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In response to recent accusations leveled by Li Shan and Sun Liang, Johnson Chang of Hanart has issued a statement (reprinted here). Randian also spoke with Johnson Chang to hear his version of events. >> Read more

Just as the news reports on art, art also mediatizes our lives. For a certain segment of contemporary artists, the controversy over GMOs presents a rare opportunity to continue their long and antagonistic opposition to the State. >> Read more

Dong Bingfeng has been announced as the winning critic for 2013—his entry being the proposal for a book entitled Cinema of Exhibition: Film in Contemporary Chinese Art. >> Read more

The inaugural edition of the ART021 art fair is due to open next week in Shanghai. Founded by Bao Yifeng, a prominent PR honcho and Ying Qinglan, the founder of Aether Space in Beijing, the fair is slated to take place within the Rockbund complex on the Bund... >> Read more

ArtTactic – 18% of experts surveyed believe that the Chinese contemporary art market will see a positive development for the upcoming season, up from 7% in November 2012. >> Read more

Following the week that was the first edition of Art Basel in Hong Kong, we have much to look back on — though perhaps not as much as we expected. Certainly, the Basel Effect manifested itself in a number of ways. One could detect it in relative absence of kitsch and tat amongst the booths... >> Read more

Randian Editor Iona Whittaker in conversation with Ai Weiwei — Chinese artist, writer, filmmaker and commentator — at his Beijing studio. The year 2012 marked his release from house arrest and the film "Never Sorry".... >> Read more

Iona Whittaker reviews Pipilotti Rist's recent show "Eyeball Massage" at the Minsheng Museum, questioning how the retrospective presents Rist's work in a more benign fashion. >> Read more