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China Agrees to Lend Art to Museum in Taiwan

The New York Times reports on the culture exchange between mainland China and Taiwan: The Palace Museum in Beijing has agreed to lend works of art to the National Palace Museum in Taipei for an exhibition next autumn,...

Video: 798 – Transformation from Factory into Art Hub

A Discovery Channel documentary, now available on YouTube, presents an informative picture of the artistic rebirth of Dashanzi Art District, also known as Factory 798, in northeastern Beijing. : Often compared with New...

New Art Exhibit Explores Chinese Immigration in California

Inspired by a new art exhibit at the California History Society, Michael Krasny talks about the lives of Chinese immigrants in California from the late 1800s until the 1960s on KQED’s Forum. Guests on the Feb. 13, 2008...

“Olympic Fine Arts 2008” Kicks Off – Xinhua

From Xinhua: “Olympic Fine Arts 2008,” a cultural event organized by the International Olympic Committee and Chinese Olympic Committee, kicked off here Thursday morning. The organizers will invite well-known artists from over 80 countries and regions to display their works in the event, whose themes are “Sports and Olympism” and “China, the World.” In addition, […]

Audio: Branding Songzhuang

China’s economy is booming, so is its culture. Jocelyn Ford made an audio report for Studio360 about Songzhuang, located in the suburb of Beijing, where more than one thousand artists live. (Image from Studio360) – Original audio and more culture related audios here

An Artist’s Famous Smile: What Lies Behind It? – Richard Bernstein

Yue Minjun talks about his paintings for the New York Times: Your first reaction upon meeting Yue Minjun might be, yes, it is indeed he! The face with the enigmatic, jaw-breaking grin, perhaps the most recognizable image in contemporary Chinese painting, is a self-portrait. “Yes, it’s me,” Mr. Yue said in a recent interview, and […]

Behind The Smile – Nina P. West

Yue Minjun’s canvas painting “Execution” shone at Sotheby’s in London in October because of its price of $5.9 million. The painting is based on Tiananmen in 1989. From Artfact.com via Forbes: …Since the early 1990s, Minjun’s works, both paintings and sculpture, have featured figures wearing the same facial expression–a wide, oddly enigmatic smile. The eerie, […]

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