporary art exhibition. Samson Young Kar-fai's “Songs for ... went to Chinese University and moved to California in the early 1990s. Like her, I was ...
(Jun 29, 2018, South China Morning Post)
Auction Powerhouse Christie's Shrinks Down in London for Two Modest Summer Sales Fetching $17.5 Million
As the market had been forewarned, Christie's dispensed of its evening sale of contemporary art in favor of a lower-value day sale today, “Post-War to Present,” combined with a selection works of even lower value from the Saatchi collection ...
(Jun 29, 2018, artnet News)
Owen Leong's “Original Nature” at Artereal Gallery, Sydney
He has held residencies at Artspace (Sydney), Centre for Contemporary Chinese Art (Manchester), Cite Internationale des Arts (Paris), Tokyo Wonder Site (Japan) and the Swatch Art Peace Hotel (Shanghai). The exhibition will be on view through July 28, ...
(Jun 29, 2018, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Serbia's National Museum reopens 15 years later
According to Brnabic, this is the second reconstructed museum reopened under the mandate of the government following the Museum of Contemporary Art's re-opening last year. Minister of Culture and Information Vladan Vukosavljevic urged the country to ...
(Jun 29, 2018, China.org.cn)
Summer At The Johnson
And Yu Li-ai, a Chinese artist active from the 13th and 14th century, Cabbage, Kale, Dandelions, and Grasses. Ellen Avril, Chief Curator and Curator of Asian Art at the museum, said there are ... This summer, the Johnson will feature portfolios from ...
(Jun 29, 2018, ithaca.com)
London's contemporary art summer season in flux as middle market comes out on top
Stand out lots included a painting of a cat as Chairman Mao by the Chinese artist Qiu Jie, which went for £25,000 (£31,250 with fees), just shy of the artist's record. Ralph Taylor, the global head of post-war and contemporary art at Bonhams, says the ...
(Jun 29, 2018, Art Newspaper)
London's contemporary art summer season in flux as middle market ...
London's contemporary art summer season in flux as middle market ...
(Jun 29, 2018, Art Newspaper)
On View Now at Hamptons and North Fork Art Galleries
Keyes Art blends the work of highly acclaimed artists from Bhutan and the U.S., including Amy Zerner and Bill Claps with their Asian-themed show, All That Glitters, one of the first group exhibitions of Bhutanese contemporary art in the United States ...
(Jun 29, 2018, Dan's Papers)
Swiss Institute moves into Selldorf-designed building on St. Marks
The Swiss Institute for Contemporary Art has opened its new 7,500 square foot Selldorf Architects-designed location on St. Marks Place in New York City. Taking over four levels of a former bank built in 1954 and designed by Alfred Hopkins ... Signage ...
(Jun 29, 2018, The Architect's Newspaper)
Young Iranian artists are offering glimpses into the country's history with dark but striking works
“For a long time after the 1979 revolution, the works of Iranian masters were undervalued and many were not even seen,” explains Nazila Noebashari, founder of the Aaran Gallery in Tehran – one of the 130 or so contemporary art galleries that have ...
(Jun 30, 2018, South China Morning Post)
IN BETWEEN DAYS VIII: GROUP EXHIBITION BY GALLERY ARTISTS
Not adhering to a particular theme, but rather a stylistic patchwork of creative thoughts and ideas, In Between Days VIII: Group Exhibition by Gallery Artists is the eighth annual exhibition of the new and previously exhibited works from the collection ...
(Jun 30, 2018, ArtfixDaily)
Gallery: Variety of art celebrates freedom of expression
“The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.” — Ai Weiwei. Ai Weiwei is one of the most well-known artists in the world. A Chinese ...
(Jun 30, 2018, CapitalGazette.com)
Billionaires builds a museum for Russia's contemporary art market
Mr Mikhelson, 62, is also building a $130m centre of contemporary art in Moscow, in a market with a capacity roughly equal to one evening auction in New York, according to Vladimir Ovcharenko, founder of the Vladey auction house. Russia's richest ...
(Jul 1, 2018, The National)
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