Archive for January 2008

News round up

Jan 28th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
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News round up

Shanghai Eye’s neighbour has made the local news, to be filed in the you learn something new everyday department. According to this the strangley named Club 508, used to be the house of Empire of the sun author J.G. Ballard. You can read all abo...


New magazine in beijing

Jan 26th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...

One of Beijing’s English language magazines has had a makeover, no longer ‘That’s Beijing Home’ its now called Urbane. “China’s only English-language monthly magazine devoted to architecture, design, lifestyle, trav...


Art market slumps? Oh dear…

Jan 26th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
Art market slumps? Oh dear…

Its always the first go. Apparently confidence in the contemporary art market has dropped 40 percent over the past six months, according to a survey by ArtTactic, a London-based research company.TThe biannual survey, based on the responses of 155 buye...


Today’s work

Jan 24th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
Today’s work

Today yours truly attended the 13th party congress in Shanghai. You can read all about it here (in Chinese). All photos with humble camera phone. You may notice some similarity to the SHContemporary photos- yes its the same venue.

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Life on Mars?

Jan 23rd, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
Life on Mars?

Nasa claims to have seen something on Mars, judge for yourself…

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Rash of real estate articles

Jan 21st, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
Rash of real estate articles

There has been a sudden rash of real estate articles out recently in the foreign press,some saying the price is going down, some saying its going up. It seems the confusion is also felt among foreign home buyers in China. Quote: “Worried that re...


Some pics, and art news

Jan 20th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
Some pics, and art news

Not a lot to report, Shanghai Eye has been in Beijing, so..we present some photos of Beijing and shanghai from the last few days. In other news a certain famous brand, allegedly, so rumour, has it, have canceled their Olympic marketing campaign, becau...


Banksy grafo goes for a bomb

Jan 15th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
Banksy grafo goes for a bomb

UK artist Banksy has had one of his pieces put up for auction- but as it was unsolicited graffiti he will receive none of the proceeds. “The work appeared in September outside a post-production company in Portobello Road, west London. Luti Fagbe...


studio pics..etc

Jan 13th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Paintblog, Random Shanghai stuff...
studio pics..etc
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Arts news round up

Jan 13th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...

Artists appalled in the UK Controversy reigns in the UK, as the British Council is under assault from hundreds of well-known artists. What caused this unrest? It would seem some bright spark in the British Council’s hierarchy decided to delete t...