From Bruegel in Vienna to Basquiat in Paris, Here Are 38 Must-See Museum Shows Worth Traveling for This Fall
Beijing's Ullens Center for Contemporary Art is hosting Cao Fei's first Chinese museum show at the new Tai Kwun Contemporary in Hong Kong, formerly a police compound. The centerpiece of the exhibition is the artist's latest film, Prison Architect ...
(Oct 16, 2018, artnet News)
The 5 Biggest Myths About the Chinese Art Market—and the Realities You Should Know
To a certain extent, this kind of pendulum swing needed to happen, says Philip Tinari, director of Beijing's Ullens Center for Contemporary Art. “There was a time [in the run-up to the 2008 boom] when Chinese collectors only had access to works by ...
(Oct 16, 2018, artnet News)
Chinese artist's paintings draw attention in New York
Richard Vine, managing editor of Art in America magazine and an expert of Chinese contemporary art said, "These paintings might look like De Kooning or other postwar western artists. Some may question, is it still relevant with regard to the ongoing ...
(Oct 16, 2018, Xinhua)
Back from the Brink of Bankruptcy, China's UCCA Launches New Seaside Museum
For over a year, one of China's most esteemed contemporary art museums looked like it would close. Founded by Belgian art collectors Guy and Myriam Ullens in 2007, the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) had been operating on a budget that was ...
(Oct 16, 2018, Artsy)
The Auctioning of an 11th-Century Chinese Scroll Points to the Complex Tradition of Copying
However, that transaction will not resolve the scroll's questioned authenticity because the discussion of genuine and fake paintings is ever-present in Chinese art history; copies in Chinese painting will burden scholars, collectors, and dealers for ...
(Oct 17, 2018, Hyperallergic)
Creative China Festival 2018 - PR Newswire
CREATIVE CHINA FESTIVAL -- China Future: New Era September 2018 through March 2019 New York, Boston, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, San ...
(Oct 17, 2018, PR Newswire (press release))
Shanghai Fashion Week: Gen Z consumers and the new 'made in China'
Labelhood relocated to the Power Station of Art, one of Shanghai's most impressive contemporary art museums, creating room for interactive fashion presentations and its first public market for up-and-coming designer, jewelry and lifestyle brands ...
(Oct 18, 2018, CNN)
GS Young
He has contributed to the bilingual publications LEAP, Kaleidoscope Asia and COMMONPLACE, as well as exhibitions at many of China's leading institutions for contemporary art, including UCCA, M WOODS, Guangdong Times Museum, Power Station of Art ...
(Oct 18, 2018, RADII (blog))
2nd Creative China Festival Takes Place Across America
The Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation (BCAF) and the Creative China Center in New York (CCC) are proud to announce the 2nd annual Creative China Festival (CCF) that will take place from September, 2018, to March, 2019, in New York, Boston, ...
(Oct 18, 2018, The Nanjinger)
Discover Belgium's passion for Chinese art
During the interview, Gisele also showed her love for Chinese art and knowledge of every piece on display, which come from several Chinese dynasties. Guy Ullens. When people think of contemporary art in China, they will think of Beijing's 798, and when ...
(Oct 18, 2018, CGTN (press release))
Private Talent: Des Art Celebrates 30 Years of Relations Between China and Uruguay
Destination's Contemporary Art Culture Center celebrates 30 years of diplomatic relations between China and Uruguay with a group exhibition of Chinese and Uruguayan artists. Curated by Pierre Alivon, Chinese artists include Yu Qiu, Weizhen Ke, Anyi ...
(Oct 18, 2018, The Beijinger)
Chinese Students at Bard College Offended By Art Exhibit
It is called, adopting a well-known Mao Zedong quote, “Weightier Than Mount Tai, Lighter Than a Feather: Human Rights Experience of Chinese Contemporary Art.” Featuring ten artists (all but two lived in China), the exhibit includes photographs ...
(Oct 19, 2018, China Change (blog))
Altered State: Deciphering Urban in the Art of Chen Xuanrong and Huang Yulong
The exhibition Altered State: Deciphering Urban in the Art of Chen Xuanrong and Huang Yulong echoes the atmosphere of urbanity anywhere, but it also forges an entirely unique way of conceptualizing the new urban individuality in China. Two artists with ...
(Oct 19, 2018, ArtfixDaily)
In Paris, the Art Scene Is Happening. London Had Better Look Out.
PARIS — October is the month when London and Paris go head-to-head, vying with each other to attract collectors to their prestigious contemporary art fairs. In recent years, London has had the edge, at least in terms of hype. The Frieze and Frieze ...
(Oct 19, 2018, New York Times)
Review: Supernatural at the White Rabbit Gallery
At a time when the United Nations has just issued an alarming report about the impact of climate change, a new show at the White Rabbit Gallery looks at the transformations of nature in contemporary Chinese art. It's a subject that took a radical turn ...
(Oct 19, 2018, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Expands its China Ultra-Luxury Portfolio with the Opening of Rosewood Shenzhen in 2022
Named UNESCO Creative City of Design, Shenzhen is establishing itself as China's creative hub with high-profile design events and new creative destinations such as OCT Loft, and the neo-futuristic Museum of Contemporary Art, all of which will be easily ...
(Oct 19, 2018, Hospitality Net)
Christie's Expands Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art Division
Under Eric's leadership, Christie's has achieved close to 100 world auction records for Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Southeast Asian artists including that for Zao Wou-ki's 29.1.64, which realised HKD203m/ USD26m in 2017, a world record then for an ...
(Oct 19, 2018, WebWire (press release))
Here Are 10 of the Most Exciting Artists to Discover at FIAC and Its Satellite Fairs in Paris
... illusion you might try heading over to Asia Now, the contemporary Asian art fair which is on through October 21. On the second floor of the Parisian mansion that hosts the fair, Tang Contemporary Art is presenting work by the young Chinese artist ...
(Oct 19, 2018, artnet News)
Vasari Diary: Barbara Pollack's 'Brand New Art from China,' Tony Oursler's Macarons, and Martin Gayford's ...
Vasari Diary: Barbara Pollack's 'Brand New Art from China,' Tony Oursler's Macarons, and Martin Gayford's ...
(Oct 19, 2018, ARTnews)
Bangkok jumps aboard the art biennale boat – well, it was called Venice of the East
The historic, colonial-style East Asiatic Building isn't quite as old or grand as a palazzo but it is nonetheless an impressive venue: its vacant halls filled with contemporary art and its waterfront facade opening up to a pier where artist duo ...
(Oct 20, 2018, South China Morning Post)
Artprice and Artron Have Just Created an "Art Media Mogul"
After seven years of collaboration, cultural exchange and regular trips between China and Europe, the two founders and presidents of Artron and Artprice, WAN Jie and Thierry Ehrmann (who are exactly the same age and share the same commitments), share ...
(Oct 20, 2018, Markets Insider)
UBS Cautions Private Bankers on Travel to China
In Shanghai, UBS pampers its high net worth clients at a luxury Chinese villa that features contemporary art pieces. Wealth managers stand at a risky crossroad in China because they handle money for a rich population that pines to make investments ...
(Oct 20, 2018, Wall Street Journal)
'Persona Grata': Paris contemporary art expo shines a light on migrants' welcome
Amid the drumbeat of headlines on the migrant crisis, a new joint contemporary art expo at two museums astride Paris's perimeter ring road is a refreshing step back, a moody meditation on migrants' experience and the notion of hospitality. Dynamic ...
(Oct 20, 2018, FRANCE 24)
Charwei Tsai and Mandy Barker's powerful artworks that confront climate change
The contemporary art world is increasingly tapping into the global reality of climate change, creating a platform to visualise the effects and threats of environmental issues. This is the subject of the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art's latest ...
(Oct 22, 2018, Creative Boom (blog))
Sotheby's FIAC Week Sales Of Modern & Contemporary Art In Paris Total Nearly $38 Million
PARIS, Oct. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sotheby's (NYSE:BID) annual sales of Modern and Contemporary Art held alongside the prestigious FIAC art fair in Paris concluded at the end of last week with a total of $37,808,112, representing a 52.6% increase ...
(Oct 22, 2018, Benzinga)
Sotheby's FIAC Week Sales Of Modern & Contemporary Art In Paris Total Nearly $38 Million
PARIS, Oct. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) annual sales of Modern and Contemporary Art held alongside the prestigious FIAC art fair in Paris concluded at the end of last week with a total of $37,808,112, representing a 52.6% increase ...
(Oct 22, 2018, PR Newswire (press release))
Artprice and Artron Have Just Created an "Art Media Mogul"
After seven years of collaboration, cultural exchange and regular trips between China and Europe, the two founders and presidents of Artron and Artprice, WAN Jie and thierry Ehrmann (who are exactly the same age and share the same commitments), share ...
(Oct 22, 2018, Markets Insider)
ART SEEN: Central Library raises banners and Tyler Russell leaves Centre A
He'll be looking, for example, at the relationship between the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation's Guggenheim initiative that supports a curatorial residency as well as three contemporary Chinese art exhibitions and Chinese influence outside of the ...
(Oct 22, 2018, Vancouver Sun)
ART SEEN: Central Library raises banners and Tyler Russell leaves Centre A
He'll be looking, for example, at the relationship between the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation's Guggenheim initiative that supports a curatorial residency as well as three contemporary Chinese art exhibitions and Chinese influence outside of the ...
(Oct 22, 2018, Kincardine News)
ART SEEN: Central Library raises banners and Tyler Russell leaves Centre A
The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art is a tenant in the centre. His last official day at Centre A: Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art was at the end of September. ... Russell said along with heading a much bigger arts ...
(Oct 22, 2018, Londoner)
Enjoy art by the sea at a new gallery in northern China
Beijing's landmark art institution, the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, opened its first branch the Dune Art Museum, an art gallery built "inside a sand dune" on the beach at the Beidaihe resort in North China's Hebei province, and its inaugural ...
(Oct 23, 2018, Chinadaily USA)
Christie's Hong Kong to auction rare 1871 Raden Saleh painting
Christie's auction house is set to hold a Jakarta preview of its Hong Kong Autumn Auctions 2018, which is scheduled for Nov. 23-28 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The preview program is to be held Oct. 25 to 26 in the Grand Ballroom ...
(Oct 23, 2018, Jakarta Post)
Addendum: Artprice and Artron Have Just Created an "Art Media ...
Addendum: Artprice and Artron Have Just Created an "Art Media ...
(Oct 23, 2018, PR Newswire (press release))
Bangkok's Inventive New Biennial Brings Contemporary Art to Buddhist Temples
Dr. Apinan Poshyananda takes great pains to point out the connections between the inaugural Bangkok Art Biennale and the high-profile event upon which it and dozens of similar happenings around the world are modelled. Indeed, it was during the ...
(Oct 23, 2018, Artsy)
Xi Jinping tours Shenzhen after highlighting wealth gap on visit to poverty spots
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the southern city of Shenzhen on Wednesday morning as he continued his much-anticipated tour ahead of the 40th anniversary of the country's reform and opening-up. It marked the third leg of Xi's ... At the Shenzhen ...
(Oct 24, 2018, Yahoo News)
Xi Jinping tours Guangzhou after highlighting wealth gap on visit to poorer areas
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Guangzhou on Wednesday afternoon on the fourth leg of his much-anticipated trip south ahead of the 40th anniversary of the country's reform and opening up. After attending the opening of the ... At the Shenzhen ...
(Oct 24, 2018, South China Morning Post)
How an Art Collector Turned a Californian Vineyard into a Sculpture Park
Warburg first acquired the Donum vineyard in 2010, in a desire to explore his love of Pinot Noir, and engage in a creative process that, in his own words, “slowed time down” – and it wasn't long before his passion for collecting contemporary art was ...
(Oct 24, 2018, AnOther Magazine)
Two Chinese cities and legions of 'dancing aunties' and 'students' on alert for a presidential visit
In Futian, the city's central business district, roads around the Museum of Contemporary Art and Planning Exhibition were blocked and residents wondered aloud about why they had to suddenly shut their windows. All businesses within two blocks of the ...
(Oct 24, 2018, South China Morning Post)
Arts & Culture Exhibits for Oct. 25 to Oct. 31, 2018
“The Colored Bone China”: New work by Juana Valdes. Through Oct. 30. Herter Art Gallery, 161 Presidents Drive, UMass Amherst. 413-545-0976. [email protected]. .... “XTCA: Cross Town Contemporary Art”: An outdoor art exhibit seeks to reveal our ...
(Oct 24, 2018, The Recorder)
The Artistic Touch of Singapore's Kwee family
Pontiac Land's portfolio comprises contemporary art, Chinese ink on paper, murals and sculpture. The brothers take a "deep personal interest" in the collection, supporting a mix of influential masters and emerging artists from Asia and the West. At the ...
(Oct 24, 2018, Forbes)
Billionaire Judith Neilson's Aussie Art Collection Has Distinct Chinese Flavor
Judith Neilson's White Rabbit Gallery displays selections from one of the world's largest and most significant collections of contemporary Chinese art. Zimbabwean-born Neilson, a former graphic designer, was first inspired by the creative energy and ...
(Oct 24, 2018, Forbes)
One of China's Most Expensive Artists Gets a Global Rebrand
Sylvain Levy, the Paris-based collector who holds one of the most important private collections of Chinese contemporary art, and who purchased his first Zeng Fanzhi in 2006, said “both galleries are among the big five,” but Hauser & Wirth feels somehow ...
(Oct 24, 2018, Artsy)
“Nobody Likes Waves of Trash” – China's First Pro Surfer Turns Eco Warrior
“Nobody likes to surf in waves of trash,” says the Hubei native, a couple of days before her participation in the WISE conference hosted at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing. The title of her keynote speech, “Surfing for a Sustainable ...
(Oct 25, 2018, RADII)
Watch: Gripping Techno Thriller from Beijing Producer Shao
... just got a bit darker and deeper with the recent addition of “Reflection Pt.2” — a new video for Beijing techno artist Shao, produced by the visual agency Atomic Visual Studio and commissioned by one of Shanghai's most progressive contemporary art ...
(Oct 25, 2018, RADII)
To Draw Viewers, Museums Show That What's Old Is New Again
This concept is not new, of course, and it may well be easier to accomplish at encyclopedic museums that have the resources to combine works from different periods and of different media, as the Met did three years ago with “China: Through the Looking ...
(Oct 25, 2018, New York Times)
How art may become a casualty of US-China trade war
In recent years, sales of the finest Chinese antiques have been dominated by Chinese dealers and collectors. The market for international contemporary art, on the other hand, is dominated by American dealers and collectors. They are also alarmed by ...
(Oct 26, 2018, Hartsburg News)
Asia Contemporary Art Week: Diary #3: 23–29 September 2018
China, in any state of affairs, can be indicted on the charge of lacking in capitalism, and perceived as incomplete in its journey toward Western capitalist modernity. 'Even if China does progress', postures Ho rhetorically, 'it does so in its own ...
(Oct 26, 2018, Ocula Magazine)
Temples of Art: Biennale Brings Reason to Revisit Riverside Wats
While world-class artists like Marina Abramovic drew large crowds to her talk and Yayoi Kusama invaded CentralWorld with her spotted pumpkins, lesser-known Thais and one avant-garde Chinese artist are showing works at three Buddhist temples along the ...
(Oct 26, 2018, Khaosod English)
Ai Weiwei Takes Over Los Angeles
Never one to shy away from spectacle, the Chinese artist has filled these spaces with monumental works that are sure to capture the public's attention and, he hopes, raise awareness about international human-rights issues. At the Marciano Foundation—a ...
(Oct 26, 2018, ARTnews)
Xu Beihong exhibition marks centennial of China's Central Academy of Fine Arts
Works by Xu Beihong, an artist credited with transforming modern Chinese art, form the centrepiece of a newly opened exhibition in Hong Kong to mark the centenary of China's Central Academy of Fine Arts. Alongside them are works by more than 30 other ...
(Oct 27, 2018, South China Morning Post)
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