Artists fear that creating such commentary based on copyrighted material will be a criminal offence under the new law, planned at a time when the city is cementing its status as a regional arts hub, illustrated by the glittering Hong Kong International ... full story
Potential clients in Hong Kong will therefore have access to Sotheby's works for 300 days a year instead of being limited to two, weeklong auctions per year, Ruprecht said. The space was opened with works for sale by Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese artist ... full story
Auction house Sotheby's official opening of its 15000 square foot gallery space on Friday comes after blue-chip galleries such as London based Simon Lee, Shanghai's Pearl Lam, Parisian dealer Galerie Perrotin and Paris gallery NeC opened earlier this ... full story
Artists fear that creating such commentary based on copyrighted material will be a criminal offence under the new law, planned at a time when the city is cementing its status as a regional arts hub, illustrated by the glittering Hong Kong International ... full story
Last week, Marilyn graced Cannes, Hong Kong hosted an art sale, and Mexico mourned. Click on for more from the week in culture. Director Wes Anderson poses for a portrait to promote his film Moonrise Kingdom at the 65th international film festival, ... full story
By Farah Master | HONG KONG (Reuters) - The eyes of the global art world are fixed on Hong Kong - for now. Hong Kong's art scene has been expanding for the past few years, but this week's flurry of high profile international gallery openings alongside ... full story
HONG KONG -- We're at the half-way mark of ART HK 2012 and the rain has set in. Unlike sales, which are patchy, the showers are heavy and show no signs of letting up, but the fairgoers are turning out in droves and keeping things busy for the galleries ... full story
Filipino artist Aleah Angeles is just in her early 20s, but the realist painter is about to get some international attention, as her piece "Lazy Daisy" is included in an upcoming Christie's auction of Asian Contemporary Art in Hong Kong.full story
Mr. Lim's father, William Lim, 54, a Hong Kong-based architect, artist and art collector, bought the loft in November 2010 for $1 million. He used to rent three separate spaces: an art studio, an apartment for storing his collection and another to show ... full story
By JOYCE LAU If an art lover had to pick one month to visit Hong Kong, it would be May. There's ART HK, which has grown into the most prominent art fair in Asia. Its organizers have done a good job of ensuring that it's not just about bigwigs making ... full story
