Fan Di'an, the former director of the National Museum of China (NAMOC), has recently been selected to take on the position of the principal of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), replacing Pan Gongkai. At the same time, vice-principals Dong Changxia and Su Xinping will replace Xu Bing and Tan Ping. >> Read more
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
Scandalous allegations have rocked the art world in China in recent days, with two artists, Li Shan and Sun Liang, pointing fingers at Johnson Chang, a prominent Hong Kong dealer and owner of Hanart. It is claimed that works of art lost after the first contemporary Chinese exhibition at the 1993 Venice Biennale have been found under mysterious circumstances in Hanart’s possession. >> Read more