Wei Zhike, “Views of Nanjing in the four seasons (detail)” (1635), ink and color on silk (all photographs by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise stated) The Art of the Chinese Album, the ...
Innovation versus legacy -- True likeness versus painterly impression -- Figure paintings are not portraits -- Shanshui differ from landscapes -- The delicate world of birds and flowers -- The ...
ONE day in January 1949, an LST flying the red-and-blue ensign of Nationalist China pulled away from the dock at Nanking and headed down the muddy Yangtze, its tank deck crammed with a priceless cargo ...
THE art created under and approved by the Communist regime in China resembles the traditional art of the country about as much as a tractor resembles an early bronze, but it would be unjust to ...
Jiazhen Zhang is an art consultant specializing in Chinese antiques, with a passion for uncovering the historical and cultural narratives behind objects. A graduate of Sotheby’s Institute of Art in ...
In his Louisiana Channel interview, Zhu Pei reflects on architecture as art, rooted in nature, culture, and inventive, poetic ...
In the art world, David Chau is known for his multifaceted roles, which he views as “interconnected and complementary.” He’s the visionary behind the ART021 Shanghai 21 Contemporary Art Fair, widely ...
The story of Zhao's connection to cel animation began in the late 1990s, when he was a young man captivated by the magic of the animated movie, Lotus Lantern, by Shanghai Animation Film Studio, which ...