Florence, the birthplace of the European Renaissance; Mark Rothko, a pioneer of contemporary American Abstract Expressionism—two names not easily reconciled, but recently brought together at the Palazzo Strozzi in the recent major retrospective Rothko in Florence
The 61st Venice Biennale, held in 2026 under the title In Minor Keys, was conceived by the late curator Koyo Kouoh as an invitation to return to the deep entanglements between art and social ecologies
In music theory, the minor key is not a diminished version of the major. It is instead a parallel system—one that organizes affect through different intervallic relations.
As we move through the fair, we trace the ever-evolving ecosystem of Art Basel in Hong Kong in real time—while navigating a dense web of observation and reflection to capture the signals and anchor points that gesture toward the future.
Displacement, Forgetting, Reenactment, and Re-assembly—How the Rockbund Art Museum’s Autumn–Winter Program Reconsiders the Legacy of Cosmopolitanism
Ninety minutes is like a rope: we are compelled to look at Picasso’s unfinished works with our bodies.
Sebastião Salgado (1944–2025) was one of the most influential documentary photographers of his time.
Those "paper people" that seem to have leapt straight from a child's sketchbook have become one of the contemporary icons spanning Europe and Asia, crossing linguistic boundaries with ease.
"Objects the world discards, I do not abandon; I preserve them in image, and let them dissolve slowly into the passage of days and months.
Lifting the curtain at the Nan Zhi Ge Art Center, a 12-meter-tall "Mechanical Goddess" stands in the outdoor plaza of Shanghai Huamu Time Square...
The migration routes of the art world resemble those of migratory birds. People tirelessly shuttle back and forth between north and south...
Erik Johansson, a Swedish photographer and visual artist. For him, photography is a journey of capturing creativity, sparked by the shutter.
When Chinese artists reach a certain stage of maturity, an innate, hidden gene awakens: a longing for "bigness."
His concentrated "spiritual sanctuary" reveals the "truth" accessed through his unique artistic language in the world of abstract painting.
The German Romantic poet Novalis once wrote, "Water is damp flame." Yunchul Kim believes that every person is a particle.
German contemporary artist Anselm Reyle was born in 1970 in Tübingen, Germany, and later lived and worked in Berlin...
If you plan to visit "Portraits of Madness," remember to keep your phone connected to the internet—behind each artwork and label lies...
Surrealism, noun. Pure psychic automatism, by which one proposes to express—verbally, in writing, or by any other means—the actual functioning of thought.
Spanish novelist and poet Sara Mesa is regarded as one of the most distinctive and compelling voices in contemporary Spanish literature.
BaselAttempting to chase every art event during Art Basel Hong Kong is an impossible task.
A storyboard is the first breath a film takes in its infancy.
These scenes suddenly shift one’s perspective, offering a grand vantage point to gaze down at the self immersed in the routines of daily life.
In November and December of this year, we witnessed more outstanding films by female directors surging onto screens as dark horses, sparking widespread public discussion...
Over a century ago, Rilke quietly struck at the most hidden and profound vulnerability of the modern psyche with his poem Ernste Stunde.
Photography was born in 1839, but it wasn’t until the 1970s that it emerged as an independent art form, entering museum collections...
For Liu Yi, ink painting is not a slow, lyrical release. Her initial intent, beyond her foundational training in traditional ink wash, was to harness its "speed."
"Song Elegance Incense" as a glimpse, reveals the subtle influence of traditional Eastern aesthetics on young-generation artists.
In biology, "cometabolism" refers to a metabolic process in which microorganisms, while utilizing primary energy sources, simultaneously degrade specific organic compounds.
A Conversation on “Finished” and “Unfinished”
Gierowski’s art proves that modernism does not speak in a single voice. Although historical narratives once placed him at the margins, he had already arrived—on a parallel track—at what might be called “the core of light.”
Artist Chen Yujun's practice focuses intensely on exploring emotional connections between the individual and their homeland, as well as the relationship between natural and constructed spaces.
Bizarre, sci-fi, anime, Buddhist philosophy... It's no easy task to describe Lu Yang's work. Since 2015, Lu Yang has used 3D animation and video installations—created by scanning their own facial expressions—to depict a new form of digital world.
Which books inspired the artists? No creator is an island.Pull back the curtain of the artist's studio,and pay attention to an often-overlooked detail: the books on their desks.
We invite you to attend "Forging Modernity: Art Treasures from the Musée d'Orsay, Paris", the largest-scale special exhibition of the Musée d'Orsay in China, held at the Shanghai Pudong Art Museum
We invite you to attend the exhibition "Unusual Picasso: A New Perspective from Paul Smith", co-hosted by Shanghai Pudong Art Museum and Musée Picasso in Paris
Take you inside the Long Museum (West Bund), where the artist Qin Yifeng’s "Qin Yifeng" is currently on display.
The 18th century was a pivotal period in Western history, an era illuminated by the light of reason—the Age of Enlightenment.
Invites you to explore the first major solo exhibition in China by the renowned French artist Annette Messager, currently on display at the Shanghai Contemporary Art Museum.
Liu Cong rather enjoys it when others remark that his paintings resemble the person himself. Even though, in his practice, he deliberately avoids a narrative approach, he keeps subjectivity restrained within a very limited scope.
I deliberately omit linguistic elements in the exhibition space to avoid disrupting the connection between the sculptures and their environment.
The history of how humans confront the fear of death through art could fill volumes. But when we talk about death, what exactly are we discussing?
In 2018, the MadeIn Company, founded by artist Xu Zhen, established the MadeIn Park on an island, transforming a wild, overgrown area with several of Xu Zhen’s large-scale sculptures.
At the START Museum，artists and their works no longer follow linear arrangements,nor are they defined by themes, thus gaining the freedom to exist in their own time and as their own monuments.
In Beijing at 41 degrees Celsius, one drives from the 798 Art District beyond the East Fourth Ring Road to the Sound Art Museum on the outskirts of the East Sixth Ring Road.
Rather than attempting to consume an entire photography fair at once, it may be more revealing to trace the evolution of a single influential school—and observe how images continue to mutate, circulate, and survive in the digital age.
Finding stillness and strength within the bustle of the fair.
The city is a product of human civilization; it shapes human activity, and yet is itself continuously shaped by it. The city renews itself with rapid pace, its visage ever in flux.
This spring and summer, discover art around you. Click on the coordinates on the map, and let the third edition of the "Art Map" become your art scout, making exhibition visits the most romantic travel plan of the season.
We’ve drawn a [Shanghai Art Season Stroll Map], guiding you along an excellent path through the city’s artistic veins. Without further ado, let’s go check out the exhibitions...
This summer, if you still haven't heard of Niulai, chances are you've already lost touch with the internet's increasingly “abstract” universe.
Amusement park, a temporary space that is set apart from the rules of the mundane, a place where we escape reality's constraints only to arrive, through that escape, at a deeper understanding of reality itself.
Ready-made images, like pre-cooked meals, are simply "reheated" and plated by artists after some basic tonal adjustments. What does this evoke?
If the world misunderstands artists, it is often through two stereotypes: one is the fragile "madman," lacking the maturity to navigate society smoothly; the other is the aloof "hermit," constantly seeking a utopia to escape from the world.
