The lost emperor, Huang Yao
Huang Yao is not a widely-recognised name in the history of 20th Century Chinese art. This is an injustice due to the vicissitudes of history. Summer Cao found out what the recently established...
Sculptor Wang Keping uses wood to tell astonishing stories
For over 30 years sculptor Wang Keping has been changing the face of contemporary art with works that are a rare combination of sensuality, eroticism and yearning. Sculptor Wang Keping is a founding member...
Lalique’s The Myth of Love
René Lalique’s brilliant innovations made the business he founded in 1885 an international success and it is his Art Nouveau and Art Deco designs that continue to inspire a new generation of the...
Two artists battling with the existential forces of darkness
The work of Daniel Arsham and Kaz Oshiro copies objects designed by other people. The execution of the pieces is superb but raises questions about whether art will ever escape from the...
Sales of Asian art ride a philosophical wave at Christie’s
Noh masks. Cloisonné-enamels. Rinpa paintings. Lacquer boxes. Ravishing silk room dividers. Meiji art. Samurai swords and armour. Ancient tea ceremony sets. Wabi-sabiink drawings. Katsura Yamaguchi,...
A private function, Christie’s
As Christie’s celebrates 238 years of business with a new gallery space overlooking Victoria Harbour, the London-based auction house is confident that it has never been better equipped to service...
Shinji Ogawa recreated masterpieces inspired by humanity’s place in the universe
Among the artists featured at this year’s Art Basel Hong Kong none was more fascinating or enigmatic than Shinji Ogawa. The Japanese artist has drawn meticulously accurate pieces based on old postcards,...
New technology transforms printing into a turbo-charged art form
Evolutionary Landscape by Eve Stockton, Relief Print, Woodcut In 868AD, during the Tang dynasty, the Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, or Diamond Sutra, was printed using woodblocks, which...
Frank Yu turns Gravity into a force for change in architecture
Founded just ten years ago, Gravity has evolved into one of Hong Kong’s most interesting and influential design and architecture partnerships. And yet the company was born in the most difficult...
Boris Berlin’s design work brings harmony and calm to the world of chairs and tables
Boris Berlin co-founded Komplot Design in 1987 with Poul Christiansen and in 2010 he joined with Aleksej Iskos to launch Iskos-Berlin Design. Together the two companies have focused on creating...