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Italian artist-cum-activist Paolo Cirio is highlighting the lack of transparency with his ‘Art Derivatives’ project.
Italian artist-cum-activist Paolo Cirio is highlighting the lack of transparency with his ‘Art Derivatives’ project.
With galleries reopening around the world and art fairs launching, the global art industry has reason to be optimistic, but uncertainty lingers in Hong Kong as fresh political turmoil erupts.
With galleries reopening around the world and art fairs launching, the global art industry has reason to be optimistic, but uncertainty lingers in Hong Kong as fresh political turmoil erupts.
The international jury selected four video works and not a single painting among its six finalists.
The international jury selected four video works and not a single painting among its six finalists.
Independent artists are tapping the internet’s limitless potential for post-pandemic posterity.
Independent artists are tapping the internet’s limitless potential for post-pandemic posterity.
Deep dive into the world’s digital museum collections, from Hubei’s ancient bronze bells (with chimes) to Rijksmuseum’s Instagram feed, or dress up like an Old Master and get your Renaissance portrait painted, courtesy of AI Gahaku.
Deep dive into the world’s digital museum collections, from Hubei’s ancient bronze bells (with chimes) to Rijksmuseum’s Instagram feed, or dress up like an Old Master and get your Renaissance portrait painted, courtesy of AI Gahaku.
Hong Kong’s art institutions are joining forces to crowdfund an online resource, Art Power HK.
Hong Kong’s art institutions are joining forces to crowdfund an online resource, Art Power HK.
The institution moves beyond colonial-era acquisitions to focus on contemporary works that will become the classics of the future.
The institution moves beyond colonial-era acquisitions to focus on contemporary works that will become the classics of the future.
Months of protests followed by the coronavirus outbreak have dealt a blow to Hong Kong galleries, already weighed down by crippling rents, but most owners believe galleries will survive.
Months of protests followed by the coronavirus outbreak have dealt a blow to Hong Kong galleries, already weighed down by crippling rents, but most owners believe galleries will survive.
Founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art in the Thai capital, Boonchai Bencharongkul, hands the reins to his son, Kit, who plans to modernise, edit and expand the collection beyond Buddhist art.
Founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art in the Thai capital, Boonchai Bencharongkul, hands the reins to his son, Kit, who plans to modernise, edit and expand the collection beyond Buddhist art.
Long dismissed as a place where art is sold and not made, a recent exhibition reflected a new energy in the city’s art landscape.
Long dismissed as a place where art is sold and not made, a recent exhibition reflected a new energy in the city’s art landscape.
The French dealer, and expert on Chinese bronzes, is so confident in his knowledge about fakes that he is offering authenticity guarantees on all purchases.
The French dealer, and expert on Chinese bronzes, is so confident in his knowledge about fakes that he is offering authenticity guarantees on all purchases.
The public museum makes a welcome return, but is its first exhibition too generic for the local audience?
The public museum makes a welcome return, but is its first exhibition too generic for the local audience?
An untitled work may shed light on why one of the city’s greatest artists didn’t get the credit she deserved.
An untitled work may shed light on why one of the city’s greatest artists didn’t get the credit she deserved.
The ongoing political crisis may be affecting its art market but robust demand for Chinese works means the outlook remains positive for the city’s auction houses.
The ongoing political crisis may be affecting its art market but robust demand for Chinese works means the outlook remains positive for the city’s auction houses.
Opening in March 2020, Shunde’s He Art Museum hopes that it has what it takes to attract an audience.
Opening in March 2020, Shunde’s He Art Museum hopes that it has what it takes to attract an audience.
Unfazed by the unrest in Hong Kong, the octogenarian founder of Rossi & Rossi travelled from her home in Italy to her regular booth at the Fine Art Asia fair
Unfazed by the unrest in Hong Kong, the octogenarian founder of Rossi & Rossi travelled from her home in Italy to her regular booth at the Fine Art Asia fair
Clever moves by Fei Gallery including an exhibition of photos of market stall holders’ hands - broke down barriers between art world and local community
Clever moves by Fei Gallery including an exhibition of photos of market stall holders’ hands - broke down barriers between art world and local community
Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong, Fu Baoshi, Li Keran – American priest Richard Fabian has works by them all, and more, in a collection he started at Yale in the early 1970s. Now some of his art is up for auction in Hong Kong.
Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong, Fu Baoshi, Li Keran – American priest Richard Fabian has works by them all, and more, in a collection he started at Yale in the early 1970s. Now some of his art is up for auction in Hong Kong.
An 18th century Qing dynasty glass vase estimated to be worth US$25 million is up for grabs, among other items, in Sotheby’s’ October sales, but as the Asian auction season rolls around, will buyers be willing to open their wallets?
An 18th century Qing dynasty glass vase estimated to be worth US$25 million is up for grabs, among other items, in Sotheby’s’ October sales, but as the Asian auction season rolls around, will buyers be willing to open their wallets?
Art imitates life as Six Briefcases and the Suitcase Institute symbolise the city’s current fight and flight mindset.
Art imitates life as Six Briefcases and the Suitcase Institute symbolise the city’s current fight and flight mindset.
Resignation of one of the most senior Chinese executives in the auction world surprised art market insiders, and apparently Christie’s staff; Wei is close to Christie’s clients such as billionaire Modigliani buyer Liu Yiqian.
Resignation of one of the most senior Chinese executives in the auction world surprised art market insiders, and apparently Christie’s staff; Wei is close to Christie’s clients such as billionaire Modigliani buyer Liu Yiqian.
Performance artist known as Nut Brother staged protest using giant excavator and dolls given by residents of Baishizhou, Shenzhen, who face losing their homes; police question him for several hours before releasing him.
Performance artist known as Nut Brother staged protest using giant excavator and dolls given by residents of Baishizhou, Shenzhen, who face losing their homes; police question him for several hours before releasing him.
Briton known for craggy self-portraits and public sculptures shows another side to her work – drawings of her father as he lay dying – in retrospective at Guangdong museum. Painting the dead is ‘like grieving but in a positive way’, she says.
Briton known for craggy self-portraits and public sculptures shows another side to her work – drawings of her father as he lay dying – in retrospective at Guangdong museum. Painting the dead is ‘like grieving but in a positive way’, she says.
The Odyssey of Little Dragon, commissioned by the City Contemporary Dance Company, celebrates the spirit of the actor and martial arts legend through the eyes of his widow, Linda.
The Odyssey of Little Dragon, commissioned by the City Contemporary Dance Company, celebrates the spirit of the actor and martial arts legend through the eyes of his widow, Linda.
N S Harsha’s stimulating and delightful exhibition at the Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile presents his diverse work that includes a painting of a fetus on one of the saris his mother wore when she was pregnant with him.
N S Harsha’s stimulating and delightful exhibition at the Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile presents his diverse work that includes a painting of a fetus on one of the saris his mother wore when she was pregnant with him.
With the world’s eyes on Hong Kong, its art has received a boost too, as a Korean auction house teams up with collector William Lim to push local artists onto the international stage
With the world’s eyes on Hong Kong, its art has received a boost too, as a Korean auction house teams up with collector William Lim to push local artists onto the international stage
Intimate Strangers: True Stories From Queer Asia is a collection of non-fiction stories in which Asian and Western writers reflect on what it means to be LGBT in conservative Asia. It’s also a feast of vernacular English.
Intimate Strangers: True Stories From Queer Asia is a collection of non-fiction stories in which Asian and Western writers reflect on what it means to be LGBT in conservative Asia. It’s also a feast of vernacular English.
Three years after Pokemon Go popularised augmented reality, tech giant to begin guided walks whose participants view sites enhanced by computer-generated art. A separate AR work will be visible to iPhone users in Apple stores worldwide.
Three years after Pokemon Go popularised augmented reality, tech giant to begin guided walks whose participants view sites enhanced by computer-generated art. A separate AR work will be visible to iPhone users in Apple stores worldwide.
‘The same urge to split from a body is resonating in the different places I have links with,’ says Mandy El-Sayegh, while Christopher K. Ho’s installation considers Hong Kong’s fate as a place caught between empires.
‘The same urge to split from a body is resonating in the different places I have links with,’ says Mandy El-Sayegh, while Christopher K. Ho’s installation considers Hong Kong’s fate as a place caught between empires.
More Hong Kong artists are addressing sustainability issues not just in their works’ topics, but in the practise of their art making. Each is bringing their own inimitable style, from the materials they use to the concepts they cover.
More Hong Kong artists are addressing sustainability issues not just in their works’ topics, but in the practise of their art making. Each is bringing their own inimitable style, from the materials they use to the concepts they cover.