Collectors were fewer and more local, but the moderate success of some galleries attests to the city’s enduring commercial cache

An "ideological tightening" is spreading through the country as its leader begins a norms-defying third five-year term

Decision came one day after authorities dramatically closed Art021 fair over a single positive case

Event's founders says the decision was made to "effectively protect the health and public health safety of the exhibitors"

Week-long hotel quarantines are still required of all international and Hong Kong arrivals to the mainland, deterring all but the most determined dealers

Joint venture announced amid declining sales figures at Chinese auction house

The BTS musician and avid collector has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the preservation and promotion of Korean cultural heritage

The report's author breaks down her findings, from gender splits to price points and why buying art is becoming more desirable among under 40s

The South Korean capital cements its position as a key art centre as Frieze opens its inaugural edition alongside local player Kiaf, together hosting more than 300 galleries

According to Korean media, the group is close to finalising a contract to spend around $173m to acquire a majority share in the country’s largest auction house

Artist and his British wife Vicky Bowman are the latest detainees of the brutal junta that has killed thousands of citizens

The Guangdong Times Museum in Guangzhou will shut its exhibition space on 9 October

US Speaker of the House visits National Human Rights Museum amidst tense relations between Taiwan and China

Rolling lockdowns and transport difficulties have stymied the art scene

New report reveals that 77% of galleries had lower sales this year compared to last, while several art fairs were cancelled

The directors of the Hong Kong Palace Museum and Taipei Performing Arts Center both state that they are free of censorship

Limbo continues for galleries and museums closed since early March

Gao Jie has created a series of expressive drawings showing the chaos of daily life under draconian restrictions

In the wake of the latest Covid-19 outbreak, the postponed fair has enhanced last year’s hybrid model

It is hoped visitors will be able to travel to Beijing at the end of June, though a new date for the event has not yet been announced

The Chinese government's hardline approach has drawn comparisons with the Maoist era

Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter institutional collections worldwide

Suspension of loans from state-run Musée Matisse le Cateau-Cambrésis for Beijing exhibition shocks Chinese art world

Against a backdrop of misogynistic rhetoric, President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol promises to create half a million jobs in the Korean cultural industry

Tributes pour in for the Indonesian-Chinese businessman who founded the Yuz Museum Shanghai in 2014

The Longlati Foundation in Shanghai and the Macalline Art Center and Fen Sonic HQ in Beijing put curation at the forefront

Allegations against artist Sakuliu Pavavaljung first surfaced last month; his participation in Documenta 15 has also been suspended as a result

The latest China Art & Wealth White Paper found that domestic annual sales dropped by 20% to $6.2bn last year, due to Covid-19 controls, but recovered quickly later in the year

Luxury fashion house withdraws image from exhibition after online campaign accuses artist of reinforcing stereotypes

Acclaimed Chinese artist’s video and installation pieces come to Italy for the first time