Now underway in Beijing, the 2012 U.S.-China Forum on the Arts and Culture marks a collaboration between Asia Society, the Aspen Institute, and the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries as a part of a five-year initiative ... full story
Ullens Center for Contemporary Art Auditorium, 798 Art District, No 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-5780-0200/201. Simon Ma new paintings. The Enjoy Museum of Art is presenting The Soul - Simon Ma Solo World Tour Exhibition.and more »full story
When Beijing Poly International Auction announced on its website in late summer that it would hold its first sales in Hong Kong this year, many in the art world wondered whether it was for real. "I heard they are still waiting to see how China Guardian ... full story
Co-organized by Beijing municipal government and the Guozijian Oil Art Museum, the exhibition offers "a brief history of the development of Chinese oil art in New China since 1949," says Wang Hui, the curator. 9 am-5 pm, until Nov 7. National Art ... full story
After eight years in New York City, artist Lin Tianmiao returned to Beijing in 1995 and settled into domestic life. Surrounded by the trappings of motherhood and a home that felt new again, Lin, then in her mid-30s, wrapped string around household ... full story
The agenda for the day was lunch, followed by artist and museum visits and a tour of Beijing's artist and gallery district, 798. The fact that the restaurant where we had lunch, South Silk Road, is one of eight owned by artist Fang Lijun says a lot ... full story
BEIJING — Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said Wednesday that he has started returning money to his supporters after exhausting all legal channels to fight a massive tax bill that his backers saw as punishment for his activism. After the government ... full story
At the 2012 Beijing Culture and Creative Industry Development Forum in September, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture deputy director Guan Yu announced that the government is considering establishing an art database and improving credit management ... full story
BEIJING—Dissident artist Ai Weiwei says a Chinese government decision to shut down a company controlled by his wife amounts to a likely effort by authorities to "maintain face" in their long-running battle with him. Municipal authorities in Beijing ... full story
A seminar titled The Road of Chinese Modern Art was recently held at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing, and presented fruitful research results and the debut of five academic books about the issue. Dozens of art experts and scholars joined ... full story
