NewsBiennials & festivals
Singapore Biennale to look on the bright side of life
Exhibition in November "puts its faith squarely in the potential of art to rework the world”
NewsArt market
Taipei Dangdai attracts cautious but ‘committed’ local collectors in its first edition
Dealers report a high rate of works on reserve amid some strong sales at the launch of Taiwan’s new contemporary art fair
NewsArt fairs
Inaugural Taiwan and Singapore fairs shrug off the gloom
Economic doldrums and stiff competition do not deter Taipei Dangdai and SEA Focus, but Art Stage Singapore is cancelled at the eleventh hour
NewsArt fairs
Art Stage Singapore cancelled
Fair director Lorenzo Rudolf says the "given circumstances" leave no other choice
ReviewBiennials & festivals
Environmental issues grow on the Taipei Biennale
Co-curators Mali Wu and Francesco Manacorda have invited Taiwanese indigenous land right protesters to occupy parts of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum
NewsLGBTQ
Largest exhibition of LGBTQ art in Asia to open in November
The collaboration between Sunpride Foundation and Bangkok Art and Culture Centre explores issues of inclusion in ‘Asia’s Gay Capital’
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
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
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
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
ReviewGwangju Biennale
Gwangju Biennale's 11 curators delve into South Korea's hidden traumas
The theme of Imagined Borders addresses the fraught relationship with the North as well as global tensions surrounding migration and identity
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
AnalysisArt market
Fair’s fair? The murky world of stand costs
Research by The Art Newspaper uncovers wide disparity in both fee structures and transparency
NewsMuseums
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
NewsMuseums
Beijing's Ullens Center for Contemporary Art to open 'Guggenheimian' second museum
New space, with portions burrowed under the sand, will be located by the Bohai Sea shoreline
NewsActivism
Philippines Supreme Court upholds conviction of artist-activist Carlos Celdran for 'offending religious feelings'
Case against Filipino artist who protested in support of reproductive rights in Manila Cathedral, continues as solicitor general asks court to reconsider
NewsMuseums
Construction of Hong Kong's M+ Museum will not be delayed after main contractor fired
West Kowloon Cultural District terminated Hsin Chong's contract on the grounds of insolvency
NewsMuseums
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
NewsArt market
Beijing’s Caochangdi galleries given two weeks’ notice to relocate ahead of demolition
Among those affected are the Hong Kong-based de Sarthe Gallery, which opened in Beijing in 2014, and X Gallery
NewsMuseums
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
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
NewsArt market
Zao Wou-Ki dominates Hong Kong auctions
Chinese-French Modern master continues to lead Chinese Modern art market
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
NewsArt market
Art Stage Jakarta 2018 cancelled amid unrest in Indonesia
Organisers cite the Asian Games and country's presidential election next April as reasons for the decision, but say fair will return in 2019
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
NewsMuseums
Leading Chinese art academy opens international design museum
Alvaro Siza-designed space in Hangzhou celebrates Germany’s influential Bauhaus school
NewsArt fairs
Brisk sales at inaugural edition of Art Chengdu in Sichuan
Local institutions and high-income individuals among fair's busier collectors
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
NewsArt market
Bronze looted from Summer Palace sells for £410,000 despite protest from China
Chinese authorities tried to stop the UK auction of the Tiger Ying vessel, which was taken by a British soldier in 1860
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 Hong Kong 2018
Artists shortlisted for 2018 BMW Art Journey
Astha Butail, the winner of last year's prize, is previewing her upcoming project at Art Basel Hong Kong
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
InterviewArt Basel in Hong Kong 2018
Five minutes with... David Zwirner
Speaking in January ahead of his Hong Kong space's grand opening, the US and UK-based dealer explains the challenges and opportunities of the city
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
NewsControversies
Chinese art professor responds to sexual assault allegations
Xu Gang has been dismissed as curator of the Shenzhen Biennale
NewsArt market
Will new global galleries stifle competition in Hong Kong?
Opportunity knocks, but there is a risk that it will deliver a blow to local artists and gallerists
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
NewsMuseums
London's Serpentine Gallery to open pavilion in Beijing
Space designed by Jiakun artchitects will draw inspiration from Confucianism
NewsArt market
David Zwirner on opening his 'second wave' Hong Kong gallery
New York dealer credits first generation of overseas galleries with creating audience for Western art, but will not show Asian artists 'right off the bat'
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
NewsMuseums
China gets first state-funded photo museum
Foto Lianzhou festival paves the way for city’s permanent venue devoted to the medium
NewsMuseums
Ink art museum opens in Shanghai suburb
Baolong Art Museum is backed by the collector Xu Jiankang
NewsBiennials & festivals
Mali Wu and Francesco Manacorda named co-curators of next Taipei Biennale
Exhibition opening in November will explore grassroots communities
NewsArt market
Pace reveals details of its new Hong Kong space
Yoshitomo Nara show to inaugurate the new gallery during the week of Art Basel in Hong Kong
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
NewsPolitics
Beijing artist who filmed mass evictions of migrants released on bail
Hua Yong was arrested after posting images of government crackdown
NewsPolitics
China lifts ban on Korean art
Embargo was enforced after South Korea installed air-defence system amid tensions with North Korea
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
FeaturePodcast
Podcast episode nine: $450m! The Leonardo breaks all records
How the art sale of the century happened, with Judd Tully, our man in the salesroom. Plus, a new museum in Indonesia
NewsArt market
International players vie for a slice of Shanghai
Art021 and West Bund Art & Design fairs open as galleries, fairs and museums move in on city's fast-growing art scene
NewsOpenings
Indonesia's grassroots scene gains major private museum
Collector founds Museum Macan to fill gap in country's cultural infrastructure
NewsMuseums
Ullens Center for Contemporary Art sold to Chinese investors
Leading Beijing museum had been on the market since June 2016
NewsArt market
Record breaking Chinese brush washer points to demand for Song ceramics in Hong Kong
At HK$294.3m, the Ru ware piece set a record for a Chinese ceramic at Sotheby's during Hong Kong's busy autumn auction and fair series
FeaturePodcast
Podcast episode three: how the Getty is shaping southern California’s art scene
The story behind Pacific Standard Time in Los Angeles; Ming Wong on the historic queer art show in Taipei. Plus: an exclusive audio work by Zardulu the Mythmaker
NewsArt market
Fine Art Asia's diverse offering, from gold deities to gelatin silver prints
The 12th Fine Art Asia fair will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 30 September-3 October
NewsMuseums
Chinese hotelier-collector opens Shanghai's newest private museum
Zheng Hao's How Art Museum shares works with his 'art hotel'
NewsBudi Tek
Budi Tek presses China to make his Yuz Museum public
New laws are needed for private museums to outlive their founders, collector says
NewsLGBTQ
First-ever museum show celebrating queer Asian art opens in Taiwan
Exhibition marks country's May ruling setting stage to legalise gay marriage
NewsObituaries
David Tang, fashion entrepreneur and Chinese art collector, dies aged 63
Founder of fashion brand Shanghai Tang displayed pieces from his collection in his clubs and restaurants
NewsChina
Zhao Bandi’s party crashed by censorship at the Ullens Center in Beijing
Reproductions replace two works in his solo show, China Party, that were banned for import
NewsObituaries
China's artists defy censorship ban to mourn Liu Xiaobo
Dissident activist and Nobel laureate was last sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2009 and died in custody
NewsChina
Chinese art world goes fur crazy for cats on WeChat
Feline-themed group is providing a talking point for artists, curators and administrators