Tsang covered 80 locations in Hong Kong with his calligraphy. His work was never meant to be in a museum. The city was Tsang's art gallery and public space was his canvas. The part of the exhibition that is dedicated to his work tries to capture the ...full story
Earlier this month, Hong Kong–based collector Nicholas Coulson filed the first lawsuit against an international auctioneer for delayed settlement from Chinese buyers. The plaintiff wants Christie's to reimburse him for the attorney fees he incurred ...full story
Could art be what they're looking for? It could well be, says the youthful scion of a Hong Kong real estate dynasty who is planning to turn his vision of "art malls" into reality in Beijing, Shanghai and other big Chinese cities. ...full story
HONG KONG — Shoppers in China are getting more sophisticated, says Adrian Cheng. They're yearning for something more than just another day of retail therapy. Could art be what they're looking for? It could well be, says the youthful scion of a Hong ...full story
Sotheby's recent eight-day Hong Kong auction earned a staggering $447 million for a vast array of Asian and Chinese art, as well as fine wines, watches, and jewels, but the rise of voracious Chinese buyers has not been free of setbacks. ...full story
Sotheby's said Saturday it sold a record HK$3.49 billion ($447 million) worth of Asian and Chinese art, fine wines, watches and jewels at its eight-day Hong Kong auction. The auction house offered 3600 lots in eight categories in what its Asia CEO ...full story
9'' by Chinese artist Yue Minjun during a preview ahead of Sotheby's Spring Sales in Hong Kong March 31, 2011. HONG KONG (Reuters) - Auction giant Sotheby's (BID.N) sold $447 million worth of Asian art, wine, watches and jewellery in its Asian spring ...full story
But rights activists and journalists in Hong Kong say one of Ai's visual critiques of the party crossed a censorship line. It shows the artist naked except for a toy horse concealing his genitals. The caption has a double meaning in Chinese, ...full story
Even in Hong Kong — where many in the art community remain wary of his high-profile and confrontational style – some have decided to take a stand. A group in the Hong Kong arts community, the International Association of Art Critics-Hong Kong, ...full story
Asia Art Archive is the Official Education Partner of ART HK and has, from the Fair's launch, assembled leading collectors, curators, critics and artists to debate the key issues affecting the international art world and Hong Kong. ...full story