Archive for April 2008
Anniversaries
Apr 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...China has broken up for the May day holiday (two days off but work on Sunday) and today also it is 100 days to the Beijing Olympics. Noted that to celebrate this on Shanghai TV they were giving away ‘haibaos’ the mascot of…the Shangh...
Neo pop art and other news
Apr 30th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: Random Shanghai stuff...NY Arts magazine has contributed this piece on the Chinese arts scene: “Although their styles are very different, the themes of Chinese neo-pop art often refer to the materialism and narcissism of the younger generation,” noted gallery director Vi...
Signs of the end times….
Apr 29th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...Not only is capitalism coming to a crunching end, there’s this: and did anyone notice this video isn’t working properly? But this one is? And as for this, everyone knows spiderwoman doesn’t fly.
...work in progress shots
Apr 29th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Paintblog, Random Shanghai stuff...Photograph art at contrasts
Apr 29th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...Smartshanghai covers art work on show at Contrasts gallery here “Blasco sense of Shanghai’s “reality” is informed by his initial visit to the city in 1997, when all the building had just commenced. Upon his return to Shanghai a...
Music stuff
Apr 29th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: Random Shanghai stuff...Here’s a song from Shanghai Eye’s extended familia in Gauteng. In related news an African live music inspired club should open in Shanghai in august.
...mini art news round up
Apr 29th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: News and events, Random Shanghai stuff...Despite the mini cultural revolution going on the art world continues… The “1000 798 recovery plan” is “quietly going ahead… the main point of this rejuvenation of Beijing’s art district includes construction of an ...
Weihai Road event photos
Apr 27th, 2008 | By Chris | Category: Random Shanghai stuff...A few more photos here of last week’s Weihai Road event, by Lawrence Sheed.
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