Western-style model could be a turning point for the country’s fast-proliferating private museums
Space designed by Jiakun artchitects will draw inspiration from Confucianism
Set of 12 ink panels by traditional master sell to Chinese buyer at Poly Auction Beijing for RMB931.5m
At least three major art institutions opened last year and a similar number are expected to open in 2013
The opening of the Ullens Center will transform the local scene and the West’s understanding of what’s happening in China
Collaborative show will open in December 2013
After seeming to grow cool on his Chinese venture, the collector is now staging numerous shows and branching into Indian art
Individuals and corporations are sharing their traditional and contemporary art collections with the public
Loyal collectors and galleries keep contemporary show on the map
A $1m reward is being offered
Despite state subsidies and heavy promotion, not everyone is feeling the benefit
The collectors add work by Pascale Marthine Tayou to their extensive collection
Having travelled the US and Russia, the Turner exhibition will head to China
The artist discusses his work, politics, censorship, “fake art” and the Beijing Olympics
Guan Yi tells us about his plans to open a museum and sculpture park on a 16.5-acre plot of land in Beijing
The series will go on show at the Faurscho gallery in Beijing
The country’s first major survey of new media took place in June—with a little help from MoMA, Tate, and several others
Since it opened last November, four out of five senior curators and directors have left and one has apparently been redeployed
The new embassy in Beijing, opening in August, will include art by Jeff Koons, Cai Guo-Qiang, Louise Bourgeois, Robert Rauschenberg, and others
Amidst struggling contemporary art scene
Baron Ullens is acquiring new works for his Beijing gallery
Backed by businessman-collector Guy Ullens
The joint effort will use satellite technology to help protect archaeological sites
Arario Beijing claims to be “the world’s largest gallery”
Auction report; 3rd November 2005
Tate’s director of collections has visited China twice this year and MoMA trustees are also on their way
China’s economy may be faltering, but the Shanghai and Beijing contemporary art markets have expanded significantly since the Asian economic crisis last year
Tourism is causing a conservation nightmare
China is in the news more and more as its economy booms and Hong Kong gets handed back this summer; Chinese art is beginning to penetrate Western consciousness