“Not too exciting,” remarked one New York gallerist, and indeed, the atmosphere was not frenzied. Though a complete consensus is near impossible to reach for these events, the impression this week was of a slow fair, with fewer sales than last year and not as many collectors seeking out works, even on opening day. >> Read more
I’ve known about Lu Pingyuan’s stories for a long time, and even read a few of them myself. They read like contemporary version of Liaozhai —somewhat nonsensical and playful, with specious connections to art. I was curious to see how these stories would be transformed into artworks... >> Read more
On the occasion of the first anniversary of its inauguration, the Long Museum West Bund will host the grand opening of Xu Zhen Solo Exhibition on March 28, 2015. >> Read more
Despite the appearance of new museum landmarks in China promising a new cultural epoch, it has been art works that have left soft marks of something more lasting in 2014's landscape of pristine concrete, granite and glass... >> Read more
The Vancouver Art Gallery has recently mounted not one but two large-scale exhibitions in order to inaugurate the newly established Institute of Asian Art. This also highlights how Vancouver, the city with the highest proportion of Asians outside Asia, embraces cultural diversity... >> Read more
Art Basel Miami beach is traditionally seen as the glitzy, snowbird relative of Basel proper, with attendees in significant part accounted for by East-Coasters flying South for the winter, their leisure time and money conspicuous under the glare of the Miami sun. Signs of change are in the air, however, for Miami’s reputation... >> Read more