LONDON (AP).- Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has vanished. But look around, and he seems to be everywhere. More than a month after one of China’s best-known contemporary artist was arrested while trying to board a flight to Hong Kong, his name, his face and …
Art Stolen from Beijing’s Forbidden City, Thieves Take Nine Objects from Exhibition
BEIJING (AP).- Officials scrambled Wednesday to figure out how thieves 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. It was the first theft in 20…
Controversial Statue of Ancient Philosopher Confucius Vanishes from Tiananmen Square
BEIJING (REUTERS).- A large statue of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius, controversially erected outside a Communist Party museum in central Beijing, has quietly been removed from its plinth following an online uproar about its location. The 9.5-me…
Wen Wei Po Newspaper Says China Accuses Famed Artist Ai Weiwei of Tax Evasion
BEIJING (AP).- Famed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who disappeared earlier this month and is believed to be in police custody, is being investigated for allegedly evading his taxes and destroying evidence, a Hong Kong newspaper reported Thursday. The Beiji…
Chinese Government Says It is "Unhappy" with Foreign Support for Artist Ai Weiwei
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…
China "Unhappy" with Foreign Support for Artist Ai Weiwei
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…
Chinese Contemporary Primary Market Confidence Indicator Rose Whopping 28% Since September
NEW YORK, NY.- ArtTactic’s newest survey of the Chinese contemporary art market reflects what many in the art world have suspected over the past six months: the confidence of Chinese collectors in contemporary art has now made China the “most…
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…
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…
China Overtakes Britain as the World’s Second Largest Art and Antiques Market
LONDON (REUTERS).- China overtook Britain as the world’s second largest art and antiques market last year, a new report showed, and British art officials voiced concern that an EU levy planned in 2012 would further undermine its position. “The Global A…