A 12-panel set of ink-brush paintings by the Chinese traditional master Qi Baishi sold on Sunday, 17 December, at Poly Auction Beijing for a record RMB931.5m ($141m). The sale, to an undisclosed Chinese buyer, is the highest auction price for a Chinese artist. Twelve Landscape Screens, painted in 1925 and measuring 1.8m by 47 cm, […]
UCCA to Show Major Retrospective of "Gu Dexin ~ The Important Thing is Not the Meat"
Beijing.- The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA) will present a major retrospective of work by Gu Dexin featuring more than 280 artworks and spanning three decades of the artist’s vast output. Entitled “Gu Dexin: The Important Thing is Not…
Beijing Tax Authorities Seek Nearly $2 Million from Outspoken Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei
BEIJING (AP).- Beijing tax authorities are seeking nearly $2 million in back taxes and fines from outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was released last week from nearly three months in detention, his close friend said Tuesday. Ai was released on ba…
Beijing Tax Authorities Seek Nearly $2 Million from Outspoken Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei
BEIJING (AP).- Beijing tax authorities are seeking nearly $2 million in back taxes and fines from outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was released last week from nearly three months in detention, his close friend said Tuesday. Ai was released on ba…
Outspoken Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei: Free in Body, Said Little in First Day Out of Detention
BEIJING (AP).- Outspoken artist and government critic Ai Weiwei talked about giving himself a haircut Thursday but said little else in his first day out of detention, living under a gag order that underscores concerns about China’s growing use of extr…
Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei: Free in Body, Not Voice
BEIJING (AP).- Outspoken artist and government critic Ai Weiwei talked about giving himself a haircut Thursday but said little else in his first day out of detention, living under a gag order that underscores concerns about China’s growing use of extr…
‘Outspoken’ Chinese Artist/Activist’ ~ Ai Weiwei ~ Released On Bail
BEIJING – One of the first words that always came to mind for anyone trying to describe Ai Weiwei – the avant-garde Chinese artist and pro-democracy dissident – was “outspoken.” This is, after all, a man whose portfolio includes a portrait o…
Artist Ai Weiwei Free After Confessing to Tax Evasion Says Chinese Official Media
BEIJING (AP).- Renowned artist Ai Weiwei, among the most prominent activists detained in China’s sweeping recent crackdown on dissent, was released on bail Wednesday after confessing to tax evasion, official media said. Ai’s release after nearly three …
The Emperor’s Private Paradise at the Milwaukee Art Museum Celebrates 3,000 Years of Chinese Art
MILWAUKEE, WI.- This summer, the Milwaukee Art Museum presents five exhibitions on Chinese art and architecture as part of a year-long celebration honoring the ten-year anniversary of the Santiago Calatrava–designed Quadracci Pavilion. This ambiti…
The Emperor’s Private Paradise at the Milwaukee Art Museum Celebrates 3,000 Years of Chinese Art
MILWAUKEE, WI.- This summer, the Milwaukee Art Museum presents five exhibitions on Chinese art and architecture as part of a year-long celebration honoring the ten-year anniversary of the Santiago Calatrava–designed Quadracci Pavilion. This ambiti…