BEIJING (REUTERS).- The Chinese government said on Tuesday it was “unhappy” with foreign support for detained artist and activist Ai Weiwei, after Ai’s detention last week sparked an outcry from Washington and other Western governments.”The Chinese peo…
Exhibition of Portraits of Designer and Icon Diane von Furstenberg at Pace Gallery in Beijing
BEIJING.- The Pace Gallery, Beijing presents an exhibition of portraits of designer, muse, collector, and icon Diane von Furstenberg by some of the most celebrated artists of the past four decades, along with a retrospective of DVF fashion spanning the…
Giant Silk China Scroll Goes for $30 Million Plus to Anonymous Hong Kong Collector
PARIS (AP).- A giant 18th-century Chinese silk scroll painting of a military troop review has been sold at auction for more than euro22 million ($30.8 million), the highest auction price for a Chinese work in France. The work, found in a Paris attic a…
Chinese Seal Believed to Be from Imperial Summer Palace Sacked in 1860, for Sale at Bonhams
LONDON.- A rare jadeite double-square seal believed to have been an Imperial seal of the Jiaqing Emperor, taken from the Summer Palace during Britain’s second Opium War with China in 1860, and brought to Britain by Liverpool born medical missionar…
Maya Schweizer/Clemens von Wedemeyer Present "Metropolis. Report from China" at the Frankfurter Kunstverein
FRANKFURT AM MAIN.- Central to the exhibition is the presentation of the documentary film “Metropolis. Report from China” by Maya Schweizer and Clemens von Wedemeyer. The artists traveled to China in 2004 to do research for the project of rem…
The Knoxville Museum of Art Presents Xiaoze Xie: Amplified Moments
KNOXVILLE, TN.- Amplified Moments is the first major US exhibition to survey the work of Xiaoze Xie (pronounced shout-zah shee-ay), an important Chinese contemporary artist. More than 30 works document his achievements in painting, drawing, photography…
New Series of Works by Artist Ling Jian at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing
BEIJING- Moon in Glass , a new series of works by artist Ling Jian, employs portraiture, mirrors, installation and spatial design to create a seamless visual experience and an atmosphere that invites contemplation. Moon in Glass is actually two exhibit…
More than 100 New Photographs by Yossi Breger Exhibited at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
TEL AVIV.- The exhibition comprises 159 photos, all new, in various formats, taken since 2007 in various places around the world—Tel Aviv, Berlin, Cologne, Havana, Paris, Brussels, Rome, Beijing, Stockholm—in the course of daily life. The pho…
Christie’s Expands Asia Team with Key Senior Appointments
HONG KONG.- Christie’s, the world’s leading art business will expand its Asia team with three key appointments, as part of its continued commitment in the region. “As the Asian market grows faster than in any other region in the world, Christie’s …
Chinese: Pennsylvania Museum Never OK’d for Mummies Exhibit
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- A diplomatic official says two mummies and other ancient artifacts from China were never approved for display at the Philadelphia museum now embroiled in a dispute over the items. A Chinese embassy spokesman in Washington says the…