Currently exhibiting his first Hong Kong show of public sculpture at Harbour City, Beijing-based artist Yue Minjun's stature in the contemporary Chinese art world has yet to diminish after nearly 20 years in the game. A leading figure in the wave of ...full story

LONDON (Reuters) - Christie's raised 41.2 million pounds ($62 million) from its combined London sales of post-war, contemporary and Italian art late on Thursday, towards the lower end of pre-sale estimates and down on the equivalent auctions of 2011 ...full story

Dubai: In today's fast-paced world, modern Arabic calligraphy has become a genre of art with a dwindling national audience. Dubai-based artist Hesham Malek is among those who believe that it is essential to preserve the art as a link to history ...full story

Dismembered bodies to serve feminism by artist Havy Kahraman in Dubai. Published on 12 October 2012 . Tweeter. Dubai, 10 October 2012. Art Media Agency (AMA). The Third Line gallery wishes to depict contemporary Middle Eastern artists on a local, ...full story

Still, as the so-called Art Area B1 at Naniwabashi Station, Osaka, kicks off its second annual "Tetsudo Geijutsusai" (railway art festival) this weekend, it's clear that while the underlying concept might be muddled, the selection of artists is not ...full story

Charles Conder (Australia/Britain, 1868 – 1909), Dandenongs from Heidelberg, c.1889, Melbourne. Oil on wood panel, 11.5 x 23.5 cm. M J M Carter AO Collection through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2012, to mark the 123rd anniversary of ...full story

In 1962, she returned to Tokyo where she extended her New York performance at the Sogetsu Art Center. In 1964 she performed Cut Piece in Kyoto and Tokyo and published Grapefruit. At the end of that year she returned to New York, and in 1965 and 1966 ...full story

It's a performance art piece modeled after Yoko Ono's 1964 work “Cut Piece,” which she premiered in Kyoto, Japan, and repeated at least a half-dozen times with slight variations. In it, she knelt onstage while audience members snipped pieces from a ...full story

Several of the solar-powered LED billboards, created by artist Jasper Knight and architect Isabelle Toland, can be seen throughout Sydney, including in Hyde Park and Martin Place. Ms Toland said the aim of the conceptual artwork was to transform ...full story

LIKE treasures salvaged from sunken ships, precious gems of Malaysian art will be up for auction at Henry Butcher's Art Auctioneers (HBAA)'s fourth edition, to be held at Sime Darby Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 28. Kopi Kau? Kopi Pok? by ...full story