Whereas the once-static group of a few thousand buyers saw five or 10 newcomers at sales, Hoffman said there are now 1000 new buyers in Hong Kong each ready to spend $1 million for a painting. With demand outstripping supply as more collectors see art ... full story
As the Guardian reports, Zuzhou, a longtime friend of the missing artist, had written a piece for a Hong Kong newspaper entitled, “Who Doesn't Love Ai Weiwei?” the day before he and his wife were detained. Closer to home, the round-up of street artists ... full story
HONG KONG.- Christie's Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art Spring Auction on 30 May, at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, presents distinctive highlights from some of the most vibrant and invigorating voices within Southeast Asia's ... full story
It is probably fair to say that Hong Kong is not internationally famous for its contemporary fine art. We might beat the rest of the world in new stock market listings, high-end cuisine or even certain types of product design, but we don't rank when it ... full story
The demonstrations, held in the somewhat more liberal Hong Kong, saw students and artists carrying large figurines and wearing images of the beloved creator of the Tate Modern's 2010 exhibition "Sunflower Seeds" and other internationally exhibited ... full story
In true Reamillo style, it was embellished and extended into an eight-hour performance a week later at Hong Kong ArtWalk, a yearly one-night art event involving all Hong Kong galleries. Alwin had a basket full of his own balut; duck eggs strengthened ... full story
... of protesters took to the streets in Hong Kong yesterday in support of detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, the South China Morning Post said today. The demonstration led by a coalition of artists known as the Art Citizens marched through Kowloon and ... full story
... into salerooms in London, New York and Hong Kong.'” China's record-setting presence in the fine art market is not necessarily a bad thing, but if the recent past is anything close to prologue, the Chinese economy is heading for a hard landing. ... full story
HONG KONG — More than 1000 people including mainland Chinese visitors took to Hong Kong's streets Saturday in a noisy and colourful procession to demand the release of detained artist Ai Weiwei. Armed with banners, posters, masks and musical ... full story
The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) during its last 30 years was soon to undergo a new political regime that brought with it new ideas and ideologies which would eventually leave a legacy in the development of fine art. Christie's Hong Kong 2011 Spring Sale ... full story
