Hong Kong.- The Karin Weber Gallery is pleased to present “Who Fights Fair? And the Evolution” by Yang Shewei from June 17th through July 12th, with an opening reception on Thursday June 16th. We are taught from childhood that it is honorable to fi…
Christie’s Sales In Asia: 68% Up Over First Half 2010
HONG KONG.- Christie’s concluded its Spring season with a total of HK$4bn (US$515m), including the off-season sale of fine wines in March and April, the Spring sale series from 27 May to 1 June, and the Beijing sales by Christie’s brand licen…
Blackbeard’s Anchor Recovered Off NC Coast
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (AP).- Archaeologists recovered the first anchor from what’s believed to be the wreck of the pirate Blackbeard’s flagship off the North Carolina coast Friday, a move that might change plans about how to save the rest of the almost 3…
China Says Detained Artist Ai Weiwei’s Company Evaded a "Huge Amount" of Taxes
BEIJING (REUTERS).- Chinese police said a company controlled by artist Ai Weiwei had evaded a “huge amount” of taxes, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday, the first indication of the “economic crimes” behind his detention, which has triggered an inte…
Wife Of Detained Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Finds Him Tense, Conflicted and in Good Health
BEIJING (AP).- Red-eyed and tense, the usually uninhibited and irreverent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei seemed a different man in custody as he sat for what his wife says was a brief, monitored meeting — his first contact with the outside world in 43 d…
Wife Of Detained Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Finds Him Tense, Conflicted and in Good Health
BEIJING (AP).- Red-eyed and tense, the usually uninhibited and irreverent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei seemed a different man in custody as he sat for what his wife says was a brief, monitored meeting — his first contact with the outside world in 43 d…
Lisson Gallery Presents Major Survey Show of Work by Detained Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei
LONDON.- Lisson Gallery presents a major survey show of work by Ai Weiwei to be held across both Bell Street spaces, London. The broad selection of key works from the past six years was agreed with the artist at the beginning of 2011. The exhibition is…
Lisson Gallery Presents Major Survey Show of Work by Detained Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei
LONDON.- Lisson Gallery presents a major survey show of work by Ai Weiwei to be held across both Bell Street spaces, London. The broad selection of key works from the past six years was agreed with the artist at the beginning of 2011. The exhibition is…
Police Arrest Man after Theft from Heavily Guarded Forbidden City in Beijing
BEIJING (AP).- Police have arrested a man they said broke into China’s famed Forbidden City, the heavily guarded former home of the country’s emperors, and stole seven art pieces made of gold and jewels, state media reported Thursday. It was the first …
Police Arrest Man after Theft from Heavily Guarded Forbidden City in Beijing
BEIJING (AP).- Police have arrested a man they said broke into China’s famed Forbidden City, the heavily guarded former home of the country’s emperors, and stole seven art pieces made of gold and jewels, state media reported Thursday. It was the first …