Culture

Art and Design

Warhol still brings wow factor

[2013-05-24 10:51]

We are living in Andy Warhol's future, "when everyone will be world famous for 15 minutes". For the pop artist himself, though, his 15 minutes will never end.

Art Basel in Hong Kong to kick off

[2013-05-24 09:14]

Visitors talk during the exhibition Art Basel in Hong Kong, in South China's Hong Kong, May 22, 2013. Art Basel in Hong Kong, the latest leg of the international circuit, will kick off here on Thursday.

National Library to exhibit New Year's paintings

[2013-01-31 15:37]

The National Library of China will host an exhibition of the country's traditional New Year paintings during the Spring Festival holiday.

Chinese artists learn by copying old masters

[2013-01-30 13:12]

With brushes and a paint-splotched palette, Chinese artist Yang Feiyun adds the finishing strokes to his latest work - a portrait of the moustached 17th century Spanish King Felipe IV.

Palestinian girl 'pours' coffee on paintings

[2013-01-29 10:56]

Palestinian artist Salwa Sbakhi paints using coffee at her studio in Gaza city.

Building innovation

[2013-01-28 14:00]

Hong Kong's boom and space crunch yield inventive designs and urban planning.

Shedding light on storehouse secrets

[2013-01-28 10:54]

It has become a tradition for the National Art Museum of China to celebrate Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, by exhibiting part of its immense collection.

Our inner child revealed

[2013-01-28 10:30]

A group of young contemporary Chinese artists present a show that looks at fairytales. Unknown horizons Ancient words blossom into modern art

Sparks of youth

[2013-01-25 13:32]

An ongoing exhibition in Beijing aims to show audiences "who represents the real young artists" in China. Game on for designers Tailored for tots

Game on for designers

[2013-01-21 13:49]

The game Commotion, designed by Francobelge, requires players to use voice control to steer a car.

Fired up by clay

[2013-01-21 11:20]

Eight painters turn their attention to ceramics in a new exhibition, and Zhang Kun in Shanghai finds they were inspired and surprised by the process.

Tailored for tots

[2013-01-21 10:45]

Inspired by Chinese culture and their own background in France, Pierre-Yves Babin and Amelie Peraud have crossed cultural lines to create a business making children's clothes.

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