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Chinese architect Wang Shu wins 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize

2012-02-28T09:50:00.000+08:00

Ningbo History Museum Chinese architect Wang Shu has won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize. The 49-year-old architect joins Frank Gehry, Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano and Eduardo Souto de Moura in receiving what has been called architecture's Nobel Prize. He is the first Chinese architect to receive the prestigious prize. "The fact that an architect from China has been selected by

Korean artist JeongMee Yoon wins 2011 Sovereign Asian Art Prize

2012-02-23T12:26:00.000+08:00

Korean photographer JeongMee Yoon's work The Pink Project II – Lauren & Carolyn and Their Pink & Purple Things has won the 2011 Sovereign Asian Art Prize. The work is part of a larger series, The Pink and Blue Project that explores the way most little girls and boys, across various ethnic groups, regardless of their cultural background seem to love pink and blue clothing, accessories and

Aung Kyaw Htet @ ChanHampe Galleries, Singapore

2012-02-23T08:54:00.000+08:00

Myanmar's contemporary art scene is pretty slim with only a handful of artists that have managed to attract some international attention. Aung Kyaw Htet, a devout Buddhist who grew up in a small village, is one of them. His upbringing has strongly influenced his art, and granted this may not be the policial commentary some may expect coming out of Myanmar. Yet again, his beautiful paintings

Published - Reaching Into the Past to Build Future Success

2012-02-21T15:00:00.000+08:00

Van Cleef & Arpels is known in the watch world for its whimsical and bejeweled timepieces like those in its “Poetic Complications” collection, but the Parisian company has also returned to a simpler era by rereleasing the slim, elegant Pierre Arpels watch. The company took advantage of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva last month to present the timepiece, which features

Published - Watches Made for Ottoman Market Draw Big Interest

2012-02-21T13:14:00.001+08:00

SAINT LEU A gold clock watch made for the Turkish market, circa 1750. Enameled pocket watches made for the Chinese market in the 18th and 19th centuries have been popular auction items in recent years, strongly supported by interest from Chinese buyers, and prices for many have more than doubled during the period. Yet in Beijing in December, a record for a pocket watch auctioned in

Yayoi Kusama @ National Museum of Art, Osaka

2012-02-19T10:10:00.000+08:00

“Eternity of Eternal Eternity" is a new exhibition of the latest works by the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at the National Museum of Art of Osaka, which will be soon touring the rest of Japan - Saitama (April), Matsumoto City (July), and Niigata City (November) It shows that far from being stuck in a rut of dots, the Japanese avant-garde artist continues to innovate, while still tackling the

Bonhams to auction works by Chu Teh-Chun and Zao Wou-Ki on May 27

2012-02-19T09:31:00.001+08:00

Zao Wou Ki, La Mer, 2004 Bonhams will offer a single owner collection which features 15 major works on paper by Chu Teh-Chun and Zao Wou-Ki, and 12 rare Imperial Chinese works of art on May 27 in Hong Kong. Chu Teh-Chun, Diffractions Alertes, 1983 Chu Teh-Chun (b. 1920) and Zao Wou-Ki (b. 1921) both trained in traditional Chinese caligraphy painting before emigrating to Paris in the 1950s

"Cosmic Travelers" @ Espace Louis Vuitton in Tokyo

2012-02-15T11:25:00.001+08:00

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Winged Spirits: Birds in Chinese Painting @ Freer Gallery at Smithsonian

2012-02-15T10:51:00.000+08:00

Lee Bul: From Me, Belongs to You Only @ Mori Art Museum in Tokyo

2012-02-14T10:15:00.001+08:00

Sotheby's HK 2012 Spring sale to be held Mar 31-Apr 4, tour targets China

2012-02-10T07:52:00.000+08:00

Outstanding Ruyao Washer Northern Song Dynasty Est: $7.7 - 10.3 million Sotheby’s Hong Kong Spring Sales 2012 has be set for Mar 31-April 4, with over 2,900 lots estimated to fetch in excess of $233 million. Selected highlights will be showcased in travelling exhibitions in Jakarta (2 - 3 March), Shanghai (7 - 8 March), Beijing (10 - 11 March), Chengdu (13 - 14 March), Singapore (17

Takashi Murakami @ Al Riwaq, Doha

2012-02-09T19:24:00.001+08:00

For his first exhibition in the Middle East and one of his largest to date, Japanese artist Takashi Murakami has immersed visitors in a fantasy world that captures his distinct perspective on contemporary culture. He may be one of the highest earners in the world, but Murakami never takes himself too seriously. The exhibition at the Al Riwaq exhibition space in Doha is titled "Murakami – Ego,

Heman Chong @ Rossi & Rossi, London

2012-02-09T12:20:00.001+08:00

Singaporean designer is finalist in prestigious Hyeres Fashion Festival

2012-02-06T08:11:00.003+08:00

Dayak: Woodblock prints by Tay Chee Toh @ NAFA, Singapore

2012-02-04T08:17:00.000+08:00

Dayak: Woodblock prints by Tay Chee Toh, the 1985 Cultural Medallion recipient, is currently showing at the NAFA Galleries (80 Bencoolen St). This is the 10th solo exhibition by the prolific painter-sculptor who is known for his varied and versatile body of work. His oeuvre includes oil, batik, watercolour, printmaking, acrylic, Chinese ink and sculpture. Inspired by the Dayak people of

Get ready for some major walking at ART HK 2012!

2012-02-01T00:35:00.001+08:00

It's not a fair, it's a marathon!!! Back for its fifth year, ART HK 2012 has announced its exhibitor line up and there will be a whopping 264 of them (!), with a total of 77 new participating galleries. Leading galleries returning from across Asia include Long March Space and The Pace Gallery from Beijing; Vitamin Creative Space from Guangzhou; Ben Brown Fine Arts and Hanart TZ Gallery

Andy Warhol @ MBS, Singapore before touring Asia for 2 years

2012-01-31T19:07:00.000+08:00

The major Asian tour of "Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal" which will include Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and Tokyo throughout 2012/14, will start in Singapore at the ArtScience Museum on Mar 17 Organized by BNY Mellon to mark the 25th anniversary of the death of the acclaimed American painter, printmaker and filmmaker Andrew Warhola, the exhibition will be a major retrospective of his works,

Fu Baoshi @ Met, NY

2012-01-22T04:18:00.000+08:00

Gillman Barracks is another top down approach to boost the art, but is that a bad thing?

2012-01-20T03:33:00.001+08:00

Singapore has long harbored hope of positioning itself as a contemporary art hub in Asia. With three Biennales, the opening of the Freeport and Art Stage, it has made some headways in that direction. Come May, the govermnet is hoping to add one more piece to the puzzle by opening Gillman Barracks, which is billed as a new “contemporary art destination” in the region. In its usual top down

Published - Year of the Dragon Is the Time to Strike

2012-01-18T09:08:00.000+08:00

Each year since 2009, Panerai, an Italian watch brand known for its classic-looking sports watches, has designed a limited-edition Luminor Sealand watch dedicated to a creature from the Chinese Zodiac. The brand releases them exclusively in China with little fanfare, yet the 50 pieces have always sold out. The latest addition to this series, released this month, is inspired by the art of

Published - Prestigious Prize Ticks Toward a New Credibility

2012-01-18T08:53:00.001+08:00

The weird world of Tian Xiaolei @ Meulensteen, NY

2012-01-17T08:49:00.000+08:00

Beijing based Tian Xiaolei creates surreal animated videos and images that engage with the history of Chinese art and the rapidly evolving social, economic, and political realities of contemporary China. This new exhibition opening at the Meulensteen in New York features Song of Joy, an ambitious computer-animated film through which Tian explores the relationship between pretended joy and

Singapore Philatelic Museum houses Dragon exhibition

2012-01-16T17:39:00.000+08:00

The Singapore Philatelic Museum is ushering the Chinese New Year with an "Imagine Dragons" exhibition with over 300 stamps and philatelic materials dating from 1959 to 2012 that will take children on a quest to explore the world of these imaginary creatures. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-15036959-3']); _gaq.push(['_setDomainName', 'none']); _gaq.push(['_

Rise of Singapore student at Sovereign Art Prize auction

2012-01-16T08:26:00.000+08:00

Great fair, quality works, so why are many galleries so unhappy?

2012-01-15T18:05:00.002+08:00

Art Stage Singapore has been a beautiful fair with plenty of fresh works by established artists and new, interesting young artists being introduced to collectors, so why are so many galleries unhappy? While local galleries seem to have done well at the lower end of the market, some established international galleries have not managed to sell anything and are clearly disappointed (given the