China's Xi points way for arts

2014-10-16 07:52:49

Chinese President Xi Jinping told artists on Wednesday that they should not pursue commercial success at the expense of producing work with artistic and moral value.

China's Xi points way for arts

2014-10-16 07:52:49

Chinese President Xi Jinping told artists on Wednesday that they should not pursue commercial success at the expense of producing work with artistic and moral value.

China's Xi points way for arts

2014-10-16 07:52:49

Chinese President Xi Jinping told artists on Wednesday that they should not pursue commercial success at the expense of producing work with artistic and moral value.

China's Xi points way for arts

2014-10-16 07:52:49

Chinese President Xi Jinping told artists on Wednesday that they should not pursue commercial success at the expense of producing work with artistic and moral value.

China's Xi points way for arts

2014-10-16 07:52:49

Chinese President Xi Jinping told artists on Wednesday that they should not pursue commercial success at the expense of producing work with artistic and moral value.

China's Xi points way for arts

2014-10-16 07:52:49

Chinese President Xi Jinping told artists on Wednesday that they should not pursue commercial success at the expense of producing work with artistic and moral value.

Preview of Christie's Shanghai 2014 autumn auction

2014-10-16 07:00:00

Paintings are displayed during the Beijing preview of Christie's Shanghai 2014 autumn auction, Oct 15, 2014. The preview will go to Shanghai on Oct 22, and the auction will be held on Oct 24.

Landscapes in ink and water

2014-10-15 15:13:49

Three traditional Chinese landscape painters are showcased in nearly 100 landscape ink paintings at Today Art Museum in Beijing.

TCM brought to life in 3D

2014-10-15 10:41:53

3D paintings illustrating traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are attracting attention on street walls in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.

Picasso self-portrait goes on show in London

2014-10-15 10:41:46

A 1901 self portrait by Pablo Picasso is being displayed at the Ordovas gallery in London.

Paper-cut show highlights late Matisse works

2014-10-14 07:29:02

Blue figures swim around walls, dancers prance in a circle and flowers sprout on a huge canvas in an exhibition of the cut-out works of French artist Henri Matisse that opened on Sunday.

Muralists take old art form to cutting edge

2014-10-14 07:29:02

From the earliest etchings on cave walls to guerilla art painted on walls inside subway stations, murals have developed right along with human culture for thousands of years. The just-ended third National Mural Exhibition in Beijing, held once every five years, offered a glimpse into the current development of an art form that dates back to the Stone Age.