Singapore's decision to ban the public screening of a documentary that featured an interview with six political exiles has put the spotlight on how the country is regulating and even censoring the arts and entertainment industry. The film “To Singapore ... full story
renowned french architect jean nouvel has unveiled designs for the 'national art museum of china' a vast cultural program to be built in beijing. located next to the city's historic axis – symbolically connected to the forbidden city – the institution ... full story
A simple and flimsy tool, its use by protestors to protect themselves against the Hong Kong police's use of pepper spray and tear gas on Sept. 28 made it the symbol of the protests. Perhaps the most prominent artwork to have been created so far from ... full story
While there were signs on Monday that Hong Kong's protests might be coming to a low ebb, their visual impact looks likely to last for a while. "This is the most well-designed protest in recent memory," says Colette Gaiter, an Associate Professor of Art ... full story
Photos of Hong Kong's “umbrella movement” have ricocheted around the world. But artist Perry Dino has been capturing the drama in a more old-fashioned way, with oil color and brush. Beginning with an Aug. 31 rally, Dino has created eight canvases ... full story
Downtown Hong Kong is turning into an open air gallery. Sketches, installations, paintings and posters are starting to take over the highway occupied by protesters. People are using art to continue their peaceful movement, and it's changing the way the ... full story
Like the works of art that surround them, Hong Kong's protests have taken on a dreamlike quality. But the demonstrators believe that all their efforts have been worthwhile nonetheless. “I think most of us know we won't win this time,” said Joyce Tang, ... full story
This year, it's billed as an “exhibition within an exhibition,” a toy show with booths for contemporary art. Now in its 11th year, Taipei Toy Festival (台北國際玩具創作大展) brings together about 200 designer-toy makers from Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong ... full story
Organized by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture, the Taiwan Film Institute, Taipei Cultural Center in New York and the Center for Moving Image Arts at Bard College, the touring retrospective “Also Like Life” is currently in New York until Oct. 17 before ... full story
Singaporean Khairuddin Hori, 40, has been appointed as deputy programming director at the Palais de Tokyo. The institution, which is in Paris, is one of the world's foremost contemporary art centres. Khairuddin will take up the post there in November.full story
