艺术

The mainly Chinese collectors at the Contemporary Asian Art auction weren't afraid to go far beyond high estimates for high-quality pieces by some of China's top blue-chip artists. Read More

The New York Times writes today on Shanghai's creative boom, which has enticed numerous artists, architects, designers and businesspeople from China and around the world to set up shop in "the Paris of the East." Read More

Come back next Monday for more news and commentary on the business of culture and luxury in China, and keep an eye on us in 2010, as we bring together new features, interviews, guests and functionality in the year of the Tiger. Read More

Jing Daily recently got a chance to talk with top contemporary Chinese artist Zhang Xiaogang at his studio in Beijing! Read More

Chinese arts portal Artron has posted an excellent interview with the Chinese art collector Wang Wei, part of the vanguard of up-and-coming Chinese collectors. Translation by Jing Daily team. Read More

Although the new exhibition by Chinese contemporary artist Zhang Xiaogang at Pace Beijing wraps up next week, China Daily has posted an excellent video that gives a glimpse of Zhang's dramatic new turn to those of us who can't make it to Beijing to see it ourselves. Read More

Artxun reports this week that Zeng Fanzhi -- one of China's top contemporary artists -- has gained the title of "Number One" Chinese artist in terms of auction prices over the last year, leapfrogging longtime title-holder Zhang Xiaogang. Read More

Although artists like Yue Minjun and Zhang Xiaogang have quickly become major global art stars, China's younger artists are little known outside of their home country (and, more often than not, are unknown there as well), so the news that Kansas City is mounting a relatively large-scale and far-ranging exhibition of works by young Chinese artists must give some of these art greenhorns some hope for their future prospects. Read More

Following China's National Day celebrations earlier this month, a wave of cultural events have taken place -- or are slated to take place -- around the world. Read More