After the sale, Pola Antebi, head of Chinese ceramics and works of art at Christie's Hong Kong, confirmed that the house had seen the writing on the wall and advised vendors to set their reserves 10-20 percent below the published low estimates. ...full story

In the spring, the artist was arrested and held in secret detention for more than 80 days before being released on bail. He is currently fighting a multi-million-dollar tax bill from the Chinese government. Supporters of Ai believe Beijing is punishing ...full story

What brings you to Art Basel Miami? David Tung: Long March Space has exhibited extensively internationally in art fairs including Frieze, Hong Kong Art Fair and Shcontemporary, as well as supporting Chinese art fairs, such as Art Beijing and CIGE. ...full story

BEIJING — Ai Weiwei's wife said Chinese police told her she is a suspect in an unspecified criminal case while questioning her for several hours Tuesday in what appears to be a growing campaign against the outspoken artist and his supporters. ...full story

BEIJING (AP) — Ai Weiwei's wife said Chinese police told her she is a suspect in an unspecified criminal case while questioning her for several hours Tuesday in what appears to be a growing campaign against the outspoken artist and his supporters. ...full story

Beijing: Ai Weiwei fans have again rallied behind the outspoken Chinese artist after he revealed he is being investigated on pornography charges — by posting naked pictures of themselves online. Supporters of Ai — who disappeared into custody for 81 ...full story

“They're not nearly as proactive as other countries,” said Alex Pearson, a Briton who runs an independent bookstore in Beijing and an international literary festival, of the United States. “Their embassy has an arts section,” she said, “but they don't ...full story

It's a major literary and art gathering of more than 3300 people including writers from Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and beyond. President Hu Jintao spoke at the opening ceremony. He called literature and arts one of the most important ...full story

BEIJING, Nov. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- Many of China's expectant women are embracing a trend to have pregnancy photographs. As society develops rapidly, beauty standards are changing. It's an once-in-a-lifetime experience for most women, and they want to ...full story

Ai questioned whether the police understood art and culture. “If they see nudity as pornography, then China is still in the Qing dynasty,” he said. Beijing's public security bureau did not immediately respond to questions faxed to them. ...full story