"Dr. Sketchy's is a three-hour life drawing party where the attendees draw models, drink, compete in silly contests and win prizes, while sharpening their artistic skills," said M.M. Plumm, a locally based artist who is the director of the Shanghai ...full story
Walking on Yuanmingyuan Road near the Bund, passers-by are impressed by a huge black statue of a galloping horse. Its robust body and powerful spirit are embodied in the animal's every clear-cut muscle and the flexible human figure riding on its back.full story
Art Stage Singapore was first organized in 2011 as part of Singapore's effort in recent years to grow itself as the market place for art in the region. Other efforts included the creation of the Singapore Biennale, which also features mainly ...full story
An intimate inauguration launched Shanghai's Yuz Museum on January 7 and will be followed by a formal opening to the public in May with a contemporary art show curated by University of Chicago professor Wu Hung, The Art Newspaper reports.full story
Under a cold Shanghai mizzle, the Chinese-Indonesian collector Budi Tek threw open the doors of his new Yuz Museum to curious art crowds on 7 January. The inauguration just launched the new building and a formal opening will follow in May, with a show ...full story
During a recent exhibition an university art student breathed in air from a plastic bag shipped from his countryside hometown atop a Shanghai building. The performance piece carried a poignant message as the city experienced record-breaking pollution ...full story
the installation is showing in art labor's 'I love shanghai' exhibition in shanghai, china until january 5th, 2014. 'city light'. the artwork runs on a flash program that illuminates the work in a repeated sequence. the illuminated work represents the ...full story
The film starts with a woman sitting behind a desk. Her head is covered with layer upon layer of headscarves, which she begins to unwrap. Each time she removes a scarf, she speaks a different Muslim woman's name. The woman is Turkish artist Nilbar ...full story
A famous ancient Chinese calligraphy piece which auctioned for US$8.2 million at Sotheby's in New York in September was challenged by experts from the Shanghai Museum. The museum's three researchers on ancient calligraphy and paintings told the ...full story
Liu Yiqian, one of the wealthiest men in China, dropped out of middle school to pursue money-making endeavors as a teen. He went from hawking handbags on streets to driving taxis to becoming one of the most prolific collectors of art in China, now ...full story