December 18th
Obama, Person of the year by Shepard Fairey.
December 1st
Auction week Hong Kong 1st December 2008
November 27th
The Hurun Report , which tracks wealthy Chinese, has published its 2008 list of the wealthiest artist by sales and price per square foot. Link.
October 21st
Artprice et la Fiac, sortent le rapport exclusif sur le marché de l'Art Contemporain 2007/2008. Link in Documents.
Science/Damien Hirst tops the 2008 ArtReview Power 100
Sotheby’s auction on October 4th-5th in Hong Kong
Does Damien Hirst's auction at Sotheby's mean the end of the gallery?
Design Republic, 5 on the Bund
Artistic censorship in Chicago
The cancellation of an exhibit deemed too critical of Israel sacrifices artistic integrity for conservative politics.
We always critisize China, but censoring it’s not exclusive from them!
Beijing-Bound Artwork Seized by Chinese Customs
Update about the 7 Chinese Museum at Dujiangyan in Sichuan: Today Yue Minjun images and concept.
a politic 2008: An exhibition interpreting notions of politics, being political, freedom of expression and exploring ‘a politic’ with
personal imagination and craft.
July 2-August 16, 2008 at Gallery XIV, 37 Thayer Street, Boston, MA.
A major exhibition featuring the works of Cai Guo-Qiang will be held at the National Art Museum in Beijing beginning during the Olympics, on Aug. 19 and running through September 2. The works shown will include some iconic art piece that were shown at the Guggenheim show in New York this year. The show has been designed by the Ministry of Culture as one of the key cultural spots during the Olympic games.
Art for the Masses - MOT Arts Taiwan
Incredible toys by greatest Chinese contemporary arists: Yue Minjun, Zhou Chunya, Liu Ye, Zhou Tiehai and Jin Nu
WU SHANZHUAN: RED HUMOUR INTERNATIONAL
26 June—20 July 2008
We are Together! -- Beijing Poly 2008 Spring Charity Auction for Wenchuan Earthquake
JDD.fr. Culture 18/04/2008 - 06:02
JO: Deux artistes chinois renoncent à Paris
Deux célèbres artistes chinois ont renoncé à exposition prévue en juin dans une galerie parisienne. Wang Guangyi et Lu Hao protestent contre l'attitude des Français à l'égard des Jeux olympiques de Pékin. Le soutien de certains en France au boycott des JO "m'a mis en colère, nous avons donc pensé qu'à ce stade, participer à l'exposition ne serait pas heureux et nous y avons renoncé", a déclaré Wang, cité par le Beijing News.
Artprice publishes its exclusive art market report
http://img1.artprice.com/pdf/trends2007.pdf
That’s why I bought Yao Yuzhong:
Tibet in turmoil as riots grip capital
From The Times
January 28, 2008
‘Banksy’s ideas have the value of a joke’
Pero, ... ¿qué pasa con China, también en arte?
Adidas "Gong Zhen" Sport in Art
In anticipation of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Adidas - official sponsor of the
Games - is celebrating the dynamic relationship between sport and art. The exhibition,
starting in Shanghai, will visit Guangzhou, Nanjing, Shenyang and Chengdu, amongst
others, arriving in Beijing next summer for the 2008 Games, before then going to
Hong Kong.
Around 70 leading contemporary artists from around the world are participating
in the project. Alongside European artists including Swiss photographer Hans Gissinger,
audio/video artists Addictive TV and French designers Electronic Shadow are celebrated
Chinese painters Wang Guangyi, Tang Zhigang, the Luo Brothers, Yue Minjun, Kong Weimeng
and Zhong Biao as well as renowned Japanese animator Takeo Hatai.