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Asian art market shows signs of stalling

Oct 10, 2011

HONG KONG (AP) ― An uneven set of results from Sotheby’s autumn Hong Kong sales that wrapped up last Thursday indicates that the surging Asian art market is pausing for breath amid rocky times for financial assets such as stocks.A 15th century Meiping vase sold on Wednesday for HK$168.7 million ($21
Turkey puts repaired Hercules statue on display

Oct 10, 2011

Turkey puts repaired Hercules statue on displayANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey is displaying a full statue of Hercules for the first time since a U.S. museum returned the top half after two decades of negotiations.The Boston Museum of Fine Arts last month returned the top half of Weary Heracles, Greek
Taiwan launches plan to expand national museum

Oct 10, 2011

TAIPEI (AFP) ― Taiwan’s top museum, which houses one of the world’s largest Chinese imperial art collections, has launched an expansion plan similar to France’s Grand Louvre project, an official said Sunday.The decade-long plan starting in 2012, officially unveiled by President Ma Ying-jeou last wee
Drawing is celebration of freedom: Romanian artist

Oct 9, 2011

Dan Perjovschi relishes freedom through satirical drawings at his solo exhibitionArtist Dan Perjovschi never imagined that he would be doing what he does now and sometimes still thinks that it is all completely unbelievable.“It is a celebration of freedom. This is kind of like negating art school. I
Sotheby’s sales fetch $411m in Hong Kong

Oct 9, 2011

HONG KONG (AFP) ―Sotheby’s said Friday it had sold more than $410 million in luxury goods, wine, art and antiques in its autumn sale in Hong Kong, with wealthy Chinese collectors driving much of the bidding. The October 1-6 autumn sale saw more than 3,000 lots sold for more than HK$3.2 billion (US$4
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Oct 7, 2011

Exhibitions"Swedish Contemporary Craft Art": Korea Foundation Cultural Center Gallery in Suha-dong, central Seoul, presents Swedish contemporary crafts which have recently been drawing attention at world design fairs. It showcases craftworks by 17 Swedish artists including Per B. Sundberg, Ulla Fors
Ming vase sells for record $22m in H.K.

Oct 6, 2011

A blue-and-white vase from ancient China’s Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Hong Kong. (Xinhua-Yonhap News)HONG KONG (AFP) ― A blue-and-white Ming vase fetched nearly $22 million in Hong Kong on Wednesday, setting a new record at auction for porcelain from the ancient Chinese dynasty.An unide
Stein collection at Paris’ Grand Palais

Oct 5, 2011

A member of the media looks at “Nu Bleu Souvenir de Biskra” a 1907 painting by Henri Matisse, on the eve of the opening of the exhibition, “Matisse, Cezanne, Picasso, L’aventure des Stein,” at the Grand Palais in Paris on Tuesday. (AP-Yonhap News)PARIS (AP) ― The lady with the crazy hat is back, 106
Maori art sees renaissance, hits Paris museum

Oct 4, 2011

PARIS (AFP) ― Maori art was once neglected within New Zealand and under-valued elsewhere, but as the community’s work went on display in central Paris this week, one tribal chief said the current outlook is much rosier.“Now, it’s extremely expensive to buy our art,” Matiu Rei, head of the Ngati Tao
[Herald Review] SPAF opener features horrors of urban life

Oct 3, 2011

Posters for SPAF 2011. (SPAF)The 11th Seoul Performing Arts Festival opens with powerful German show “Megalopolis”Poverty-stricken streets are filled with raw groans of drunken prostitutes and homeless beggars, desperate young people struggle to find work, severely home-sick immigrants scream in pa
L.A.’s latest art project is 340 tons and rock solid

Oct 3, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― King Sisyphus, it turns out, had little on the folks at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was condemned by the gods to push a giant rock up a hill for eternity. In modern-day LA, the city’s largest museum has spent months ― and $5 million to $10 mil
Cover Dance Festival brings together K-pop stars and fans

Oct 3, 2011

A total of 16 teams participated in the final round of the 2011 K-pop Cover Dance Festival on Monday at the Gyeongju Gymnasium in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. The winning team had the honor of joining K-pop stars on stage at the Korean Wave Dream Concert, which was held on the same day. Popu
Woman held for $100 million Paris art haul

Oct 2, 2011

PARIS (AFP) ― Three people are being held in connection with the theft of paintings worth at least 100 million dollars from a Paris gallery last year, but the works are still missing, a legal official said Saturday.The three, a woman suspected of taking part in the theft and two people suspected of
Possibilities of pottery in Gyeonggi cities

Oct 2, 2011

International CeraMIX Biennale offers hands-on programs in Icheon, Yeoju and GwangjuAmong many biennales that come every autumn, it has been a while since Gyeonggi International CeraMIX Biennale established itself as a popular destination for families. It successfully kicked off last month in Icheon
Highlight

Sept 30, 2011

Exhibitions“My Way”: Plateau, Samsung Museum of Art, presents a mid-career retrospective of the leading French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel. The artist’s unique artistic spectrum -- from the early works of the 1980s to the latest monumental installations contemplating the philosophy of existence -- i