The irony is that Malaysian contemporary art has sold for much more overseas. In May last year, an artwork by Malaysian artist Yee I-Lann, which sold for RM12,000 locally, fetched RM117,000 at a Christie's auction in Hong Kong. ... full story
"Netsuke" -- miniature sculptures made of ivory, boxwood or animal horn that Japanese men have traditionally worn to decorate their kimono belts -- have become the latest target of counterfeit artists in Hong Kong and China. ... full story
35-year-old Tapiwa Chapo from Zimbabwe is hoping to bring African art influence to Hong Kong. Tapiwa Chapo from Zimbabwe said, "I mean, from all the places I been working now showing African art, there's been good response, because African art is ... full story
HONG KONG.- ART HK 09: Hong Kong International Art Fair announced that 110 of the world’s leading galleries from 24 countries will exhibit at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from 14-17 May (Preview and Vernissage 13 May). ... full story
HONG KONG (NTDTV) -- A popular art charity in Hong Kong is highlighting the conditions of the island's “cage men.” These men live stacked on top of each other in old tenement flats in often squalid conditions. The Schoeni Gallery normally deals with ... full story
by Gentry Rowsey Part 1 of Michael Wolf’s photography from Hong Kong presented images from the artist’s “Real Fake Art” series; it also contained a biography of Wolf. Please view Part 1 by clicking here. Part 2 presented images from Wolf’s ... full story
HONG KONG, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The second branch of Hong Kong's only Russian art academy and gallery, Anastassia's Art House and Red Square Gallery, was officially opened here Thursday. Hong Kong's Acting Director-General of Investment Promotion Simon ... full story
By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) - The organizers of a popular Hong Kong art event staged a sobering exhibition into the plight of some of the affluent city's poorest citizens, the "cage men" workers who call metal mesh boxes home. ... full story
After a short visit to Perth to give a keynote address today, Heartney was bound for Sydney where she will speak at the Museum of Contemporary Art on ...
Off the beaten track, Carolyn Cartier maps the rising interest to make space for art in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou through ephemeral and ... full story
