China

Chinanews

Zhao Bandi’s party crashed by censorship at the Ullens Center in Beijing

Reproductions replace two works in his solo show, China Party, that were banned for import

Chinanews

Chinese art world goes fur crazy for cats on WeChat

Feline-themed group is providing a talking point for artists, curators and administrators

Art marketarchive

Recognising Taiwan as a major player in the contemporary art market

Taiwan has more major buyers than its neighbour China, with more than 1,000 voracious collectors

Newsarchive

China Guardian head sounds warning note on sales and fraud

Hu Yanyan says that results will still be “healthy”

Video artarchive

Art Basel Hong Kong adds film section to its ranks as attitudes toward video art begin to change

The fair highlights the crossover between cinema and video art in the region

V&A shows are Shenzhen-bound

London’s Victoria and Albert Museum will send the best of British design

Art Baselarchive

Chinese buyers finally come out of the woodwork for Art Basel Hong Kong 2014

The fair's long-term goal has been to crack the Chinese market

Poly Culture moves to reassure shareholders

Auction house addresses concerns over non-payment, forgeries and army links

Playing hardball with soft power on restitution claims

Western museums are feeling the pressure over restitution claims from China, Turkey and Cambodia

New brand in town as Basel hits Hong Kong

Slowly but surely, the fair’s newest edition is beginning to make strides

Art Baselarchive

Art Basel launches first Hong Kong edition

The fair keeps the flavour of its predecessor, ArtHK, but the galleries have changed

Long Museum opened by Chinese power couple in Shanghai

The museum, which will house traditional and Modern Chinese art, opens 18 December

Art marketarchive

What Chinese collectors are really buying

While ancient art and ceramics remain popular, Contemporary Chinese art is taking off at home, and buyers outside the mainland are slowly looking toward Western art

Chinaarchive

Private museums bloom in Shanghai

Individuals and corporations are sharing their traditional and contemporary art collections with the public

Art marketarchive

Insight into China's largest auction houses: Beijing Poly and China Guardian

Do they present a potent threat to the long-standing dominance of Christie’s and Sotheby’s?

Art fairsarchive

CIGE Beijing is still local and still finding its way

Loyal collectors and galleries keep contemporary show on the map

Newsarchive

Anish Kapoor rejects China show in support of Ai Weiwei

He has described the Chinese artist's detention as “barbaric”

Art marketarchive

Booming Chinese economy boosts art market

But emphasis is still on traditional works, with less understanding of contemporary art

Collectorsarchive

Some of the leading contemporary art collectors of China

While the stereotype of Chinese collectors includes a focus on traditional and historical Chinese art, these collectors buck the trend

Collectorsarchive

How the missing Zodiac fountain heads continue to be a sore point for China

Several have appeared at auction in recent years; the whereabouts of five remain unknown

Shanghaiarchive

“Art spies” said to be on look out for non-approved events

Conflict between government and arts organisers at Shanghai World Expo