Government-backed initiative adds to long running Art Taipei fair

At the latest edition of Art Taipei fair, a concerted effort to galvanise the island's art scene like its regional neighbours could be felt

The artefacts held in Taipei’s National Palace Museum have become a political pawn in an increasingly heated conflict across the Taiwan Strait

While Mainland Chinese exhibitors remain sparse due to visa restrictions and political tensions, local collectors came out in force

The fourth edition of the art fair opens this week with 90 galleries, 70% of which have premises in Asia

The space will open in the Neri & Hu designed Kimpton Hotel Da An in Taiwan

Sales were stable at Asia's oldest contemporary art fair despite political tensions and the spectre of the US-China trade war