Reviving Craft brings contemporary Chinese craft to Somerset House
17 September 2026 • Mark Westall
More than 60 artists bring contemporary Chinese craft and design to Somerset House.
Tag: Chinese art
Hayward Gallery to present Cao Fei’s largest UK exhibition ever
17 September 2026 • Mark Westall
Cao Fei brings more than two decades of virtual worlds and digital art to Hayward Gallery.
Ai Weiwei takes over Aviva Studios with his largest site-specific exhibition to date
1 July 2026 • Mark Westall
Ai Weiwei’s largest site-specific exhibition to date opens at Manchester’s Aviva Studios
Macau Returns to the Venice Biennale with Jacone’s Polyphony
26 June 2026 • Yichun Huang
Macau’s Collateral Event at the 61st Venice Biennale reimagines the life of Qing dynasty painter Wu Li
FAD NEWS: Ai Weiwei to reenact his 81-day detention in first-ever 24-hour live performance
25 June 2026 • Mark Westall
Ai Weiwei will reenact his 81-day detention in China in his first-ever durational performance as part of Button Up! at Aviva Studios.
Feng Xiao-Min on Painting, Calligraphy and the Search for Breath-Resonance
10 June 2026 • Yichun Huang
A conversation with Feng Xiao-Min on painting, perception and the pursuit of simplicity.
Gagosian to present a series of paintings by the Chinese-born French artist Zao Wou-Ki
4 August 2019 • Mark Westall
Gagosian is to present a series of paintings by the Chinese-born French artist Zao Wou-Ki (1920–2013). The exhibition pays homage to the close, enduring friendship between Zao Wou-Ki and the Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei (1917–2019).
ART OPENING: VeryArtSpace present acclaimed Chinese artist Yiming Min
28 November 2015 • Mark Westall
‘ Over his ten years as a sculptor, [Yiming Min has] painstakingly rebuilt a world with innumerable facets, reminding everyone about the power of the mind.’
Pascale Lismonde, art critic.
INTERVIEW: We caught up with Chinese Artist Jacky Tsai ahead of his solo show FUTURE PAST @FASLondon
16 September 2015 • Mark Westall
FAD managed to catch a few minutes with Chinese artist Jacky Tsai ahead of the opening of his first solo show in London
CHINA NOW: Young Chinese Artists at the RCA
24 June 2015 • Mark Westall
A chance to see a couple of new Chinese artists
Tabish’s Top 5 Exhibitions to see in London this week
4 November 2013 • Tabish Khan
Tabish Khan brings you five art exhibitions in London that you should visit during the week. Each one comes with a concise review to help you decide whether it’s for you.
Phaidon Art Book Competition WIN : The Chinese Art Book
28 October 2013 • Mark Westall
WIN The Chinese Art Book from Phaidon
Pace London and Phaidon private reception for Li Songsong’s exhibition ‘We Have Betrayed the Revolution’ and the launch of Phaidon’s The Chinese Art Book
28 October 2013 • Mark Westall
Pace London and Phaidon private reception for Li Songsong’s exhibition ‘We Have Betrayed the Revolution’ and the launch of Phaidon’s The Chinese Art Book
Tabish’s Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week
1 September 2013 • Tabish Khan
Every Monday Tabish Khan brings you five exhibitions that you should visit during the week. Each one comes with a concise review to help you decide whether its for you.
ZENG FANZHI at GAGOSIAN GALLERY BRITANNIA STREET from Tuesday 20th November 2012
19 November 2012 • Mark Westall
They are not real landscapes. They are rather about an experience of miao wu [marvellous revelation]. Miao wu constitutes a… Read More
Zhang Huan: The Mountain is still a Mountain at White Cube Bermondsey Street.
15 July 2012 • Mark Westall
20th July – 26th August 2012 While known primarily for his performances in the early 1990s, which involved feats of… Read More
Go See Kwon Kisoo at Flowers Cork Street Through to 31st October
20 October 2009 • Mark Westall
Born in 1972, Kwon Kisoo trained in classical Korean painting at Hongik University. His paintings – graphic fantasias hatched with… Read More
LED City by Island 6 opens at The Opposite House Beijing from October 16th
14 October 2009 • Mark Westall
From 16th October to 16th December 2009, The Opposite House, Beijing, will host the work of Shanghai-based multidisciplinary art collective,… Read More
The Schirn Kunsthalle will Show the Chinese Sculptural Group “Rent Collection Courtyard”
28 July 2009 • Mark Westall
Rent Collection Courtyard, 1974–1978 (original 1965), Test the Quantity of the Grains (Detail) In conjunction with China’s appearance as Guest… Read More
Guangdong Museum of Art Opens Yoko Ono’s Fly
10 March 2009 • Mark Westall
The exhibition is curated by the artist herself and organized by Gunnar B. Kvaran and Biljana Ciric. ’Yoko Ono –… Read More
Shen Jingdongat at Volta
7 March 2009 • Mark Westall
Found this artist on CoolHunting I agree he’s great. See a collection of paintings and fiberglass sculptures of his infamous… Read More
A collection of virtuousness II
18 December 2008 • Mark Westall
Liu Hong Yuan’s second exhibition will be presented by Schoeni Art Gallery in Hong Kong. Liu’s paintings present the ancient… Read More
“Happiness Index” at Inter Gallery in Peiging, China
16 December 2008 • Mark Westall
Its time of chilly winter and the growing financial depression when lots lost their jobs or face a lot of… Read More
Not all Doom and Gloom – Chinese ART booms !!
19 November 2008 • Mark Westall
With its £2 trillion surplus, China’s economic might dominates the world. Now its painters and sculptors are developing, collectively, into… Read More