Yet there was nothing abstract about the price paid for it in a Beijing hotel Sunday: more than 89 million renminbi, or $14.6 million, the most ever for a painting by the artist, who died last April at 92. That price included the commission taken by ...full story

Sotheby's held its first commercial auction in mainland China on Sunday, when an oil painting by Zao Wou-ki, “Abstraction,” sold for $14.7 million, the highest price ever paid at auction for one of his works, according to Bloomberg News. Presale ...full story

"Abstraction", an oil painting created by the late Chinese-French artist Zao Wou-ki in 1958, will headline the auction during Sotheby's Beijing Art Week, running from November 28 to December 1. [Photo: sina.com.cn] ...full story

A group exhibition of young Korean and Chinese artists opened at Songzhuang Art Center in Beijing Saturday, showcasing artwork in diverse mediums and dealing with various topics in contemporary art. The exhibition, held by city-run museums in Seoul ...full story

Despite being situated in Beijing's Caochangdi art district, the village made famous by artist Ai Weiwei after he opened a studio there in 1999, the exhibition is being held in one of the area's unauthorized buildings that have sprung up for migrant ...full story

From 28 November to 1 December, Sotheby's is organising a series of sales entitled “Beijing Art Week”, in the China World Summit Wing, Beijing. The collection of lots on offer across this four day-long sales session is estimated to be worth a total of ...full story

Sotheby's, the first international fine arts business operating in China, is delighted to present Sotheby's Beijing Art Week to be held from 28 November to 1 December at China World Summit Wing Beijing. Beijing Art Week, an ambitious series of arts ...full story

Sotheby's, the first international fine arts business operating in China, is delighted to present Sotheby's Beijing Art Week to be held from 28 November to 1 December at China World Summit Wing Beijing. Beijing Art Week, an ambitious series of arts ...full story

The four-day series of arts events is set to offer a comprehensive, world-class art experience to Chinese collectors, which includes a major auction of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art, three selling exhibitions, namely Modern Masters: From ... the ...full story

The 798 art district, in the eastern suburbs of Beijing, is your first port of call. The former 'model factory' zone was built in the 1950s by east Germans – you can get a bird's-eye view of the Bauhaus architecture from the new high line metal walkway.Belgrade Hostsfull story