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FEBRUARY 2012
A Fragile Heritage, China Counts its Lost Ruins
January 2012
A Chinese Conundrum: Hong Kong Sales Slow Down
NOVEMBER 2011
Hong Kong Autumn Sales: Reading the Mixed Messages
OCTOBER 2011
Museum der Kulturen Basel Opens After Refurbishment
September 2011
Cover: World Heritage List New Sites
JUNE 2011
Thai Border Clashes Continue Around Preah Vihear Temple
May 2008
Zhang Daqian: Painter, Collector, Forger
Zhang Daqian: Painter, Collector, Forger
The enigmatic, 20th-century Chinese painter, Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) could paint at will and in complete mastery all the great Chinese stylistic genres. His prodigious talent was matched by an unrelenting passion and enormous self-discipline. Although Zhang studied Chinese painting by copying the works of the great masters, he was able to reproduce first-hand any painting he set out to copy
Chinese Whispers: Chinoiserie In Britain 1650–1930
Chinese Whispers: Chinoiserie In Britain 1650–1930
The fascination between China and the West has been well documented. This exhibition traces the history of chinoiserie in Britain and its changing style over the centuries. Chinese Whispers is the first major exhibition in Britain for more than 70 years to highlight the impact of chinoiserie on style, fashion, décor and social behaviour. The exhibition, the culmination of many years of research, includes examples of the earliest Chinese and China Trade objects exported to Britain, as well as the best examples of chinoiserie furniture, ceramics, silver, textiles, as well as rarely seen prints and drawings.
National Treasures from Yakushi-ji Temple
National Treasures from Yakushi-ji Temple
This major new exhibition at Tokyo National Museum features revered statues, paintings, and other objects from the Yakushi-ji Temple one of the seven great temples of Nara, and the headquarters of the Hosso School of Buddhism. It has been organised to commemorate the 1,300th anniversary of Heijo-kyo, established in Nara as the national capital.
China Design Now
China Design Now
The V&A’s spring exhibition, China Design Now, is a brave move by the museum to move the old-fashioned, general perception of China from people in Mao suits manufacturing cheap children’s toys to the reality of this dynamic and rapidly changing country by showing the wealth and diversity of China’s creative energy.