Artists step into Africa

2013-05-22 17:42:17

China Artists Association has brought 40 of its best paintings to Cote d’Ivoire in its bid to "Step into West Africa".

Phoenix Arts Group spreads wings globally

2013-05-22 16:44:57

The Phoenix Arts Group, in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, is the world's second-largest art materials supplier in terms of production capacity, after the United Kingdom-based Winsor & Newton.

Caustic composer

2013-05-22 10:31:08

His music appeals to only certain listeners because it is angry, sad and abstract. But Wang Xilin says that he will not stop composing because he cannot stop the fire in his belly.

Living paper dreams

2013-05-21 11:03:10

Students from Chongqing University built 14 houses with paper boards in four weeks.

A picture in time

2013-05-21 10:10:48

A young foreign student snapped a shot of a group of students on a boat trip 30 years ago. Now he is back to find out what had happened to the lives of these students and their teachers.

Est-Ouest Auctions' spring auction to open in HK

2013-05-21 09:19:11

The preview of the Est-Ouest Auctions' 2013 spring season auction opened in Hong Kong, May 20, 2013.

Showing Duchamp's key legacy

2013-05-20 15:27:01

Marcel Duchamp's Boite-en-valise, a portable museum, literally translated "box in a suitcase", consists of miniature reproductions of his key works.

Sunflower weighed down with history

2013-05-20 15:20:23

It's the first time the German Corner, a landmark of Koblenz, has hosted an art exhibition and Chinese artist Xu Jiang has brought his show Re-Generation to the city, rebuilt from ruins after World War II.

Art legend made white the new black

2013-05-20 11:23:28

When the wind blew into his studio in 1963 and flipped one of his sketches over onto the floor, it turned a new page for Liu Kuo-sung's painting career.

Metro station music to Shanghai's ears

2013-05-20 11:00:16

People's Square attracts audiences that are both keen and curious. It could be a jazz piano solo, a classical sonata or traditional Chinese bamboo flute music.

Drawing-room sensation

2013-05-20 10:45:27

It was an hour that changed Chen Weidong's life - and the fate of China's comics industry.Christie's makes history with spring auction

Haven of Literature

2013-05-20 09:38:15

The Orchid Pavilion is famous for A Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Poems, written by Wang Xishi. Today, it remains a popular venue for festivals celebrating the art of fine calligraphy.