Tag: Contemporary artists

Husband of Canadian Woman Beaten, Held 36 Days

The Toronto Star reports on the detention of artist Wu Yuren, who was beaten in a Beijing police station after going to accompany a friend to file a complaint against the management of the 798 artist district. Wu’s wife is a Canadian citizen, Karen Patterson: Patterson emerged around noon from the station where her husband was beaten, saying the deputy director had refused comment. “He told

July 8, 2010 12:11 PM

Chinese Painter Zao Wou-ki Dies at 93

Zao Wou-ki (Zhao Wuji 赵无极), the Chinese-French abstract painter once lauded as the highest-selling living Chinese artist,

April 11, 2013 1:03 PM

China’s Resistance Art Beyond Ai Weiwei

Oiwan Lam at Global Voices Online looks at Chinese art-activist Li Ning and his art group, the Body Art Guerrilla Group,

January 23, 2013 9:34 PM

China’s “Great Global Thinkers” for 2012

As the season of lists gets underway, Foreign Policy has released its ranking of the 100 Top Global Thinkers of 2012. Fre

November 27, 2012 3:56 PM

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