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Photofairs may be selling more ideas than artwork, and if the attendance of talks is any indication, the public seem to be eagerly absorbing it. >> Read more

After a long yet worthy waiting, “Another Landscape”, the large-scale photographic exhibition is about to open at Yang Art Museum on August 10, 2016, when 18 renowned photography artists at home and abroad and 1 senior collector will present with their 113 pieces of works in the 2000 square meters of brand-new exhibition halls. Yang […] >> Read more

On Sep 11–13, the second edition of Photo Shanghai displayed over 500 photographic works—brought by 50 galleries hailing from 18 countries—at the Shanghai Exhibition Center. >> Read more

Daniel Szehin Ho will host the “Morning Shanghai” talks (at 10 Corso Como Shanghai): Julie Chun presents an overview on contemporary Chinese art, Cesar Villalon and Sidd Perez (The Drawing Room) talk about art and the market in the Philippines, and Steven Harris (m97) will discuss art photography along with the evolving market and collector base in China. >> 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

Bai Yiluo, Chen Wei, Jiang Zhi, Liu Ren, Luo Dan, Michael Kenna, Michael Wolf, Peter Bialobrzeski >> Read more

The 6th Annual SH Contemporary was nervously watched by the local art community amid rumors that the fair’s contract with the local government was coming to an end. >> Read more

The 6th Annual SH Contemporary was nervously watched by the local art community amid rumors that the fair’s contract with the local government was coming to an end. The event was marred by censorship of a number of non-political works, lackluster sales and average offerings in the booths. >> Read more

Often the view of these tiled areas is so centred, perpendicularly or from above, that the perspective vanishes, with the depth-of-vision flattening to almost nothing, bringing the stains and discolorations to the fore. These public-personal spaces, simultaneously places of hygiene and pollution, >> Read more

The Westerners are skilled in geometry, and consequently there is no the slightest mistake in their way of rendering light and shade [yang-yin] and distance (near and far). When they paint houses on a wall people are tempted to walk into them . . . Students of painting may well take over one or two points from them to make their own paintings more attractive to the eye. >> Read more