Mr Januszczak tore down John Olsen's Sydney Sun as "successfully evoking the sensation of standing under a cascade of diarrhea." This was his most vivid metaphor in describing what the National Gallery praised as magnificent work by one of Australia's ... full story
Author and artist Lou Chamberlin started documenting street art more than seven years ago, traversing laneways across Melbourne and around the world. "It's the first 21st-century global art movement," Chamberlin said. Street art ranges from Banksy ... full story
Homeless artist designs Melbourne Fall Arts Fest p...: Homelessness hit Arthur Richardson four years ago when he couldn't find a job as a carpenter, but his fortunes may turn, now that Melbourne Main Street chose him as the poster artist for this year ... full story
SINGAPORE: The Singapore arts sector can play a significant role in helping other elements of the country's economy gain an edge over the competition. This point was made by Minister for Communications and Information, Yaacob Ibrahim, at the LaSalle ... full story
Mr Goh, a private Chinese painting teacher since he graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Nafa) in 1976, is the latest among a growing number of lesser-known but mature Singapore artists making a comeback on the art scene. This is thanks to ... full story
China appears keen to increase it's growing importance in the international art market, moving the influence of major market centre Hong Kong to other centres. According to The Art Newspaper, the country envisages the development of new free ports ... full story
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Christie's International, which this week holds its first mainland China auction, said Shanghai's free-trade zone will allow it to import more works of art for sale into the country. “We are working with the free-trade zone in any way they see fit and ... full story
Christie's has become the first international fine art auction company to be granted a license to operate independently in Mainland China, and will hold auctions in Shanghai this autumn. In addition to fine art auctions, we will also bring exhibitions ... full story
An exhibition featuring artwork made of stencil by artist Knee Jerk will be held in Hanoi from today to October 7. The event titled "(E)Motion" showcases a series of anomalous motion illusions and other art pieces that will leave spectators wondering ... full story
