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Chinese Porcelain’s Value Rests on Who Made It and For Whom

Collectors hoping to find the perfect piece at the upcoming Asia Week New York auctions should understand the factors separating a modest porcelain plate from a museum-caliber one.

By Daniel Grant

What’s in a Name? Mao, Margaret Thatcher and Marie Antoinette Offer Answers at MONA

Here, everything from pop culture memorabilia to classical paintings clashes and collapses haphazardly under a unifying theme: the specter of status.

By Nathan Smith

One-Man Rule Is Crippling China

Authoritarian rule destroys nations.

By Jonathan Russo

Xi Jingping Just Became the Most Powerful Chinese Leader Since Mao Zedong

By Francesca Friday

Why the West Is to Blame for What Happens Next in China

By Pete Ross

Why 2016 Is the Most Important Year of the Decade for an Unbalanced, Struggling China

By Michael Pettis and Josh Feola

Nanette Lepore Makes Her Home a Gallery, Inflammatory Mapplethorpe for Sale, and More

By Guelda Voien

Premature Eradication: How the Media Kills Off Living Celebs

By David Wallis

Art World Abstracts: Tate Museums Host Harpo Marx and Homeless Guys, And More!

By Nate Freeman

Tiananmen Square to Wall Street: Li Lu Hits the New York Jackpot

By Carrie Cunningham