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During the week that Wang Dongling was in New York for the opening of the exhibition Wang Dongling: Poetry and Painting at Chambers Fine Art on February 28, 2018 he gave three public demonstrations of calligraphy that for those lucky enough to witness them revealed why calligraphy has long been revered above all other forms of visual art in China. >> Read more

A strong advocate for the internationalisation of art, Nathalie Obadia has been instrumental in introducing Chinese artists such as MadeIn, Ni Youyu and Wang Keping to the Paris art scene. >> Read more

I feel that the exhibitions on November 9 and following it are worth looking at with a sense of doubt about the establishment and with a questioning attitude. Here are my observations. >> Read more

(中文) 2015年，被业界称为“中国当代水墨发展关键性一年”，也是繁荣、衰落、转折、调整、重生的一年，在这样的大背景之下，我们有必要全面、系统、务实的对其做一个阶段性的梳理； >> Read more

Mr. Huang Zhuan, renowned art historian, critic and curator, executive director of OCAT Shenzhen and OCAT Institute, professor of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, passed away at 8:29 pm on April 13th, 2016 in Guangzhou, at the age of 58. >> Read more

when artists translate philosophical ideas into visual icons and then claim them as ink art without due reflection, the so-called “Eastern spirit”—embodying Confucian, Taoist, Buddhist ideas and what not—would inevitably become a mere means to an end... >> Read more

Presented here are Varbanov’s plasticine models, which were produced in Europe in the 1970’s and acted as sketches for larger fabric works. Some of these larger fabric works were realized while others remained merely models. >> Read more

More than just a form of artistic expression, ink art and especially ink painting, is a cultural signifier. >> Read more

A historical exhibition in two parts, co-commissioned by Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (Beijing) and Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art (Rotterdam), comprising documentary materials and artworks that examine the life and work of a defining figure in contemporary Chinese art. >> Read more

To coincide with the opening this week in Shanghai of the 15th anniversary exhibition of the "Chinese Contemporary Art Awards" (CCAA) at the Power Station of Art, Randian's Chris Moore spoke at length with Uli Sigg about the history and philosophy behind CCAA, still the most respected art award in China... >> Read more