Archive for March 2008

mini-news roundup

Mar 31st, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
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mini-news roundup

Seven Shanghai artists have a London show, at the Catto gallery.

You can view the work here.
**This is a very interesting CI animation, spotted on boing boing. Click it and see.

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Update on the Pompidou Center, Shanghai

Mar 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...

According to this post  (BTW blocked in China) the Pompidou Center, “Shanghai branch,” is expected to open by the end of
this year. It will be situated in a complex of old villas and a new exhibition building. The entire space will ...


Clever flash thingy

Mar 29th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
Clever flash thingy

On the topic of Beijing I really like how Beijing Commune has put this show online. You click on the painting on the wall to get a ‘bigger picture.’
Very swish..The exhibition is by Lu Hao.

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Beijing’s 798 under re-construction

Mar 29th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
Beijing’s 798 under re-construction

Redbox Studio reports that “For the past three weeks, 798 art district has been characterized by the loud rumblings of jack hammers and back hoes. The district’s management is feverishly preparing for the Olympics and the anticipated influx of...


Paintblog WIPs

Mar 29th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Paintblog, Random Shanghai stuff...
Paintblog WIPs

Some new work finished, almost finished and just started…
Shanghai Eye has had to use free image hosting for these pics, so if they don’t show up… admin pixies are slacking off again..probably have to post again later..

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mini-news round up

Mar 29th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
mini-news round up

Boing boing has an interesting post on painting. Not sure if I like the work, but I like the sentiment.
“This painting has been a particularly strange beast, fighting me every step of the way, and revealing itself in unexpected ways. It is...


World bank offers free rice

Mar 27th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...

The world bank blog posted this
“Rice prices keep going up, but freerice.com allows anyone to donate rice by playing a simple vocabulary game: You just make a guess at what a particular word means, and… if you get it right, you’...


Art press conference in Beijing

Mar 27th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...
Art press conference in Beijing

The Synthetic Times Exhibition at China’s National Art Museum (NAMOC) has a press conference
28th March Friday, around 3pm, 7th floor academical hall at NAMOC in Beijing
The show site is here.

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Weihai Lu 696 date- new date!

Mar 27th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...

The Weihai Road 696 event is now being termed a carnival, starts at  3pm, 19th of April. Nothing on the 20th. Coming in drag encouraged.
2008年4月19日(星期六)下午三点

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A big news round up

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

Artzine China has published a big news round up here.
Quite a few event updates, seems MOCA is sticking with the corporate art events, following the Adidas show with a Ferragamo show.
“The company is bringing hundreds of people from ...