June 2017
A so-called Chinese “urban village,” Dafen once produced an estimated 60 percent of all the world’s oil paintings. During its heyday—when the village’s reputation as an art factory rang truer than today—it almost exclusively cranked out copies of paintings in the Western art canon...
November 2016
With its strong regional focus, “Why Not Ask Again” continues a palpable trend in Asia for artists and curators to examine the possibilities and realities of exchange within their own region, as opposed to the oft-analyzed dialogue between East and West...
November 2016
From founding art fairs and establishing private museums, to backing young galleries and young artists, China’s new generation of collectors aren’t just acquiring—they’re fostering growth across the arts ecosystem.
April 2016
One of several water towns in eastern China to be dubbed the “Venice of the East,” Wuzhen lacks its European namesake’s international standing when it comes contemporary art—and that of its nearby Shanghai, too.
March 2016
Hong Kong has made remarkable progress in forging a profitable art market and increasingly a vibrant art scene, much of that progress having been achieved in little under a decade...
October 2015
“We don’t want to make it the biggest fair in Asia; we want to make it the most important in Asia,” said Art Taipei’s new executive director Emerson Wang...