A famous ancient Chinese calligraphy piece which auctioned for US$8.2 million at Sotheby's in New York in September was challenged by experts from the Shanghai Museum. The museum's three researchers on ancient calligraphy and paintings told the ... full story
The film starts with a woman sitting behind a desk. Her head is covered with layer upon layer of headscarves, which she begins to unwrap. Each time she removes a scarf, she speaks a different Muslim woman's name. The woman is Turkish artist Nilbar ... full story
Liu Yiqian, one of the wealthiest men in China, dropped out of middle school to pursue money-making endeavors as a teen. He went from hawking handbags on streets to driving taxis to becoming one of the most prolific collectors of art in China, now ... full story
Peruse the galleries, pick up some artwork or just enjoy checking out the only remaining remnants of street art in Shanghai around the neighbourhood's surrounding walls. See m50.com.cn. WHAT Pop in for a brew. WHERE Until recently, Shanghai was ... full story
After the critically acclaimed exhibition Millet, Courbet and French Naturalism held early this year, China Art Museum is now playing host to an exhibition featuring French artworks from the 1930s. Entitled Turning Point, the exhibition highlights some ... full story
Serve the People, the title of the ninth exhibition from Chinese contemporary gallery White Rabbit, was a Maoist slogan used at the height of the devastating Cultural Revolution when all art that did not convey the Communist message was banned.and more »full story
West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) is delighted to present a new season of flagship performing arts festivals and major events, organised on the site of Hong Kong's future cultural quarter. Last weekend saw ten curators and over 400 ... full story
Wu's Excuse Me (不好意思) is an audiovisual record of things people in Taipei City say to one another — “excuse me” is common — that describe the peculiar, polite yet brutish relationship that urban dwellers share. □ Project Fulfill Art Space (就在 ... full story
Yamamoto Shoun was born in the prefecture of Kochi but during his teenage years he moved to Tokyo. His move to the capital of Japan also witnessed him studying the art form called Nanga. One can only imagine how the environment of Tokyo impacted ... full story
One of the highlights of my art-going year was Kayo Ume's exhibit at Tokyo Opera City. I was won over by the way Ume's series of quirky, serendipitous, and touching snapshots of daily life add up to more than the sum of their parts. Taken on their own, ... full story
