Now, as the tourism administration is officially promoting Shanghai's graffiti, maybe it's time to also advocate for more legal graffiti spots in Shanghai and give more space to this suppressed art form. The city of Melbourne, for example, has a permit ...full story

A 70-YEAR retrospective of the works of one of China's greatest modern female painters, Chen Peiqiu, is underway at the Shanghai China Art Museum. The works of Chen, 92, are both bold and lyrical, inspired by both ancient Chinese masters and modern ...full story

Li Feng, the curator of Forward!, noted at the press conference last Friday that the participating artists are all active in major Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other art hubs like Chengdu. Li said, "The exhibition will be ...full story

Not long ago, Li's Crane would probably have shared the same fate as Huo's Flowers; art films typically struggle to compete with commercial movies that appeal to a wide audience. However, the launch of the Shanghai Art Film Federation (SAFF) on July 1 ...full story

I was participating in an International Faculty Development Seminar sponsored by UO's Office of International Affairs. I was also conducting research for a few ongoing projects: an exhibition of recent photography and video art by Shanghai-based ...full story

Back in 2005, the Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai (MoCA Shanghai) was one of the few private-owned art venues in the city, making it a pioneering force dedicated to contemporary art. Eight years later, the venue has become one of the most ...full story

Shanghai's arts sector created 6.7 billion ($1.1 billion) yuan worth of added value in 2012, up 15.4 percent from the previous year, municipal government officials said Thursday at a press conference on the development of the city's cultural and ...full story

From 1988 to 2008, as an undercover agent for the FBI's Philadelphia Field Division, the 58-year-old of mixed American and Japanese descent investigated criminal cases involving art, antiques, jewelry and cultural property. ... Chinese cities ...full story

HUGO BOSS and the Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai announce the inauguration of the HUGO BOSS ASIA ART Award. Conceived and curated by the Rockbund Art Museum, the biennial award will focus on contemporary art in Asia in support of the ...full story

Shanghai (ECNS) -- A Shanghai-style art exhibition featuring over 600 artworks from various Asian galleries will open on June 28, according to the organizing committee of Shanghai Art Fair on Monday. Over 30 galleries in China and other Asian countries ...full story