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Feisty avant-garde artist, Fang Lijun, insists his works merely mirror the situation on the ground and dismisses criticisms he is peddling an image of "ugly Chinese." Fang Lijun, one of the hottest contemporary Chinese artists, stages a com...

The solo exhibition titled as "No Way" of Jiang Huajun will be presented at PIFO New Art Gallery on Aug. 15, 2010 following up Haizhou Wu's Art 2010 "the Public Unknown". Jiang Huajun's paintings might be regarded as an "extraordinary" to t...

There's a saying that a woman can never truly understand a man and vice versa. But Wang Peiyu is an exception. The Peking Opera performer, who just turned 32, is known for her insightful portrayals of men in Chinese history and traditional...

The "godmother of Chinese talent shows" talks about turning the brightest contestants into stars. "If you find the right person, magic follows," says Long Danni, whose pioneering TV shows have set new standards for television. [ China Daily...

Villagers from Nanzhangzhuang, Yuxian county, Hebei province, work in a  paper-cut workshop. Photos by Zhang Zixuan / China Daily A village in Hebei province is spearheading the resurgence of a treasured folk art. Zhang Zixuan reports Visi...

Globalization has not spared the painters of Montmartre, who are as much a part of Paris as the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. They are increasingly finding themselves in competition with reproductions from China being sold in nearby gallerie...

Daniel Crooks' piece stretches and compacts  time and space....

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An exhibition showcasing a cross-section of China's contemporary art scene will run at Christie's Rockefeller Center in New York City from Sept 9 to Sept 26. Trans-Realism will bring 29 paintings and photographs by 17 leading Chinese artist...

Crowds at a National Museum of China exhibition held to celebrate the  60th anniversary of the founding of New China. Jiang Dong / China Daily Fan has been dean of the nation's most influential art museum, founded in 1962 with public funds...