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The much-anticipated Sifang Art Museum and a related architectural enclave is the pet project of real estate developer Lu Jun and his son Lu Xun in Nanjing. But following the opening of its inaugural exhibition, one wonders in hindsight about the thoughts behind “The Garden of Diversion”, curated by Philippe Pirotte. >> Read more

The opening exhibition at the Sifang Art Museum designed by Steven Holl Architects re-considers the utopian tradition of philosophical gardens in China. Within this evinced context the exhibition connects a variety of subject mater, such as the meaning of monuments and folly gardens, or the body, hedonism and experience economy. >> Read more

Sifang Art Museum in Nanjing announces its inaugural exhibition.
 
 
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For art that muses over the nostalgia of the past, “monumentality” is a necessary characteristic: Caspar David Friedrich’s desolate monasteries or Gothic cathedrals, John William Waterhouse’s distressed “Lady of Shalott,” or John Everett Millais’ “Orphelia” sinking in the river — there is a sorrowful sublime... >> Read more

One of the most important artists working in photography today, and a famously errant pupil of the Ernst and Hilla Becher school of German photography, Andreas Gursky’s subtly manipulated and densely rich images, often large scale, have helped transform photography into a highly synthetic and conceptual art form. >> Read more

As ARTHK slowly turns into Art Basel, Randian takes stock >> Read more

Tim Marlow of White Cube speaks about the gallery’s expansion. >> Read more

White Cube was launched in 1993 by Jay Jopling with the eponymous “white cube” room in London’s West End, designed by renowned minimalist Claudio Silvestrin. Its groundbreaking curatorial device used the space for a series of unique projects by individual artists. >> Read more