It’s that time of year for Oscar’s equally shiny cousin, The Golden Horse, to ride into town. All bad imagery aside, The Golden Horse Awards is Taiwan’s annual salute to all that is fabulous in Chinese cinema. It’s no surprise that this year’s leader at the ceremony is Ang Lee for his skintillating drama, […]

This section will strive to bring you short sweet facts, digestible in 30 seconds, related to all forms of art, and fun to bring up in random conversations with strangers if you’re so inclined.
Tao Qian (365–427) was a pre-Tang Dynasty poet who preferred la vie boheme over any kind of work period. Working as […]

The Shanghai Art Fair, the city’s biggest contemporary art festival for foreign art collectors, is no longer all about the Benjamins. Opening Thursday at the ShanghaiMart, the Shanghai Art Fair has changed its slogan so that the art world doesn’t perceive the event as being only about money. Even though this event, like […]

Even in Tibet, the modern age has displaced many of the once indigenous aesthetics and traditional arts of this land in favor of a more common culture shaped by ipods, Xboxes and Mtv, oh my! Like everyone else, young Tibet started to focus on finding different ways to spend their time. Moreover, with […]

If you were arguably the most renowned artist within, arguably, the most provocative art movement the East has ever seen, where would you go to showcase your work? Take a few seconds. Well if you said Queens, home of the Mets, 50 Cent and the phrase “youz guys,” you are correct. Yue […]

With the Beyoncé Experience in the rear view mirror and the Linkin Park Shanghai concert just around the bend, it’s clear that the old attitudes toward Western-minded cultural events in Shanghai, and mainland China in general, have changed drastically. Just two years ago, the announcement of an Ice-T concert at the now defunct Pegasus […]

In the D.C. Comics universe, Gotham city in particular, Batman is the champion of justice and doesn’t wince when it comes to taking down the bad guys. The list of foes he’s beaten goes on and on. From the best villains, like The Joker, to the worst, the easily forgettable Calendar Man, Batman has faced […]

Chinese collectors, there’s a new record to beat. The “Red Cliff Handscroll,” the most famous work by Ming Dynasty artist Qiu Ying, was sold in Beijing Tuesday for $10.7 million USD, a new record for the sale of a Chinese painting. The record bid came from an unnamed private collector from the mainland, […]

This column serves not only as a tribute to a great man with a great name, but it captures all those moments in China that make you stop for a second and do a double take. We have transmogrified “Oh snap!” to bring you “Bo Zaaaang!”
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After weeks of discreet construction, the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art opened its doors Monday in Beijing’s rejuvenated Dashanzi art district. As Beijing has become the focal point of the global art scene in recent years, the Ullens Center, or UCCA will be ground zero for some of the world’s most sought after exhibits. […]