Art World A Cash Dash, Mounting Frustration, and the Rise of Online Shows: Here’s How China’s Art World Is Dealing With the Coronavirus Some 58 million people have been barred from leaving their homes. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 21, 2020
Market Taipei Was Asia’s Biggest Market Hub 30 Years Ago. Can a Coterie of Art-World Insiders Return It to Its Former Glory? After a successful sophomore edition of the Taipei Dangdai fair, Taiwan's art community is angling for a bigger slice of the market pie. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 24, 2020
Art Fairs As Hong Kong’s Economy Wavers, Singapore Wants to Become a Destination for Southeast Asian Art. Can a Tiny Art Fair Help the Cause? The second edition of the government-backed S.E.A. Focus fair offered a snapshot of the city state's cultural aspirations. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 22, 2020
Opinion I’ve Been Reporting From the Front Lines of the Hong Kong Protests. Here’s What It Taught Me About the Power of Art Art doesn't just exist inside the museum and gallery. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 17, 2019
Politics A Surprising Number of Artists Were Elected to Hong Kong’s District Council. What Comes Next? Many of the artists who ran were surprised to actually win. Now, they promise to bring creative thinking to their new roles. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 3, 2019
People K11 Musea Is the Culmination of Billionaire Collector Adrian Cheng’s Vision for a Hybrid Art-and-Luxury Empire. But He’s Not Done Yet We spoke to K11 Musea founder about his sweeping plans for a new kind of culture-meets-commerce hub. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 23, 2019
Art Fairs Masterpiece London Will Proceed With a Trimmed-Down Debut in Hong Kong Next Week Amid Continued Protests and Fears of Worse It didn't seem like the right time to have a major presence—and it didn't feel right to pull out entirely, either. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 27, 2019
On View ‘Magic Realism Is Our Reality’: Two Hong Kong Artists Reflect on the City’s History of Protest as the Unrest Approaches Its Fourth Month Dual gallery shows by South Ho and Luke Ching Chin-wai give new meaning to the Hong Kong protests. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 26, 2019
Politics Should Art Museums Be More or Less Ideological? After Pushback, a Gathering of Museum Leaders Refuses to Address the Question Museum professionals meeting in Kyoto chose to delay adopting a definition of a museum's role that stressed democratic values and protecting the environment. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 9, 2019
Art Fairs The Indonesian Economy Is Poised to Boom. Can Art Jakarta Capitalize on Its Potential? The 11th edition of the fair brought in fair-goers and representatives from the region and beyond. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 5, 2019
Art World ‘The Greatest Art Is Going to Be Produced in Hong Kong’: Amid Raging Protests, Some See an Opportunity for the City’s Art Scene Can mass protests lead to masterpieces? By Vivienne Chow, Jul 15, 2019
Market As Protests Continue in Hong Kong, the Outcome Could Have Enormous Repercussions for the Global Art Market. Here’s Why While the demonstrations in Hong Kong may have seemed a world away from Art Basel, their implications cast an ominous pall over the art fair. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 24, 2019
On View ‘Only Soft Power Can Last’: How China’s Unusually Low-Key Venice Biennale Pavilion Fits Into Its Strategy for Global Influence The Chinese Pavilion is more approachable and fun than ever before—and that's no accident. By Vivienne Chow, May 16, 2019