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London art auctions show market in a correction

As in the stock market, a chill at the art auctions has forced many buyers to the sidelines.

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China eases restrictions art imports, exports

A newly-revised regulation on art dealing, issued by China's Ministry of Culture on Tuesday, has eased restrictions on import and export of works of art.

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China eases restrictions art imports, exports

​A newly-revised regulation on art dealing, issued by China's Ministry of Culture on Tuesday, has eased restrictions on import and export of works of art.

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Art space owners hope Hongkongers get the gallery-going habit

Pair out to make Wong Chuk Hang gallery a place to show Hong Kong the works of non-Western artists the mainstream market ignores vow they won’t be beaten by public indifference and MTR delay.

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British Royal Academy announces 50 mln pound plan for redevelopment

​The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) Monday announced a plan for a multi-million pound redevelopment project to be completed by 2018, the institution's 250th birthday.

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Exhibition links unlikely artistic pair of pop-art Andy Warhol, pre-Raphaellite William Morris

The exhibition "Love is Enough" which opened on Saturday at Modern Art Oxford juxtaposes two giants of 19th and 20th century art who at first sight would seem to come from quite different worlds.

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Ceramics database launched to help regulate art market

An online database listing detailed information of Chinese ceramic art works was launched on Monday in Jingdezhen City, east China's Jiangxi Province.

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African contemporary art eyes int'l market

A major contemporary African art fair kicked off in London Thursday, with dozens of African artists seeking opportunities in Europe and beyond.

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Art should serve people, socialism: Xi

​President Xi Jinping stressed Wednesday that cultural and artistic sectors in China should serve the people and socialism.

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Peking Opera performance in Washington popularizes Chinese art

The contemporary artistic descendants of China's Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang staged a gala performance at Kennedy Center in Washington Wednesday evening, bringing the audience closer to the ancient Chinese opera art.

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Sotheby's eyes young Chinese collectors

Sotheby's said on Thursday that it sees young Chinese collectors as a huge potential market for art collection.

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Box office shows appeal of art films

The box office success "Black Coal, Thin Ice" has raised cinemas' confidence in art films.

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Sotheby's insists authenticity of calligraphic work

International auction house Sotheby's on Friday insisted that an ancient work of Chinese calligraphy sold at an auction in September was a genuine piece by Su Shi, a famous Chinese poet of the Song Dynasty (960-1279).The statement came in response to accusations from three researchers from the Shanghai Museum saying that the calligraphic work was a forgery from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

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Art colleges struggle for talent

Though the annual national college entrance exams are still six months off, the test that will be more decisive in winning Sun Yuewen a place at art college is a week away.

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Lonely artist makes fish bones into paintings

In his hands, the bony structure discarded by gourmets is turned into elaborate landscapes and works of art at a gallery in the coastal city of Xiamen in east China's Fujian Province.

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World's largest art show "Art Everywhere" launched in London

The world's largest art show was launched on Thursday in London by the artist who designed the album cover to one of the most famous albums in rock and roll history.

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MOMA to hold exhibition of American modern art

The Museum of Modern Art announced on Wednesday that it would hold an exhibition of the U.S. modern art, offering audiences a chance to appreciate the museum's collection of art pieces between 1915 and 1950.