BEIJING, April 15 -- There are fewer exhibiting galleries from Europe and America and the exhibition space is smaller, but the Art Shanghai 2009, more commonly known as Shanghai Spring Art Salon, at ShanghaiMart still promises to be lively. ...full story
Revered in China as well as in the United States, the Weng collection also was presented in “The Preservation of Inheritance: The Weng Collection of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy” at the Beijing World Art Museum (Dec. 10, 2008–Feb. 1, 2009). ...full story
These are just a few of the 100 photographs in Shanghai Living, Hu Yang's extraordinary historical and social archive. They are part of the China Project, an impressive exhibition of contemporary Chinese art at Queensland's Gallery of Modern Art. The ...full story
Inside the studio and creative mind of Zhang Huan, one of the most recognized Chinese artists working in both the US and China. His latest exhibition at the Asia Society includes performance works, photographs, and sculpture.
After years of living abroad, internationally renowned performance artist, Zhang Huan returns to China where an onslaught of inspiration affects tremendous change in his work. The artist ceases doing performances and instead concentrates on a studio practice that redefines the term "artist".
This film follows the day- ...read more
She has been painting since childhood, and she received a bachelor of arts degree in art education with a concentration on painting from Shanghai Normal University in 1999. Zhou said she looks forward to the opening of an exhibit of her new work at the ...full story
Wine bars and speciality wine stores have flourished in Shanghai, which prides itself of being the nation's most cosmopolitan city, and have quickly become part of the landscape." Reports: China auto sales 1.03 million in March [Forbes] "Preliminary ...full story
The charity art auction will be the first major exposure of the Tzu Chi Foundation Shanghai. In May last year, Tzu Chi donated 500 million yuan (73.53 million US dollars) in financial assistance to Wenchuan, the earthquake epicenter. ...full story
... was confiscated when it was exhibited in Shanghai in 1944. Part of it was found moldy and broken nine years later, but the other half has never been found. In 1998, Jiang's wife, Xiao Qiong donated the remaining section to the National Art Museum. ...full story
BEIJING, April 7 -- An old Chinese saying goes something like this: Not even the most exquisite piece of art is worth more than a bowl of rice in times of crisis. Of course, the financial crisis sweeping through a good part of the world hasn't brought ...full story
