Ai Weiwei, the most important contemporary Chinese artist and political activist of his generation, has been missing since he was detained by authorities in Beijing while boarding a flight to Hong Kong on 3 April, and has not been seen or heard of ...full story
Great design transcends borders and, in the case of "Destination: Istanbul,'' a joint project from the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, it literally crosses them. A relic of Mumbai's prohibition, ...full story
With his face nearly expressionless and his voice flat, Mr. Shi said that he stayed after everyone had left, then stole jewel-encrusted gold purses and powder cases on loan from a wealthy Hong Kong art collector. According to museum and police ...full story
May 9 (Bloomberg) -- MCH Swiss Exhibition Group, the Swiss owner of Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach, will take a 60 percent stake in the company that controls Hong Kong International Art Fair, the fair's director said today. MCH, based in Basel, ...full story
MCH, based in Basel, bought the stake in Asian Art Fairs Ltd., which owns ART HK, as the Hong Kong fair is known. The deal takes effect July 1, said Magnus Renfrew, the ART HK director. ...full story
Soon, there will not only be Art Basel Switzerland and Art Basel Miami Beach, but also Art Basel Hong Kong — an addition that was welcomed warmly in Miami's art scene. MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd., which owns and organizes the Basel fairs, ...full story
Tsang's calligraphy can be found in 80 diverse Hong Kong locations, as the city was his art gallery. Painting in a public space represents his generosity of spirit and served as his canvas. The exhibition attempts to capture the street atmosphere by ...full story
He was a rebel graffiti artist decades before it was fashionable, creating art brut in a city that has no time for outsiders. Mr. Tsang arrived in Hong Kong as a teenage refugee from Guangdong, a southern province bordering Hong Kong, in the 1930s, ...full story
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
SOTHEBY'S latest Asian series represented an all-time high for the firm in Hong Kong. The 11 classical, modern and contemporary Chinese art, watches, wine and jewellery auctions held from April 1 to 8 posted a premium-inclusive HK$3.49bn (£274.8m) – a ...full story
