Mr. Zaalof, who no longer works at Jumeirah, said art worth $1 million would hang on the walls and that Middle Eastern royalty had already inquired about reservations. To help visualize Jumeirah's first China hotel, Mr. Zaalof described guest offerings ... full story
Art Shanghai 2009, widely known as the Shanghai Spring Art Salon, the first major art event on this year's calendar, is a barometer of how the industry and market are responding. This year it seems to be offering some hope and brightness for the local ... full story
One of them features 21 sculptures by Salvador Dali, master of surrealism, presented by the Italian gallery FYR, based in both Florence and Shanghai. They were exhibited at the 2009 Shanghai Spring Art Salon at ShanghaiMart and will again be shown in ... full story
"For nearly three centuries, the strong imperial patronage of Ming emperors produced new heights in Chinese art." Works in the exhibition are drawn from three of China's most prestigious institutions - the Palace Museum, Beijing; the Nanjing Municipal ... full story
"Feng Dakang - Solo Exhibition" opened Saturday, April 18, 2009, at the Art Scene Warehouse in Shanghai and continues through April 30. “People have asked me if my paintings are related to the big earthquake in Sichuan. It's true that I studied in ... full story
And last December, he exhibited 50 paintings and scrolls at the Beijing World Art Museum. He is determined to preserve the collection. He says many of the works are priceless, but that they are part of a legacy, apart from their monetary value. ... full story
BEIJING, April 15 -- There are fewer exhibiting galleries from Europe and America and the exhibition space is smaller, but the Art Shanghai 2009, more commonly known as Shanghai Spring Art Salon, at ShanghaiMart still promises to be lively. ... full story
He has shown in other museums in China, such as the Shenzhen Art Museum, and most recently, at the Shanghai Art Museum in 2008. Liu's sculptures are very contemporary and playful in their forms and color, highly dramatic in their subject matter and ... full story
In May 2008, Christie's recorded its highest sale of Chinese contemporary art, selling a Zeng Fanzhi piece for $9.7m. But Mok Wai Hong, the Hong Kong artist, said he was already starting to hear rumours of a dip in sales at international art fairs. ... full story
These are just a few of the 100 photographs in Shanghai Living, Hu Yang's extraordinary historical and social archive. They are part of the China Project, an impressive exhibition of contemporary Chinese art at Queensland's Gallery of Modern Art. The ... full story
