Unlike Tan, Yuen, whose parents are Chinese from Hong Kong and Indonesia, is not curious about exploring his ethnic ancestry; his interest lies more in millennial urbanism. His assessment of the Beijing art scene is surprisingly blunt. ...full story
BEIJING (Reuters) - The organizing artists of a Beijing art show who reserved a blank gallery wall with a small name tag as a show of support for detained artist-activist Ai Weiwei have been detained by police and their exhibit was shut down. ...full story
The collection, edited by Beijing-based art critic Lee Ambrozy, is the first major translation of Ai's writings into English. It came out about the same time that Ai was being whisked out of the Beijing airport by military police to an unknown location ...full story
The Beijing-based Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) Art Museum is launching its first biennale, entitled CAFAM, with the aim of becoming one of the best biennales in China, according to Wang Huangsheng, director of the museum. ...full story
Mr. Curiel says he regularly watches local news channel CCTV and takes tours of cities, most recently in Beijing, to better understand the Hong Kong and China market. “Above all, I spend time talking to Chinese people,” he says. ...full story
The collection, edited by Beijing-based art critic Lee Ambrozy, is the first major translation of Ai's writings into English. It came out about the same time that Ai was being whisked out of the Beijing airport by military police to an unknown location ...full story
On 20 May the Beijing police finally confirmed that a company owned by Ai was being investigated for tax evasion. There is still no word of when he will be charged, let alone released. As a global art star, co-architect of the Beijing Olympic stadium ...full story
A company linked to the artist hid "enormous" sums from the Treasury and "destroyed" all records. In the past, many dissidents were accused of economic crimes. By Asia News Beijing (AsiaNews / Agencies) - A short statement from Xinhua says that a ...full story
The Hong Kong International Art Fair -- Art HK for short -- opens Thursday, but it's just one of a weeklong series of events that include outdoor happenings and sales by more than a dozen auction houses. Hong Kong's international art fair — Art HK ...full story
Arrested by Chinese authorities on his way to Hong Kong on April 3 as a widespread crackdown on dissidents, activists and religious groups rolled across China, Weiwei's Beijing studio was raided and his wife Lu Qing and eight assistants taken into ...full story
