Now in its improbable fourth week, the main pro-democracy protest camp in Hong Kong's Admiralty district is a sort of Woodstock on the South China Sea. A sea of tents, the camp teems with street art and propaganda posters. They range from sculptures ... full story
In the midst of Hong Kong's political and civil strife, something extraordinary has taken root. The humble umbrella, used to fend off the pepper spray and tear gas and now the defining symbol of these pro-democracy protests has become the inspiration ... full story
New trustees at MOCA, vandalism at the national parks, early satellite images of Antarctica, and the beguiling installation sculptures produced by the protesters in Hong Kong. Plus, everything Frank Gehry and Cannibal Shia LaBeouf. It's the Round-Up:.full story
Worried that police may act soon, artists redoubled their efforts, calling for more volunteers and saying Hong Kong must take responsibility to preserve the works. The artists have had some high-profile support: one of Britain's leading museums is ... full story
AFP picHONG KONG, Oct 23 — A band of Hong Kong art guardians are on constant standby at the city's sprawling protest site. Their mission: to swoop in and save a vast array of creative works — including the towering “Umbrella Man” statue — if the ... full story
Three Taipei City-based galleries recently staged preliminary exhibitions in preparation for upcoming Art Taipei 2014, one of the biggest fairs of its kind in Asia. “The warm-up shows and other efforts made by these participants in Art Taipei ... full story
A policeman collects evidence of vandalism of two characters inspired by Taiwanese artist Jimmy Liao's illustrated book The Starry, Starry Night in Yilan County yesterday. Photo: Wang Yang-yu, Taipei Times. The Yilan County Government was alerted ... full story
Just a few weeks ago, oil painters in eastern Beijing's Songzhuang (宋莊) art district had welcomed foreign reporters into their studios and shown off works tackling such touchy subjects as China's prisons and Communist Party politics. Over lunch, they ... full story
Aboriginal rights activists yesterday criticized a government-produced short film promoting a festival of Aboriginal art, saying that the portrayal of a female Aborigine and a Caucasian suitor conformed to discriminatory ethnic and gender stereotypes ... full story
While works of renowned artists like Tyeb Mehta, Hussain, Martin Francis Souza, Akbar Padamse were displayed in the Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art section, art of Imperial India saw an important diamond-set and enamelled gold parade ... full story
