NewsArt market
Trump delays tariffs on Chinese goods until December—but not for art and antiquities
New 10% tax will come into force on 1 September and apply to all works originating from China, regardless of where they are imported from
NewsHong Kong
As crisis deepens, activists stage pro-democracy exhibition in Hong Kong
Show at WMA Space tells the “story of HongKongers” through protest ephemera
NewsHong Kong
Ai Weiwei sends research team to Hong Kong as demonstrations continue
Speaking to the BBC, Chinese dissident artist says West is unlikely to interfere and he has 'no trust in Britain at all'
NewsCopyright
Taipei gallery accuses Mac Cosmetics China of plagiarising artist's work for lipstick campaign
Project Fulfill Art Space says Chinese branch of the cosmetics company did not have permission to use Chen Sung-Chih installation
NewsMuseums
Beijing's art scene gets much-needed boost as M Woods opens second space
Private museum is due to open a new venue in capital's historic Longfusi area
NewsChina
Two Beijing art districts abruptly evicted to make way for demolition
Police in riot gear escort hundreds of artists working in area studios from the premises
NewsCommercial galleries
US-China trade war proves the 'last straw' for Pace Beijing
The gallery closed its mainland China outpost after ten years due to ongoing tariff hikes, but may expand its Hong Kong presence
Podcast
Ibrahim Mahama's ghosts of Ghana. Plus, China's epic Picasso show
We speak to the Ghanaian artist as he unveils a major new commission at the Whitworth as part of the Manchester International Festival. Plus, we find out about the Picasso blockbuster at UCCA in Beijing. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
NewsLGBTQ
Shanghai shows of queer art hampered by venue issues and government censorship
LGBTQ exhibitions and works that are explicitly out and proud are magnets for official ire in mainland China
NewsHong Kong
Hong Kong’s art world unites as demonstrations gather momentum
The gallery community has encouraged strike action, with many closing to enable staff to join protests
NewsChina
Tate to send its collection to Shanghai's forthcoming Pudong Museum of Art
The gallery signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned developer in Shanghai
InterviewChina
An artist’s memories of Tiananmen Square
The Bay Area artist Stella Zhang was a senior at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing during the student-led protests. She has created a new work based on those memories—and the government’s efforts to silence them
ReviewExhibitions
Liu Xia, widow of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, gets first show in Asia since release from house arrest
Exhibition at Taipei Museum of Contemporary Art reveals grief of families of political prisoners
ReviewArt market
Expanded Art Chengdu bucks slowing Chinese economy
Second edition of fair moves from tent to bricks-and-mortar in western China's 'skyrocketing' city
NewsContemporary art
Wallinger's upside-down globe outside LSE angers Chinese students for portraying Taiwan as an independent state
British artist says colouring Taiwan differently from China was his "error"
NewsProtest art
Stars Art Group, China's artistic freedom fighters, celebrate 40th anniversary
History repeats for avant-garde Beijing artists reflecting on groundbreaking exhibition and protests in 1979
NewsArt Basel in Hong Kong 2019
Fair share: parity for Asia’s female artists gains ground at Art Basel in Hong Kong
While men still dominate the local market, there are signs of progress towards equality in Hong Kong this week
NewsPrizes
Shortlist for inaugural Sigg Prize announced
Six artists in line for Uli Sigg’s $64,000 Chinese contemporary art prize
CommentArt Basel in Hong Kong 2019
'Fingers crossed for China’s art market'
The latest Art Basel and UBS report makes for uncomfortable reading
InterviewPainting
Liu Xiaodong: an interview with China’s great documentary painter
The artist on portraying ordinary people and travelling the world with a “local spirit”
NewsArt's Most Popular 2019
Museum visits drop in Taipei as relations sour with China
Taiwanese museum has seen a significant decline in visitors since 2015, our Art's Most Popular research shows
NewsRestitution
Italy and China team up to fight looting
During president Xi Jinping's visit to Rome, Italy announced that it will return 796 artefacts to China
NewsCensorship
Self-censorship on the rise as Hong Kong grows closer to China
Artists voice concern for Hong Kong’s artistic landscape amid so-called “mainlandification” of the SAR
PreviewArt Basel in Hong Kong 2019
US-China tension creates buyer’s market in Hong Kong
Despite a burgeoning arts scene in the city, worries persist that the trade war and economic uncertainty could affect business at Art Basel in Hong Kong
NewsOpenings
Collector Qiao Zhibing's delayed Tank Shanghai museum opens on West Bund waterfront
The reborn oil tanks host shows by teamLab, Adrián Villar Rojas and assorted Chinese artists
NewsChina
Is Budi Tek's Yuz Museum branching out?
The Indonesian-Chinese collector, who is behind the Shanghai institution, recently partnered with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
PreviewExhibitions
Ai Weiwei show brings out tensions between Canada and China
Survey at Gardiner Museum ranges from artist’s broken Han Dynasty urn to zodiac signs
NewsCensorship
Ai Weiwei’s contribution to Berlin movie scrapped amid censorship fears
“It was infuriating to find our involvement had been erased,” Ai says
NewsMuseums & Heritage
New York architect Annabelle Selldorf to lead design of visitors centre in Beijing’s Forbidden City
When restoration is complete, the public will have access to Qianlong Garden complex for the first time
NewsChina
'Hundreds' of cultural figures caught up in China’s Uyghur persecution
Most of the north-west Chinese region's Uyghur writers, artists and scholars have already been imprisoned
NewsAcquisitions
Why a six-ton scholar’s rock is making its way from China to Texas
A low-key request from the San Antonio Museum of Art director resulted in a big gift from Lake Taihu near Wuxi
NewsArt market
Censorship could stifle China's art market
Under president Xi Jinping's increasingly stringent regime, galleries must negotiate a slow and capricious approval process to show works of art
ReviewExhibitions
Unlocking the secrets of China’s Qing dynasty empresses
From portraits to robes to jewelry, Peabody Essex Museum explores the intricate trappings of female power and influence
NewsChina
Pompidou pops up in Chengdu but 'is not considering a permanent presence'
French museum takes Cosmopolis biennial platform to southwestern China less than a year before Shanghai outpost opens
News
Sackler Museum in Beijing turns 25 and plans expansion
As Sackler heirs continue to deny claims of involvement in US opioid crisis, Jillian Sackler honours Arthur’s achievements
AnalysisArt market
Is Hong Kong 'the problem solver for the global art industry'? Fine Art Asia's director thinks so
Andy Hei says tax advantages and broad Asian clientele help keep city's edge of Mainland China—but he is not deterred from holding Beijing fair this month
NewsChina
Chinese curator and critic Li Bowen resigns editor post following anonymous allegations
Highlighting a “gray area between morality and law”, a WeChat user has accused Li of a pattern of emotional abuse and deceptive behaviour
NewsArt market
Chinese art and antiquities spared from Trump’s tariffs
Auction houses and art dealers express ‘relief’ even as the US-China trade war escalates
CommentContemporary art
Quintessentially Chinese art gives way to a global identity
Contrasting Zhang Xiaogang with a young 'post-passport' generation
News
Cao Fei gets double exposure with two exhibitions on home territory
Show at Hong Kong's Tai Kwun is artist's first major retrospective in greater China
News
Chengdu MoCA quashes rumours of demise but its problems are endemic in China’s art museums
Institution’s difficulties echo experiences of other new Chinese cultural spaces linked to property developments
NewsAi Weiwei
Chinese authorities demolish Ai Weiwei's studio in Beijing
The space is latest artistic casualty in the city's gentrification campaign
NewsPolitics
US dealers move against Trump’s proposed 10% tariff on Chinese art and antiques
Public hearings on the government’s plans are due to be held in Washington, DC in August
News
Three Chinese cities in the running to host Musée Rodin outpost
Paris museum will lend the new space more than 100 of the artist’s works
NewsChina
Uranium glass chandeliers banned from Shanghai exhibition
Chinese authorities did not explain why Ken and Julia Yonetani’s four works will not be part of Powerlong Art Museum group show
NewsCopyright
French dealer awarded rights to Chinese artist T'ang Haywen's work
Paris court decision ends legal saga that began in 1991, when the artist died without an heir
NewsArt Basel 2018
ShanghArt and Waldburger Wouters to open project space during Art Basel
This will be the first time a major Chinese gallery has opened a space in Europe
NewsOpenings
Hong Kong museums scene finally on the rise, as Central Police Station opens
Long-awaited Tai Kwun complex will give local artists a world-class exhibition space
NewsChina
Massive arts district to launch in 2019 in valley near Beijing
“Eco-city” announced at Venice Architecture Biennale will include a museum, artists’ studios and an art park
News
'The model in China is constantly evolving': Ullens Center director on his plans to turn it into a foundation
Western-style model could be a turning point for the country’s fast-proliferating private museums
NewsPolitics
Women beaten at Beijing’s 798 Art District for wearing rainbow badges
The attack on the two young women by 798 security staff has been condemned by LGBT groups, online activists and China’s art world
News
Leading Chinese art academy opens international design museum
Alvaro Siza-designed space in Hangzhou celebrates Germany’s influential Bauhaus school
NewsContemporary art
From Brussels to Bogotá: where will the Pompidou pop up next?
As museum's teaser show opens in the Belgian capital, its president, Serge Lasvignes, tells us about branching out from Paris
NewsArt market
Two new art fairs hope to tap into mainland China market
Art Chengdu and JingArt aim to join the first rank of the country’s burgeoning events calendars
NewsThefts
Chinese antiquities stolen in raid on Bath museum
Haul includes precious gold and jade artefacts, which police say may have been stolen to order
FeatureArt Basel in Hong Kong 2018
No end to gender woes? Time’s not up in Asia
There is a gross gender imbalance across the Asian art world, but the representation of female artists, curators and dealers is also on the rise in the region
NewsArt Basel in Hong Kong 2018
Taiwan rises as China reins in foreign spending
Tighter capital and credit regulations have curtailed Chinese art buying
PreviewArt Basel in Hong Kong 2018
Spotlight on… Art Central in Hong Kong
What to see at Art Basel in Hong Kong's satellite fair
NewsArt Basel Hong Kong 2018
Secretive Myanmar to host touring Hong Kong contemporary show
The exhibition organised by Para Site will 'challenge preconceived notions about the region'
InterviewArt Basel Hong Kong 2018
From Beijing to Mayfair: French dealer to open new gallery in London
Specialist Hadrien de Montferrand brings a unique mix of influences to his work
NewsArt Basel Hong Kong 2018
Photo Macau stages 'teaser' show ahead of first full fair
The original project was cancelled in December for quality control
NewsArt Basel Hong Kong 2018
Arresting development: a peek at Hong Kong's Central Police Station
Long-awaited heritage and arts centre, Tai Kwun, is expected to open in May
AnalysisArt Basel Hong Kong 2018
How big is the Picasso 'brand' in China?
Sotheby’s tests the waters with first oil painting at auction in Hong Kong
NewsControversies
Chinese art professor responds to sexual assault allegations
Xu Gang has been dismissed as curator of the Shenzhen Biennale
NewsChina
Shanghai's East Bund on the rise as museums building boom continues
State-backed projects along Huangpu river could rival West Bund's private museums and galleries
NewsChina
Antique ivory not affected by China's complete trading ban
Regulation follows partial ban and intensive public campaign
NewsBiennials & festivals
Shanghai Biennale 2018 to focus on the 'ambivalence of the present age'
Head curator Cuauhtémoc Medina draws on ee cumming's concept of proregression
NewsArt market
China Guardian to open new flagship in Beijing
The art centre, designed by Ole Scheeren, is the first purpose-built for auctions in the country and will open this spring
NewsArt market
From Van Gogh to Richter—what happens when bidders fail to pay up at auction?
Flaky winning bids are knocking the gloss off record-breaking sales
News
China gets first state-funded photo museum
Foto Lianzhou festival paves the way for city’s permanent venue devoted to the medium
News
Ink art museum opens in Shanghai suburb
Baolong Art Museum is backed by the collector Xu Jiankang
NewsArt market
Qi Baishi paintings set new $141m record for Chinese artist
Set of 12 ink panels by traditional master sell to Chinese buyer at Poly Auction Beijing for RMB931.5m
NewsDesign
V&A's first foray into China opens to visitors
Design Society in Shenzhen, steered by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, unveils four galleries this month, with two to follow in 2018
NewsPhotography
Photographer Lu Guang reveals how China’s love of bloodwood is destroying African forests
Collaboration with Greenpeace documents logging in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
CommentHong Kong
Hong Kong demonstrations are driven by creative spirit
The city's artistic response to the political unrest proves that the best work often comes at times of crisis
Vivienne Chow