Preview of Christie's spring season auction in HK

2013-05-17 10:02:54

Visitors watch paintings during the preview of Christie's spring season auction in South China's Hong Kong, May 16, 2013.

Play captures sights and sounds of old Shanghai

2013-05-17 09:30:29

Shanghai theater critics have lauded the premiere of The Eternal Snow Beauty, praising it for reviving the tradition of Shanghai dialect theater.

Richter painting breaks record for living artist at N.Y. auction

2013-05-16 16:08:39

A 1968 oil painting by German artist Gerhard Richter sold for some $37 million at Sotheby's contemporary art auction on Tuesday, a new record for a work by a living artist.

2013 Spring auction totals 2.57 billion yuan

2013-05-16 14:48:43

A total of 2.571 billion yuan was realized in the first of this year's Spring Auctions at China Guardian on May 14.

China National Ballet performs at Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology

2013-05-16 09:36:45

Members of the National Ballet of China perform at the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2013.

Xinjiang performing troupe presents shows in US

2013-05-15 17:17:17

Members of China's Xinjiang Tarim Performing Troupe pose for a group photo after their performance in Chicago, the United States, May 14, 2013.

Top art publication launches Chinese version

2013-05-14 17:50:17

China's Modern Media Group announced a link-up with Italy's Umberto Allemandi Publishing House to issue a Chinese-version of The Art Newspaper on May 3 in Beijing.

French photography on display at 798

2013-05-14 17:43:49

An exhibition of French contemporary photography is currently underway at Beijing's 798 Art Zone.

Kung fu dreams

2013-05-14 14:50:24

Up a narrow stairwell in a gym above a coffee shop in Beijing's Wangjing area, three friends from Norway and Brazil, are working hard at creating their own version of the Chinese dream.

Mr. Linea: an existential experience

2013-05-14 08:46:37

Like a single stroke in space, a line is a starting point.

Chinese ceramics, works of art to be auctioned

2013-05-14 02:01:55

Art dealer Christie's is going to sell 300 lots of Chinese ceramics and works of art on Tuesday, the beginning of its Asian Art Week in London this season.

Hub about Latin and Caribbean countries

2013-05-13 16:17:24

With a festive opening scheduled on Saturday, organizers of the new Latin American and Caribbean Center in Beijing hope to create an arts and media hub that attracts a big mix of cultures from a hemisphere away.