Lisa Movius
Tariffs on art are worsening frayed China-US relations, deepening ongoing trade war
Insiders say import taxes are strangling much-needed cultural interchange
China closing or repurposing mosques in northern Muslim regions, Human Rights Watch finds
Move is part of a "systematic effort to curb the practice of Islam" in the country, says the organisation's acting director
In a new venue and timeslot, Art Jakarta continues to nurture Southeast Asia's growing scene
The fair came ahead of national elections in Indonesia
'The city did not stand still during the pandemic': Shanghai art week roared back to full form
Art021 and West Bund fairs, plus a biennial and a slew of gallery shows, were not dampened by the slowed economy and a precarious art market
'An organic experiment': Art Collaboration Kyoto fair sees galleries share stands and forge friendships
The fair's third edition has expanded in size since last year
The bumpy road to acceptance of China's LGBTQ+ artists is explored in a new anthology
Against a backdrop of growing censorship, a book charting the struggle of the community to gain mainstream recognition offers some hope
Can Taipei's art scene get better co-ordinated?
At the latest edition of Art Taipei fair, a concerted effort to galvanise the island's art scene like its regional neighbours could be felt
Lacklustre results for highly anticipated auction from Long Museum collection in China—experts weigh in on why
Despite a slew of records set for Western art in Asia, including new highest prices for Modigliani and Mark Bradford, the Hong Kong sale made below its low estimate
What's behind China's spate of museum closures and downsizings?
As the country's economy takes a nosedive, its institutions face fiscal freeze and covert control amid an increasingly chaotic and arbitrary government censorship regime
‘Seoul is still a boomtown’: solid sales at Frieze and Kiaf defy market dip
An economic downturn and an overlap with the Armory fair in New York appear not to have put off collectors at the concurrent fairs in the South Korean capital
First suppressed, then disregarded, Korea’s pioneering experimental women artists of the 1960s are finally taking centre stage
Recent exhibitions are shining a deserved light on a generation of artists who defied patriarchal norms to make their work
Dealers look to Frieze Seoul after bumpy year for Korean art market
After breaking records in 2022, South Korea's art sales have dropped to pre-Covid 19 levels amid wider economic problems
Couple behind Shanghai's Long Museum to sell part of their collection at Sotheby's
Paintings by Modigliani and Kusama among the 50 works to be offered in Hong Kong—with more potentially coming to the block in New York
'The economy is bad, the mood is worse': Gallery Weekend Beijing returns under renewed fears of censorship
This is the event's first edition since China lifted its Covid restrictions
Hong Kong: artists carve out a space for themselves in public
From giant rubber ducks to thinly veiled protest art, outdoor sculpture is having a moment in the city
Peres Projects opens second gallery in Seoul
The four-storey space is located near historic city sites such as the National Palace
A 'purposely regional' Taipei Dangdai fair suggests Taiwan's art market is slowly recovering from the pandemic
While Mainland Chinese exhibitors remain sparse due to visa restrictions and political tensions, local collectors came out in force
Soft power triumphs at this year's Gwangju Biennale
Many of the works are deeply but not overtly political in a festival created to commemorate the 1980 Gwangju Uprising and Massacre
Director of South Korea’s MMCA museums resigns amid allegations of mishandled acquisitions
Youn Bum-mo's priorities believed to be out of step with the new right-wing administration
Photofairs Shanghai returns as first mainland Chinese fair after lockdown rules lift
After a zero-Covid hiatus, the fair includes mainly Chinese galleries
Phillips unveils new Asia headquarters in Hong Kong, promising investment in local scene after 'difficult' few years
The opening of the 52,000 sq ft Kowloon space kicked off the city's first international art week since Covid restrictions lifted
Rubbish move: gallery of binned artworks shut down by Hong Kong authorities
Housing department feared visitors would obstruct sanitation workers after the grassroots arts space went viral earlier this year
Major LGBTQ+ exhibition tests the waters of free speech in Hong Kong
Despite growing censorship in the fast-changing city, only one work has been removed from the show so far
Art Basel in Hong Kong bounces back as Covid restrictions lifted
The art fair will have 177 galleries this year, compared with 134 in 2022, but still fewer than before the pandemic
Phillips reveals launch programme of Asia headquarters in Hong Kong
Works by Yayoi Kusama, Matthew Wong and Loie Hollowell will headline a preview exhibition for its inaugural auctions in March
'It helps Hong Kong if other Asian cities do well': Chinese gallerist Kevin Poon discusses his new Singapore gallery
The influencer and dealer has opened an outpost of his WOAW gallery in the Southeast Asian city, which is enjoying a new art market spotlight
As 2023 dawns, the blank A4 sheet—brandished by protestors in China—is a potent political and artistic symbol
The white-paper revolution echoes art history, recalling Robert Ryman and the Philippines-based artist Kiri Dalena
China’s art fairs get unexpected end-of-year boost as Covid-19 restrictions ease
Shanghai Art021, which was dramatically shut in November because of a single Covid case, is staging a two-location pop-up this month
Myanmar's military junta releases outspoken artist Htein Lin who had been sentenced to a year's hard labour
The artist was set free in an amnesty of political prisoners, which included his British wife
Hong Kong's autumn auctions for modern and contemporary art saw a 38% drop from last year—but why?
Closed borders have impacted the selection of offerings this season, specialists say