10 Lots To Bid On At Bonhams Hong Kong This Month
Why you should bid: Described by the New York Times as "one of the first Chinese artists to bridge the gap between the art of the Cultural Revolution and Western contemporary art," Chen Yifei's realist paintings are loved and respected by critics ...
(Nov 22, 2018, Hong Kong Tatler)
Apply Now: Funded Beijing Residency Seeks Applicants at the Nexus of Art & Club Culture
“You see the untapped potential of nightclubs as spaces in need of deeper consideration; you agree that the relationship between nightlife and contemporary art has not yet been fruitfully explored. As a producer or DJ, you extend what you do into the ...
(Nov 22, 2018, RADII)
Xi vs. Deng: Feud Between China's Two Biggest Families Goes Public
That may explain Xi's cautious reaction when he toured yet another exhibition on reform last month, this one at the new Museum of Contemporary Art in Shenzhen. Staffers say Xi's main concern was that it featured his father too much. The museum's formal ...
(Nov 22, 2018, OZY)
Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (Shenzhen)
Integrating the top energy from such fields as urbanism, architecture, technology, contemporary art and science fiction, the curatorial team of 2019 UABB represents a remarkable cross-disciplinary combination that aims to present a highly pioneering ...
(Nov 22, 2018, E-Flux)
Queensland museum will receive major boost from ninth Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
But the Brisbane gallery's holdings will be boosted even further by acquisitions from its ninth Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT9), according to its co-curator Zara Stanhope, the Courtauld-educated curatorial manager of Asian and Pacific ...
(Nov 22, 2018, Art Newspaper)
Francis Outred Resigns as Christie's Head of Postwar and Contemporary Art in Europe
Philipp von Württemberg, the managing director of Sotheby's Germany, left after twenty years with the company, and Christie's international director and specialist of postwar and contemporary art Koji Inoue, announced earlier this week that he will ...
(Nov 22, 2018, Artforum)
Carlo Ratti to Curate the 2019 Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (Shenzhen)
In addition to the three Chief Curators, the South China-Torino Collaboration Lab (a joint research center of Politecnico di Torino and South China University of Technology) will join as Academic Curator in the persons of Directors Sun Yimin and ...
(Nov 22, 2018, ArchDaily)
Hockney Painting Becomes Most Expensive Work Sold by a Living Artist, and US Returns Bells of Balangiga to ...
Hockney Painting Becomes Most Expensive Work Sold by a Living Artist, and US Returns Bells of Balangiga to ...
(Nov 22, 2018, Hyperallergic)
Ural Industrial Biennial of Contemporary Art
In 2015, she was appointed to spearhead The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Chinese Art Initiative. At the Guggenheim, she has curated the exhibitions Tales of Our Time (2016–17) and One Hand Clapping (2018). Previously, Weng served as the ...
(Nov 23, 2018, E-Flux)
edward caruso documents beijing's sasaki-designed 798 arts district
... china's state-owned factories were identified by number. in beijing, factory 798 once produced weapons components, but today — thanks to a boston- and shanghai-based design firm and a belgian philanthropist — the building stands at the epicenter ...
(Nov 23, 2018, Designboom)
The Machine That Drives the Auction World
Last week in New York, Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips made a combined $2.1 billion from their twice-yearly auctions of Impressionist, modern and contemporary art. The total was higher than the $1.9 billion achieved at equivalent sales in May ...
(Nov 23, 2018, New York Times)
“Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World” at SFMOMA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is hosting an exhibition of art titled “Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World.” On view through February 24, 2019, the exhibition is an interpretive survey of Chinese experimental art in the context framed by ...
(Nov 23, 2018, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
“Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World” at SFMOMA ...
“Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World” at SFMOMA ...
(Nov 23, 2018, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Must art gallery walls be white? Twin Cities exhibitors get colorful
But the walls themselves offer opportunity for experimentation. “For Jamie Kinroy's wall drawings in 2015, he drew one of his works on the expanse of that gallery wall — a 30-foot drawing,” said Nicole Soukup, assistant curator of contemporary art and ...
(Nov 23, 2018, Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Traditional Chinese Arts Highlight Gianguan Auctions' December 12 Sale
Offsetting these traditional works is a collection of contemporary art that includes Hsia Yan's (b. 1932) masterpiece “After George Seurat's Sunday Afternoon.” The 1999 work sets the famous work within the framework of Fuzzy Line style, creating a ...
(Nov 23, 2018, ArtfixDaily)
78 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Saturday, November 24
Polit-Sheer-Form Office at Vancouver Art Gallery's Offsite is the first Canadian exhibition by the Chinese contemporary art collective. Body Language: Reawakening Cultural Tattooing of the Northwest at the Bill Reid Gallery sees guest curator Dion ...
(Nov 23, 2018, Straight.com)
Simon Wang in Conversation
In 2013, Simon Wang founded Antenna Space in Shanghai's M50 art district in response to a growing interest in contemporary art in his city. The diverse .... or foreign. Having said that, about 70 percent of our gallery exhibition plans relate to ...
(Nov 23, 2018, Ocula Magazine)
As winter closes in, Vancouver's galleries enlighten with compelling artworks
Now, the VAG is hosting the first Canadian exhibition devoted to the work of Pei, China's preeminent couturière and the only Chinese national invited to join Paris' Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. ... Contemporary Art Gallery. Working ...
(Nov 24, 2018, Vancouver Sun)
56 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, November 25
Polit-Sheer-Form Office at Vancouver Art Gallery's Offsite is the first Canadian exhibition by the Chinese contemporary art collective. Body Language: Reawakening Cultural Tattooing of the Northwest at the Bill Reid Gallery sees guest curator Dion ...
(Nov 24, 2018, Straight.com)
Envisioning the Future in Dubai
Greek artist and architect Andreas Angelidakis' 2004-06 video animation, The Walking Building, offered a look at a futuristic contemporary art museum that changes form based on the needs of artists who no longer have traditional studio practices. Also ...
(Nov 24, 2018, whitehotmagazine.com)
'Common Threads: Weaving Stories Across Time' Holds True to Its Name
“The Great Bare Mat” by the Raqs Media Collective is a carpet inspired by a pun, which comes from two Chinese Han Dynasty bronze mat-weights shaped like bears. ... Even for non-contemporary art enthusiasts, this exhibit is a must-see. Though the ...
(Nov 25, 2018, Harvard Crimson)
S.Korea-ASEAN anniversary art exhibition held in Myanmar
A South Korea-Myanmar contemporary art exchange exhibition is underway in Myanmar's Yangon to mark the 70th anniversary Myanmar's Independence and the 30th anniversary of South Korea-ASEAN dialogue partnership. Beginning Saturday, the ...
(Nov 26, 2018, China.org.cn)
OPEN Architecture completes a cave-like museum buried in China's Gold Coast
The UCCA Dune Art Museum is part of the Ullen Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, a leading international institution. OPEN Architecture aims to design a walkway that extends from the Dune Art Museum into the Bohai Sea. When the tide is low, it ...
(Nov 26, 2018, The Architect's Newspaper)
Auction Preview: Modern and Contemporary Art at Poly Auction, Macau, Nov 29
What: Modern and Contemporary Art. Where: Poly Auction, Grand Lisboa Hotel Macau, 2-4 Avenida de Lisboa, Macau. When: Nov 29, 1:30 PM. Public Viewing: 27 Nov 2018 - 28 Nov 2018, 10:00AM - 8:00PM. Top Lots of the Sale: - "Corner of the Garden" ...
(Nov 26, 2018, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
Top architecture jobs this week include Adjaye Associates and UNStudio
Curving forms and triangular facets of stone feature in the Museum of Contemporary Art and Planning Exhibition (MOCAPE) in Shenzhen, China, which was designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au. The Austrian studio has an opportunity for design architects to join ...
(Nov 26, 2018, Dezeen)
Gallery Shows in New York City This Week - November 25-December 2
This exhibition is organized by the Museum of the City of New York in conjunction with the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), whose exhibition Interior Lives: Photographs of Chinese Americans in the 1980s by Bud Glick will be on view concurrently ...
(Nov 26, 2018, City Guide NY)
Song dynasty painting fails to break Chinese record as Asian art market cools
The auction house also saw lacklustre demand during its Asian 20th century and contemporary art evening sale on Saturday. The final tally for the sale was HK$425.3 million, including fees – a far cry from the HK$1.56 billion that was recorded at ...
(Nov 26, 2018, South China Morning Post)
Song dynasty painting fails to break Chinese record as Asian art market cools
Pre-sale hype comparing Chinese artist Su Shi to Leonardo da Vinci failed to see a rare painting by the Song-dynasty polymath break the existing record for Chinese paintings and calligraphy. On Monday, Christie's sold the 1,000-year-old Wood and Rock ...
(Nov 26, 2018, Yahoo News)
Portrait of an Artist: Soyoung Lee
At the HAM, Lee will oversee three curatorial divisions: Asian and Mediterranean Art, European and American Art, and Modern and Contemporary Art. Additionally, Lee will have responsibilities in the exhibition program and in developing Harvard's world ...
(Nov 26, 2018, Harvard Crimson)
Famous contemporary art pieces on display in Beijing
They are part of the collection of late Chinese art collector and businessman George Wong. Internationally-acclaimed curator Lóránd Hegyi arranged this exhibition to commemorate George Wong and his contribution to the arts by educating the public with ...
(Nov 27, 2018, China.org.cn)
Head East: What to do, eat and see in Kowloon East
Exhibitions tend to revolve around contemporary art, with an emphasis on emerging regional talents such as Chinese conceptual artist Zhao Zhao and Chinese multimedia artist Cao Fei. 4/F, Union Hip Yip Factory Building, 20 Hing Yip Street, Kwun Tong ...
(Nov 27, 2018, South China Morning Post)
Filmmaker who revealed horrors of Mao's Chinese gulags talks about exposing the hidden China
Capturing life as it happens, and recording life as it happened, could be the twin mantras of Chinese documentary filmmaker Wang Bing. Since his epic nine-hour 2002 documentary Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks, which followed the lives of workers in the ...
(Nov 27, 2018, South China Morning Post)
Spotlight On: 5 inspirng art and photography hotels from around the world (part 2)
Following the success of our article on 7 inspiring art and photography hotels from around the world, and to end our Spotlight On feature focusing around Art and Photography, here is part two… It's official: art and photography is taking over Hotel ...
(Nov 27, 2018, Hotel Designs)
Beijing: creation of Artprice and Artron teams to conquer the Chinese Art Market, multiply Artprice's turnover and ...
Beijing: creation of Artprice and Artron teams to conquer the Chinese Art Market, multiply Artprice's turnover and ...
(Nov 27, 2018, GlobeNewswire (press release))
A Rare 11th-Century Scroll by the 'Chinese da Vinci' Sold for Nearly $60 Million at Christie's Hong Kong
Fears of a market contraction were stoked at Christie's Asian 20th century and contemporary art evening sale on Saturday, which netted HK$425.3 million ($54.2 million), substantially less than the HK$1.56 billion ($199.2 million) achieved by Sotheby's ...
(Nov 27, 2018, artnet News)
Contemporary conceptual Chinese art urges inquiry
Displayed most recently at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, the multi-curator-organized show aims to expand narrow notions of Chinese art and introduce Western viewers to some of contemporary Chinese art's most significant figures. Its San ...
(Nov 27, 2018, San Francisco Examiner)
Review: The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of contemporary Art, QAGOMA
One might even suggest the exhibition has a more conservative presentation, with museological undertones. These observations, however, feel contrary to the reality of walking into GOMA's Long Gallery, where viewers are faced with a contemporary Chinese ...
(Nov 27, 2018, ArtsHub)
Alec Tzannes' warehouse for Judith Neilson: A work of art in its own right
"It is said on evidence that it is the largest collection of contemporary Chinese art in single ownership in the world," says architect Alec Tzannes, who designed the complex. "It may be too early to be sure, but it's likely to be a globally ...
(Nov 27, 2018, The Australian Financial Review)
Judith Neilson to fund $100m Australian journalism institute
The institute to be called the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism & Ideas, will distribute grants and host events to encourage quality journalism. Ms Neilson, known for her world-class Chinese contemporary art collection displayed at her White ...
(Nov 28, 2018, The Australian)
'Journalism needs champions': Philanthropist donates $100 million for new institute
Australian billionaire and philanthropist Judith Neilson has committed $100 million for a new journalism institute to be based in Sydney. The Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism & Ideas, which promises to be independent and non-partisan, will seek ...
(Nov 28, 2018, The Sydney Morning Herald)
Open Architecture's 'primal' Dune Art Museum completed
On a beach in Qinhuangdao, a port city on the north-eastern coast of China, a major new contemporary art museum is buried among the dunes. The building is the project of architecture firm Open, which was founded in New York by Li Hu and Huang Wenjing ...
(Nov 28, 2018, Architecture AU)
Beijing: creation of Artprice and Artron teams to conquer the Chinese Art Market, multiply Artprice's turnover and ...
Beijing: creation of Artprice and Artron teams to conquer the Chinese Art Market, multiply Artprice's turnover and ...
(Nov 28, 2018, GlobeNewswire (press release))
Beijing: creation of Artprice and Artron teams to conquer the ...
Beijing: creation of Artprice and Artron teams to conquer the ...
(Nov 28, 2018, Nasdaq)
Ye Linghan's 'Lucy Iii: Replication' at HdM Gallery, London
Founded in Beijing by Hadrien de Montferrand in 2009, HdM GALLERY is a contemporary and modern art gallery with a special focus on Chinese contemporary art. Since its inception, the gallery has hosted solo shows of established Chinese artists including ...
(Nov 28, 2018, BLOUIN ARTINFO)
CNW | Beijing: Creation of Artprice and Artron Teams to Conquer the ...
CNW | Beijing: Creation of Artprice and Artron Teams to Conquer the ...
(Nov 28, 2018, Canada NewsWire (press release))
Exploring Hong Kong's Cordis Hotel Through Its Vast Art Collection
Located in the bustling Mongkok area, Cordis features 1,500 pieces of mostly contemporary Chinese art. If that seems overwhelming, you can keep easily identify different pieces through a neat deck of cards the hotel will give you. It doubles as a guide ...
(Nov 28, 2018, Forbes)
Second annual Creative China Festival creates cultural show
Organized by the Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation (BCAF) and Creative China Center (CCC) in New York, and supported by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism, CCF is committed to becoming a platform to nurture innovative creators and foster ...
(Nov 28, 2018, Global Times)
Binding people and communities
University of Waikato's Dr Maria Galikowski, a scholar of Chinese visual arts and culture, says the Chinese art scene is vibrant and its contemporary art is "hot" on the international market, making some artists very wealthy. "A lot of contemporary art ...
(Nov 28, 2018, Otago Daily Times)
Christie's Autumn 2018 season in Hong Kong totals HK$2.75 billion
An exceptional selection of Chinese paintings, Chinese ceramics and works of art, Asian 20th century and contemporary art, as well as jewellery, watches, wine and handbags were offered, which produced a number of records. In Beyond Compare: A ...
(Nov 28, 2018, Christie's)
Singapore hosts first minimalist art exhibit in Southeast Asia
... spirituality and emerging ideas on perception. Minimalism contributed to the transformation of how artists used materials and space and how they involved the viewer – considered fundamental to the development of contemporary art forms such as ...
(Nov 29, 2018, Jakarta Post)
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