The star lot in the contemporary-art category is Liu Ye's 2005 oil-on-canvas “Boogie Woogie, Little Girl in New York,” which is expected to sell for up to HK$6 million. Christie's and rival Sotheby's hold biannual sales in the city and the results ...full story

Maysam Ghaffari, 30, for instance, came to the school to study architecture after seven years in Dubai. The native Iranian said that when he was in Dubai, anyone with an architecture degree could build a building. "Most projects in Dubai have stopped ...full story

The famous Egyptian actress Yusra was a guest at the modern Egypt art show sponsored by the Egyptian and Emirati cultural ministers, and by the Dubai Art and Cultural Association. According to the London daily Elaph, the modern Egyptian art show is ...full story

Prices of contemporary art at this auction were cut about 30 percent, said Tian Kai, a Beijing-based art dealer, who attended yesterday's sale. As with Sotheby's auction a month ago, works by Chinese masters fetched the highest prices. ...full story

Some of the prominent artists, including Izhar Alam, Rahul Chaudhary, Naresh Verma (all from New Delhi) and Surabhi Soni (Jaipur), are expected to participate in the painting camp. Most of these painters' art work have great demand in auction market, ...full story

Alcuaz is well known for his shimmering Manila Bay sunsets and Tres Marias series. It is rumored in art circles that he will soon be given national recognition for his lifetime work. "Revisiting Romeo Tabuena" at the Ayala Museum is a "must- see" ...full story

Beijing/Lucerne dealer Urs Meile remarked that ART HK's ambition to become the Art Basel of the East is not out of reach. He compared Hong Kong to Switzerland (“Same population, very practical people, forced to become very international because they ...full story

Fast takes The program Edge of the World features a series of "speed plays" - ranging from a few seconds to five minutes - using poetry, comedy, and movement to examine Asian American experience. The show goes on at the Asian Arts Initiative, ...full story

New Delhi, May 24 (PTI) Contemporary art from Egypt, which is synonymous with the legends of Pharaohs, has made a trip to India. Works by nine artists from the country is currently on display in the national capital as part of an exhibition aimed at ...full story

By Ashfaq Ahmed, Chief Reporter Dubai: Pakistan's ambassador to the UAE has formed a Cultural Council that aims to promote art, culture and literature in the country. "I recently formed a committee comprising of some Pakistani literary figures in the ...full story