The CCTV building in Beijing, the headquarters of China Central Television designed by Rem Koolhaas, has a contorted form that frames an enormous void at its center. By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, ... full story
... formerly jailed Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei who--as we noted upon his being released on bail after months of detention for alleged economic crimes--is restricted from speaking with the media, using Twitter, and leaving Beijing, among other things. ... full story
It consists of a selection of projects from “New Design,” a series of exhibitions held at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing last year. There is no attempt to contextualize either its contents, or broader developments in Chinese design, ... full story
Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is one of the luminaries of the international art community. His long list of high-profile installations include the “Bird's Nest” stadium for the Beijing Olympics; “Sunflower Seeds,” which took over the Turbine ... full story
By ARTINFO – Back to the Drawing Board: According to Beijing art dealer Urs Meile, Ai Weiwei has been able to return to making art, just two weeks after being released from government detention. "He is full of energy and again intensively dedicating ... full story
The Fine Art Gallery is hosting a group exhibition entitled “Spititual/Material” until 29 August in Beijing. The event gathers works by artists Bai Yiluo, Chen Wenbo, Cai Longfei, Wei Weng, Chen Shaoxiong & Liu Ding, wu Shanzhuan and Yan Lei. ... full story
The third edition of the Fine Arts Beijing Fair will take place at the National Agricultural Exhibition Center in Beijing from 15 to 18 September 2011. The uniqueness of this fair lies in the fact that it unites all the major players of the Chinese ... full story
Included in that former group are such big-name maestros as Lü Peng, curator of last year's gargantuan Reshaping History, and Tan Ping, deputy chancellor of Beijing's Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), who told the Global Times that Red Gate has ... full story
He says his disappearing act is a form of protest against Beijing after it razed an artist village where Liu worked. Before the compound turned into rubble, he painted himself against one of its red brick walls. "I have no power to fight the government ... full story
The ancient painting “Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains” is now on display at the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan. By ANDREW JACOBS TAIPEI, Taiwan — Wu Hongyu, a wealthy Ming Dynasty art collector, was evidently not fond of sharing, ... full story
