The choice of a successor to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, is a matter of riveting interest not ...

This became the first official portrait of Mao, which can still be seen on today's 100-yuan bills. "Mao was too busy after the foundation of New China.

Netizens oppose auction of Mao's portrait (Shanghai Daily) Updated: 2006-05-19 16:20 The Chinese news Website Sina.com has received nearly 10,000 posts from netizens after it published the news ...

An early official version of the late Chairman Mao Zedong's portrait, which used to hang prominently on the main Tian'anmen gate, will be put up for auction on June 3. Experts say it is worth an ...

The man responsible for our image of Mao Zedong never actually took a photo of the founder of the People's Republic of China. He worked in the dark room, where he retouched the State leader's ...

A women-only art space exploring themes of misogyny was at center of two controversies this year: a discrimination ruling, after a disgruntled man was denied entry, and the discovery that three of ...

The smooth, almost photographic finish that characterised his style made him a popular artist for portrait commissions. In 1995, he was awarded the Mary MacKillop Art Award.

Song Binbin, who has died, probably aged 77, became a poster girl for the bloody Chinese “Cultural Revolution” when on August 18 1966 she was photographed overlooking an immense rally in ...

A prominent Chinese artist known for his political critiques of Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution has been detained in China, after police raided his art studio near Beijing.

A prominent Chinese artist known for his scathing political critiques of Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution has been detained in China, according to his brother and artistic partner. Gao Zhen ...

Miss Mao was brought to central San Antonio by the local real-estate developer and art collector James Lifshutz, who also owns the Blue Star Arts Complex, one of the city’s contemporary-art hubs.