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Two Terracotta figures, more than two millennia old, were damaged when a tourist went on a rampage in Xi’an, China. The incident occurred on Friday at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang in Xi’an, an ancient city home to many Chinese…

While the art scene for the world wasn’t rosy in 2024, Asia seemed to have a comparatively better year. Despite slowing markets, the optimism in Asian markets continues to attract more galleries and visitors. Hong Kong Hong Kong continued…

After buying the notorious work last week for $6.2 million, Chinese billionaire Justin Sun ate the banana at a public event. Last week, one of the editions of the work by Maurizio Cattelan, dubbed ‘Comedian’, went up for auction at…

The British Museum’s upcoming exhibition “Silk Roads” will explore the culture and history of the fabled trade route. As the name suggests, silk was the foundation of the famous Silk Route. First discovered in 3000 BCE in China, the…

The screenprint of Andy Warhol’s 1972 “Mao” series has gone missing from the Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California. The news was first broken by Southern California News Group, revealing that the painting was found missing on…

A Chinese vase - mistook to be a rare artifact - fetched almost $9 million at a French auction – far more than its $2000 estimate. The vase in question was a Chinese ‘Tianqiuping’-style vase. The vase came under the possession of the…

In a daring daylight heist, three sculptures by artist Ai Weiwei were stolen from an exhibition in Hamburg, Germany earlier this week. On Monday afternoon, a sole perpetrator snatched three artworks by Weiwei from the Lumas Galerie in…

University of Michigan Museum of Art has been gifted a Chinese calligraphy relic, by Chia-Lun family, estimated to be worth more than $12 million. The gift comes from the family of Lo Chia-Lun who was a prominent figure in the Chinese…

A monument made in memorial of the Tiananmen Square massacre in a Hong Kong University was dismantled earlier this week. The Pillar of Shame, as the sculpture is known, was built by artist Jens Galschiøt to commemorate the 8th…

Ancient bamboo fragments were found at the Baodun site in the Sichuan province of China during excavation works. According to a report by ECNS, six bamboo fragments were found in the ancient town of Baodun, located in the Chengdu Plains.…