In the Curator’s Words is an occasional series that takes a critical look at current exhibitions through the eyes of curators. All over the globe, from Beijing to Istanbul to Paris, Chinese-born ...

The total value of an artist’s artworks sold at auction over a specific period. This metric reflects the artist’s overall market activity and demand in monetary terms. The middle value of all realized ...

A portrait of China’s former leader, Mao Zedong, in Beijing. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters) China turned to stern rhetoric from a historic conflict with the U.S.—the Korean War—as it steeled itself ...

PRESENTER:'No lover of Marxism, but he gives us a portrait of Mao 'which contrasts with some modern Western views.' PRESENTER:Very different men, Liang the traditional scholar in his long gown ...