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Dancing with character

Feature | Art
2009-11-20

DANCERS and calligraphers might appear -- superficially -- to be quite different in their art, but both deal with line, motion and creativity. To internationally renowned choreographer, Lin Hwai-min, the two share...

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Dazzling masterpieces of red art

Feature | Art
2009-11-13

MASTERPIECES of "red art" from one of the most distinguished private collections will be exhibited at the Shanghai Art Museum from November 18 to 29. While most exhibits of red art - those sought-after patriotic...

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Does gilding a common cabbage turn it into a work of art?

Feature | Art
2009-11-5

AN auto smashup and a daydreaming bystander, a fluorescent human skull, men climbing steel bamboo - these are part of a "Passion" sculpture show. Wang Jie reports. Seldom do local galleries feature a cluster of...

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Red art, diary in big Beijing sale

Feature | Art
2009-10-30

NEARLY 6,600 pieces of traditional ink-wash paintings, porcelain, oils, sculpture, ancient coins, jewelry, jade - and rare manuscripts - will go under the hammer at the China Guardian Autumn Auction November 21-23...

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Focus on young artists of 'Gelatin Generation'

Feature | Art
2009-10-30

THE global economic downturn has led to a cooling and reassessment of hyped Chinese contemporary art and caused artists, critics, curators and collectors to ponder its future. The legendary "four big mountains"...

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Young artists see the world

Feature | Art
2009-10-28

A large national exhibit by promising young artists encourages them to "Openly Express" their true and independent views. The impressive show of 267 works is the Shanghai Youth Biennial. Wang Jie visits. Award-winning...

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Fresh perspective for ink-wash art

Feature | Art
2009-10-27

PERHAPS only a few exhibitions in China could be compared with the size and status of the national exhibition of traditional and contemporary ink-wash paintings at the Shanghai Exhibition Center this month. More...

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Aussie choreographer teams with ballet company

Feature | Art
2009-10-23

SHANGHAI Ballet is rehearsing the contemporary ballet "Water" with famed Australian choreographer Graeme Murphy, who created the dance. It will be performed in late November, the dates and venue to be decided....

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Export porcelain comes home

Feature | Art
2009-10-23

MORE than 300 years ago, vast quantities of export-only porcelain from Jingdezhen, China's capital of chinaware, were shipped to Europe and coveted by collectors, though they did not suit Chinese tastes. Today,...

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And now for Shaolin kung fu - the musical

Feature | Art
2009-10-16

KUNG fu meets music, dance and extravagant stage effects in what may be China's first martial arts musical. Wang Jie reports. Said to be the first theatrical combination of Shaolin kung fu, musical theater and dance,...

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Innovative ideas display moves to Changde Road

Feature | Art
2009-10-16

THE annual Shanghai International Creative Industry Week opens today, featuring innovative ideas from around 20 countries and regions. The full week event runs through October 21 at 800 Creative Industry Center...

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'Red' art goes under the gavel

Feature | Art
2009-10-13

"RED Memory," an auction of Chinese socialist realism prints and limited-edition posters, will be held at Shanghai's Yan'an Hotel next Thursday. The works come from the time when art was supposed to serve politics...

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'I can feel buildings breathe'

Feature | Art
2009-10-10

NOT many 17-year-olds get solo exhibition, but Fu Jiawen, the son of architects, is presenting a one-man show in Shanghai of architecture from his world travels. The show features 60 photos from around 20 countries. ...

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Skate park to rock with X-sports and live bands

Feature | Art
2009-9-25

A CARNIVAL for fans of extreme sports and music will be held tomorrow at the Shanghai SMP Skate Park in New Jiangwan Town of northeastern Shanghai's Yangpu District, one of the world's largest and most modern. ...

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Fired up over 'nude' ceramics

Feature | Art
2009-9-25

TWO ceramists from China's cradle of chinaware exhibit strikingly different works - one gives a modern twist to traditional themes of birds and flowers, while the other turns ceramic plate into a canvas of nudes. ...