Play with clay, don’t seek the reason!
How does one define good art? Do I need a discerning eye or an expertise? Mr Shan says that there is no complex equation…
Flowers
For Chinese people, the most desired state of life is tranquillity. The aroma of osmanthus flowers and the calmness of t…
INK ASIA 2019
The theme of this exhibition, with a primary focus on Gao Zhenyu’s ceramics and the woodcarving of Zhou Ning, is ‘Mr Sha…
A Tribute to Karl Lagerfeld: The White Shirt Project
‘If you ask me what I’d most like to have invented in fashion, I’d say the white shirt. For me the white shirt is the ba…
Scholar Shan and His “Chinese Yard”
“A Reading Lover Who Reads Few Books” Hegezhuang sits between the Beijing-Chengde Freeway and the Jingping Freeway outsi…
[Elephantview] Christie’s Shanghai Autumn Auctions 2017: A Brand New Interpretation of Contemporary Scholars’ Studio
Today, let’s focus on the upcoming Christie’s Shanghai Autumn Auctions 2017 on the base camp of the Elephantview. Since …
The Artist Within｜Liu Shan: It takes a family to Make a Collector
On June 29, a special speaker came to Arts Center of Chinese Museum of Finance. The guest speaker Liu Shan is a collecto…
Contemporary Scholar’s Studio: Living with Art
The home may be a sanctuary but its heart is the study, where every piece of furniture reflects the owner’s personality.…
‘Mr Shan’s Study’ in Christie’s Autumn Auction
Mr Shan’s study is not located in the mountains but has the breath of mountains and forests within it. Gardens of variou…
Bookless Study: ‘Study of Scholar Shan’
A study (‘shufang’) is also known as ‘shuzhai’ in Chinese. It used to refer to the special space set up by intellectuals…