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when artists translate philosophical ideas into visual icons and then claim them as ink art without due reflection, the so-called “Eastern spirit”—embodying Confucian, Taoist, Buddhist ideas and what not—would inevitably become a mere means to an end... >> Read more

"...We are watching it like a print in a tray of developer, still waiting for a clear image to materialize." >> Read more

The British Council in Hong Kong is looking for a Head of Arts and Creative Industries to deliver an Arts and Creative Industries strategy for British Council Hong Kong that meets the needs of UK and Hong Kong stakeholders. >> Read more

The 2015 ART021 Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair will be held at the Shanghai Exhibition Center (No. 1000 Yan’an Middle Road) between November 19th and 22nd, with a themed forum happening on November 17th. >> Read more

OCAT Xi’an is particularly honoured to present Ren Jian’s major 36-metre painting Epoch. >> Read more

The solo exhibition named ‘here sun and moon float day and night’ of Zheng Wenxin will begin on 28th,March ,2015 in Hunsand Space. >> Read more

September signaled a headlong rush of art fairs in Shanghai. First was Photo Shanghai, a photography fair focused on the Asia-Pacific region and featuring about 40 galleries. With effective promotion, efficient execution and a general high level of professionalism, the fair organizers won over general assent. >> Read more

A frame is a shape, a drawing. It is both invisible and present — a dotted line that serves to demarcate a designated area or a tangible border which separates inside from out. It is the scintillation of presence, the oscillation between undetectable contours and harsh delineation, where frames force us to have a heightened awareness... >> Read more

In the 1980s "Judy" Lybke worked as a curator in Leipzig, founding the first commercial gallery in communist East Germany and holding exhibitions in his flat. >> Read more

There is one type of artists who simply cannot be defined, since any definition would take away from their originality. Sun Yuan and Peng Yu belong to this category. Human lipids, baby or animal samples, high-pressure hose — there is nothing that they cannot bring into their practice. But as Sun Yuan says, if experiments themselves are not experimental, is creation even necessary? >> Read more