Simon Birch is furious with Hong Kong. His home since 1997 is no longer a place where he can make art and he has had enough. "Well, I am planning to leave because Hong Kong sucks. The government has no vision. It has become more and more rigid.and more »full story
"I would not inflict this work on anyone else," says Sally Grace Bunker, a Hong Kong-based British botanical artist. "It's taking me six or seven hours a day, every day. And it's work that requires the utmost patience. Luckily, I have a lot of patience ... full story
The artist selected to represent Hong Kong at next year's Venice Biennale has cast a vote of confidence in the West Kowloon museum team that won rave reviews after last year's event. M+, the visual culture museum that will open in the West Kowloon ... full story
Over the past few months, Jeon has been doing his own residency within the Treasure Hill Artist Village (寶藏巖國際藝術村). This is a small pocket of foliage in Taipei, a former squatter community that has become a cultural preserve. Walk 12 minutes ... full story
For Taipei is where the Barbie doll was born. That blonde bombshell may have been conceived in the US, but it's here in the Taiwanese capital is where Mattel decided to bring her to life in 1967. While these days she may be made in China, for 20 years ... full story
Groceries, books, clothing — we buy everything, it seems, from our laptops and phones these days, so why not original art too? That's the question posed by the founders of Art Loft, a Singapore-based e-commerce art platform with a focus on connecting ... full story
Juliette was then sent to China in 2006 to do a Bachelor's degree in visual communications at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. The first few months were the hardest, according to Juliette, being unable to communicate, but she soon got to ... full story
BEIJING, July 25 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean defector known for his satirical paintings on North Korean society plans to hold a rare exhibition in Beijing this week, an organizer of the exhibition said Friday. The painter from North Korea, who uses the ... full story
The plaintiff, Louise McBride, a Sydney barrister, is suing auction house Christies as well as classic car and art dealer Alex Holland and her own art consultant and former friend, Vivienne Sharpe, over the purchase in May 2000 of a painting entitled ... full story
What is up to 60 metres tall and runs through the centre of Sydney? The City of Sydney council will not say. It is poised to unveil a major public artwork for George Street in the coming weeks, designed to be the centrepiece of the city's oldest street ... full story
