All Articles tagged art
Major US exhibit opens for Chinese artist Wu
NEW YORK, April 25, 2012 (AFP) – The first major US retrospective of Chinese artist Wu Guanzhong opens Wednesday in New York, fulfilling the painter’s dying wish to be better known in the West — and signaling the continued rise …
West opens door, a crack, to rising Chinese art
PARIS, October 25, 2011 (AFP) - China's new clout on the global art market, and its taste for home-grown works, is driving up the price of contemporary Chinese
Taiwan to host show for Chinese artist Ai Weiwei
TAIPEI, October 23, 2011 (AFP) - A Taiwanese museum is due to stage an exhibition of the work of Ai Weiwei, an event the prominent Chinese artist and
Modern Bhutanese ‘embarrassed’ by phallus art
THIMPHU, September 4, 2011 (AFP) - In the insular Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, the phallus is an ancient symbol commonly painted on houses to ward off evil spirits,
Sotheby’s taps into Chinese art market
HONG KONG, September 1, 2011 (AFP) - Sotheby's said Thursday it hopes a sale of Chinese paintings in Hong Kong will fetch $26 million, as the auction house
Pakistani Buddhist art defies odds to show in NY
NEW YORK, August 11, 2011 (AFP) - A remarkable trove from Pakistan's little-known Buddhist past has gone on show in New York in an art exhibition that defied
Ai Weiwei work on show at key Hong Kong art fair
HONG KONG - A leading international art fair is to display a provocative work by detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in Hong Kong in a show of solidarity
Wonders of International Watercolor Art on Display at Carrollton
Over 122 pieces of paintings by leading international watercolor artists are on display at the 2011 Taiwan International Watercolor Exhibition starting today until June 30. The international exhibition
Southeast Asian art rides new popularity at auction
JAKARTA - A painting depicting a 1940s village scene of Indonesia under Dutch rule will be a star attraction at an auction where prices are expected to reflect
China’s Ai Weiwei plans studio abroad amid repression
BEIJING - Controversial Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said Tuesday he plans to set up a studio in Germany to showcase his work after facing huge hurdles in exhibiting
Our Sponsors
GAT Latest Print Edition
