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Four recent shows in London remind us why “abstract” painting remains compelling for understanding what painting is. Each show eschewed the decorative “tail-feather” displays of what is now commonly known as "zombie abstraction." >> Read more

Now in his 9th decade, Alex Katz is one of the greatest living artists. Yet Katz remains in a category of his own. We spoke with Katz by telephone about influences, recent shows and the key model for his entire oeuvre, his wife and muse of 60 years, Ada. >> Read more

Tianjin, just half an hour by train from Beijing, is said to be the most inconspicuous of China’s municipalities. This is perhaps surprising, given the fact that it is the first city in Northern China to be exposed to modern culture, experiencing a glamorous era in the period following 1860 when it became a treaty port. Tianjin is the epitome of modernity with “Chinese characteristics”. >> Read more

(中文) 摄影的魅力是观众的阅历体验与摄影师灵感的碰撞，观众在展览中找到某一种经历，某一种情绪的落脚点，达成共鸣，摄影的意义由此存在，展览的意义也在于此。 >> Read more

Greco Grand Palais ( 3 Avenue du Général Eisenhower, 75008 Paris) Oct 16, 2019 – Feb 10, 2020 Ran Dian: So what was it like? * Thomas Eller: It was like walking around in a book. Not an exhibition. Interesting for historians though but with some really bad paintings, but revealing. There was one master piece, which […] >> Read more

Perrotin is pleased to present a solo exhibition of Hans Hartung in Shanghai, >> Read more

INK studio is proud to present Flesh and Bone, a comprehensive survey of internationally renowned artist Li Jin’s early works, >> Read more

This Spring, Hambling will exhibit for the first time in China, at the Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum in Beijing. Ran Dian met the artist at her London home to discuss the show. >> Read more

Tina Keng Gallery is pleased to present the solo exhibition Abstraction Contextualized, exploring the oeuvre of pioneering master George Chann and his abstract expressionist works. >> Read more

The pictures of stocky women in ballet dresses, engrossed in play, have almost become shorthand for Paula Rego’s pictures. But glance through any book on her and one immediately remarks the extraordinary diversity of her art… >> Read more